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 Alan Shatter — the urgent need to construct a replacement school for St. Colmcille's primary school, Knocklyon, Dublin 16 and to permit the school to seek planning permission; (2) Deputy Joe Costello — the need for the Department of Education and Science to open a book of condolence for the victims of child abuse arising from the revelations of the Ryan commission; (3) Deputy Frank Feighan — if the Minister will ensure special needs assistants already in place in both national schools and second level in County Roscommon and County Leitrim will remain in place for September 2009 and whether the Minister is aware every SNA plays a vital role in the classroom as any reduction will be a retrograde step for these pupils; (4) Deputy Jimmy Deenihan — the failure of the Government to roll out the national speed camera programme despite the fact that the successful tenderer was approved over 12 months ago; (5) Deputy Ulick Burke — the Minister's plans for University College Hospital Galway, as a centre of excellence for the provision of cancer treatment in view of proposed financial cutbacks; (6) Deputy Pádraic McCormack — the centralisation of medical card services; (7) Deputy Michael McGrath — the provision of capital funding in respect of a new health centre at Carrigaline, County Cork; (8) Deputy Pat Breen — anti-social behaviour in Ennis and the need for the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to clarify whether the necessary resources are being made available to the Garda Síochána to deal with recent incidents in the town; (9) Deputy Chris Andrews — the action being taken to combat social isolation in urban communities and in particular to ensure that people have access to vital infrastructure; (10) Deputy Tom Sheahan — to ask the Minister for Education and Science to explain his decision on the cutting of a special needs class at St. Oliver's boys' national school, Ballycasheen, Killarney; (11) Deputy John Perry — to ask the Taoiseach whether he will make a statement on the introduction of new bilingual recordings for voice annunciators in lifts and pre-recorded telephone messages in public buildings including Leinster House, a matter first raised with the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works by letter, dated 19 September 2007, and later by follow-up telephone calls and another letter, dated 11 November 2008, with no reply to date.
The matters submitted by Deputies Ulick Burke, Pádraic McCormack, Michael McGrath and Chris Andrews have been selected for discussion.