I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 27A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin - the need to address issues surrounding allegations of sexual abuse against a child and any subsequent criminal proceedings against the accused person; (2) Deputy Anthony Lawlor - concerns relating to the failure of some banks to change their variable interest rates; (3) Deputy Seán Conlan - the need to retain departmental offices at Ballybay, County Monaghan; (4) Deputy Derek Nolan - the need to ensure a secure and effective air service for the people of the Aran Islands; (5) Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor - the need to raise awareness of dementia prevention; (6) Deputy Thomas Pringle - the need to address funding concerns for the Rosses Community Development Project, County Donegal; (7) Deputies Noel Coonan and Niall Collins - the need to address the recent spate of crime in rural and urban areas of the country and plans to increase policing in all areas; (8) Deputy Jerry Buttimer - the need for increased respite services for adults with intellectual disabilities in County Cork; (9) Deputy Olivia Mitchell - the need to identify permanent locations for the four schools planned for the Dublin Rathdown constituency; (10) Deputy Dan Neville - the need to discuss the new national strategy for suicide prevention; (11) Deputy Joe Costello - the need to reassess the policy of a VAT reduction on services provided by the hospitality sector; (12) Deputy Terence Flanagan - the need for increased measures to tackle the misuse of drugs; (13) Deputy Mattie McGrath - the plans to tackle the increased use of emergency accommodation for homeless persons; (14) Deputy Eric Byrne - the need to protect the Cairns at Tibradden, County Dublin; (15) Deputy Noel Harrington - the need for funding to address flood damage caused in areas of west Cork in recent weeks; (16) Deputy Pearse Doherty - the need to identify alternative accommodation for a HSE-operated training centre for people with disabilities at the Cleary Centre, Donegal town; (17) Deputy Mick Wallace - the need to discuss Ireland's response to the current refugee crisis in Europe; (18) Deputies Micheál Martin and Jonathan O'Brien - concerns regarding the proposed merger between Cork city and Cork county local authorities; (19) Deputy Brendan Smith - the need to discuss the response to the humanitarian and political crisis in the Middle East and north Africa and the actions being taken by Irish Aid; (20) Deputy Clare Daly - the need to discuss Ireland's response to the current refugee crisis in Europe; (21) Deputy Ruth Coppinger - the need to build social housing and use land available to NAMA to provide for this need; (22) Deputy Michael McGrath - the need to discuss the overcharging of tracker mortgage customers and investigations currently in place to deal with the issue; (23) Deputy Colm Keaveney - the need to improve services for people with disabilities, especially in light of recent HIQA reports; (24) Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan - the need to address the funding issues of the greater Dublin independent living group; (25) Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett - the need to declare a housing and homelessness emergency; and (26) Deputy Michael McNamara - the need for a timeline to be provided for ongoing works on the N67.
The matters raised by Deputies Micheál Martin and Jonathan O'Brien, Noel Coonan and Niall Collins, Derek Nolan and Olivia Mitchell have been selected for discussion.