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 Brendan Howlin — future State investment in rail infrastructure in the south east; (2) Deputy Timmy Dooley — proposals for increasing the number of GPs practising throughout the country; (3) Deputy Ulick Burke — the urgent need for the Minister for Education and Science to reconsider the effects of the moratorium on middle management in second level schools; (4) Deputy Cyprian Brady — the issues affecting residents of multi-unit developments and the management and maintenance thereof; (5) Deputy Frank Feighan — the provision of day care facilities at Plunkett Home, Boyle, County Roscommon; (6) Deputy Seán Sherlock — to ask the Minister for Finance on the need for the Revenue Commissioners to review late payment charges in relation to VAT and income tax; (7) Deputy Joe Carey — that the Minister for Health and Children would sanction the use of the dementia unit at Clarecastle day care centre; (8) Deputy Kathleen Lynch — the need for the Minister of State at the Office of the Minister for Children to ensure that adequate procedures are in place for the vetting of those with whom children are placed for foster care; (9) Deputy Michael McGrath — the supply of credit by financial institutions to small and medium sized enterprises; (10) Deputy Leo Varadkar — the construction and completion of the N2-N3 link road; (11) Deputy Deirdre Clune — the need to restore the excessive loss of teaching posts to Togher girls national school and Togher boys national school in Cork; (12) Deputy James Bannon — the need for the Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government to reconsider his position in relation to the regulation of field sports including stag hunting; (13) Deputy Joan Burton — the implications for service delivery of non-pay budget cuts in 2010 at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15; and (14) Deputy Jan O'Sullivan — the rights of former workers at Dell, Limerick, and at ancillary companies.
The matters raised by Deputies Michael McGrath, Frank Feighan, Brendan Howlin and Cyprian Brady have been selected for discussion.