Paddy Burke (Fine Gael)
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I have received notice from Senator Paschal Mooney that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter:

The need for the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to address the concerns of the North Leitrim Women's Centre about its future funding and the tendering process arising from the prospective establishment of the social inclusion community activation programme on 1 January 2015.

I have also received notice from Senator Susan O'Keeffe of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to give an assurance that the National Collective of Community Based Women's Networks, NCCWN, will be permitted to tender for work under the social inclusion community activation programme in its own right and to retain its current national structure to continue its work with socioeconomically disadvantaged women.

I have also received notice from Senator Marie Moloney of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Health to outline whether he has any proposal to extend the BreastCheck service to women aged between 65 and 69 years.

I have also received notice from Senator Averil Power of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Foreign Affairs to re-establish Ireland's representative office in Taipei, given the significant potential for greater economic and cultural links between Ireland and Taiwan.

I have also received notice from Senator Mary Moran of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Education and Skills to address the reduction of €20 in the training allowance for students of SOLAS and to provide an update on further funding allocations and policy and legislative changes for SOLAS centres nationwide.

I have also received notice from Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh of the following matter:

Go dtabharfaidh an tAire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta le fios céard atá beartaithe ag a Roinn maidir leis na h-aerstráicí ar an gCloigeann agus Inis Bó Finne i gContae na Gaillimhe.

I have also received notice from Senator Mark Daly of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to indicate if a regulatory impact assessment was carried out by his Department or An Post of the change in policy by An Post on the transfer of payment of social welfare and other services from An Post to other outlets and of job losses and potential closures of post offices and their effect on rural communities.

I have also received notice from Senator Lorraine Higgins of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to intervene to reverse the decision made by An Post to close the locally based sorting office at Athenry Post Office, County Galway.

I regard the matters raised by Senators Paschal Mooney, Susan O'Keeffe, Marie Moloney, Averil Power, Mary Moran, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh and Mark Daly as suitable for discussion on the Adjournment. I have selected the matters raised by Senators Paschal Mooney, Susan O'Keeffe, Marie Moloney, Averil Power and Mary Moran and they will be taken at the conclusion of business. I suggest Senators Paschal Mooney and Susan O'Keeffe share time as their Adjournment matters are on the same topic. Senators Trevor Ó Clochartaigh and Mark Daly may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise. I regret that I have had to rule out of order the matter raised by Senator Lorraine Higgins, as the Minister has no official responsibility in the matter.