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) Deputies Ann Phelan, Simon Harris and Regina Doherty - the need to provide an update on the status of the domiciliary care allowance; (2) Deputy James Bannon - the need to provide adequate funding to St. Christopher's Services, Longford; (3) Deputy Barry Cowen - the effect of summer flooding on the Shannon Callows and the role of Waterways Ireland in averting such flooding; (4) Deputy Michelle Mulherin - the need to make provision for two intermediate care teams in north and south Mayo to allow for better use of acute hospital resources; (5) Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - the need for CIÉ and Iarnród Éireann to protect their property rights and encroachment onto their property in order to facilitate the development of disused railway lines; (6) Deputy Patrick Nulty - the need to appoint staff and open Saint Francis's Hospice, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15; (7) Deputy Patrick O'Donovan - the need to establish a national strategy for the development of the horticulture industry; (8) Deputy Catherine Byrne - the need to address the problem of the large number of voids within Dublin City Council, which cannot be re-let due to a lack of funding for maintenance crews; (9) Deputies Kevin Humphreys and Richard Boyd Barrett - the need to allow for a greater variation in the upper limits in the rent supplement scheme; (10) Deputy Derek Keating - the need for the Minister for Social Protection to address the issues highlighted in complaints in the annual report of the Ombudsman; (11) Deputy Michael McGrath - the overnight flooding in Cork; (12) Deputy Robert Troy - the need for the IDA to focus on Longford when attracting foreign direct investment; (13) Deputy Timmy Dooley - the actions being taken to attract more tourists to Dublin; and (14) Deputy Niall Collins - the changes to mortgage interest supplement.
The matters raised by Deputies Ann Phelan, Simon Harris and Regina Doherty; Deputies Kevin Humphreys and Richard Boyd Barrett; Deputy Barry Cowen and Deputy Catherine Byrne have been selected for discussion.