The phrase "a specific issue that" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when introducing a particular problem or topic that requires attention or discussion.
Example: "In our meeting, we need to address a specific issue that has been affecting our project timeline."
Alternatives: "a particular concern that" or "a distinct problem that".
"Not enough staff realise that LGBT is a specific issue that can cause problems in itself for young people and further isolate them," says Bowyer. Green agrees.
Without violating confidences obviously, what is an example of a specific issue that was raised in private, and what kind of response did you encounter from the Chinese side by doing it privately rather than publicly?
Often times, we think that we know everything there is to know about a specific issue that exists and that's not always the case.
Instead, my role as I see it is to teach individuals, groups, teams, or organizations about the understanding -- how the mind functions and how we shape our experience based only on the ebbs and flows of our thinking -- and then together (or sometimes without me) we'll find the answer to a specific issue that appears challenging.
Within the context of this broad policy debate on the value of information technology in developing countries, there is a specific issue that deserves attention.
But Democrats had a specific issue that the centrists had enabled: the Iraq War.
Similarly, disposal of unused drugs is a very specific issue that can be managed effectively if the appropriate preventative methods are put in place.
"You don't address the specific issue that brought the Nazis here in the first place".
(The specific issue that provoked Paul was Obama's intention to start enforcing existing federal gun laws).
There's also a more specific issue that Zynga faces with cross-promotion, that has mattered more and more as its players — mostly people who don't consider themselves "gamers" — get more sophisticated.
Because I think there is a very specific issue that the press is not covering nearly enough at this point because of exactly this kind of intimidation.
