I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 21 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Chris Andrews — to ask the Minister, in light of the closure of the Ringsend Post Office, that the Minister agree to provide transport to take residents with mobility difficulties to the newly proposed post office site in Barrow Street; (2) Deputy James Bannon — the need for the Minister for Education and Science to reconsider the decision to suppress the eighth mainstream teacher post in the Convent Primary School, Rochfortbridge, County Westmeath, from September 2009; (3) Deputy Joe McHugh — cross-Border investment incentive programmes; (4) Deputy Frank Feighan — the provision of alternative accommodation for children in special needs classes in County Leitrim; (5) Deputy John O'Mahony — the proposed relocation of the planned office of the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs from Charlestown, County Mayo; (6) Deputies Michael Creed and David Stanton — the criteria in respect of the payment of domiciliary care allowance; (7) Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl — the urgent need for approval to be given to Kildare County Council to proceed with the construction of a new water treatment plant at Kildare town, as provided for in the national development plan; (8) Deputy Michael D. Higgins — proposed changes to the work permit scheme; (9) Deputy Dan Neville — environmental management study of Lough Gur, County Limerick; and (10) Deputy Joe Costello — the need for the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to maintain the "Dial to Stop Drug Dealing" campaign in the Dublin area.
The matters raised by the following Deputies Michael D. Higgins, Joe McHugh, Michael Creed and David Stanton, and Frank Feighan have been selected for discussion.