Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour)
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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 - that there must be transparent and continuous communication with the local communities who will be affected by the construction process of the DART underground which is the most significant piece of rail infrastructure to be constructed under the Government's Transport 21 programme, and will see 7.5km of underground tunnel constructed that will stretch between the Docklands and Inchicore, with stations at Pearse St., Stephen's Green, Christchurch and Heuston - a second, high-capacity DART line which will run underground through the heart of the City Centre; (2) Deputy Thomas P. Broughan - the urgent need for the Tánaiste to respond to the grave concerns in the voluntary, community and local development sector on the future of the jobs initiative and community employment schemes concerning reported changes to the regulations governing these schemes which will prevent many citizens from accessing work and training and will lead to a serious loss of staff in the various services and the need for the Tánaiste to respond positively to the strong representations I have made to her office on the matter; (3) Deputy Shane McEntee - the Minister's plans to ban stag hunting, (4) Deputy Mattie McGrath - An Bord Pleanála's recent decision to refuse planning permission for the Riussuir Development on Clonmel Road, Carrick on Suir, County Tipperary (details supplied); (5) Deputy Michael Ring - flooding problems in Mayo and specifically the report from ecologists on the Roundfort-Hollymount flood mitigation report; (6) Deputy Lucinda Creighton - the commencement notice of the Dublin Waste to Energy Project. (7) Deputy Joan Burton - the provision of permanent accommodation for Tyrrelstown Educate Together School and Mulhuddart National School; (8) Deputy John Perry - the proposed closure of the Tiscali call centre at Finisklin, County Sligo; (9) Deputy Beverley Flynn - the closure of the Teagasc office in Castlebar, County Mayo; (10) Deputy Deirdre Clune - the provision of an extension to St. Francis College, Rochestown, Cork; (11) Deputy Ciarán Lynch - to ask the Minister for Health what options are available to a person (details supplied) told by HSE South to expect a decision on treatment for occipetal neuralgia within three weeks of October 2 but who is still untreated and in severe pain and if she will make a statement on the matter; (12) Deputy Leo Varadkar - the provision of permanent accommodation for Tyrrelstown Educate Together School and Mulhuddart National School; (13) Deputy Tom Hayes - the need to provide additional funding to South Tipperary County Council to repair local roads and alleviate flooding.

The matters raised by Deputies Ring, Hayes, McEntee and Creighton have been selected for discussion.