Dáil debates

Tuesday, 28 June 2016

Topical Issue Matters

 

3:05 pm

Photo of Seán Ó FearghaílSeán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Ceann Comhairle) | Oireachtas source

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 Jim Daly - legislation to rebalance liability between parties to an action concerning a personal injury, notwithstanding the separation of the Judiciary and the State; (2) Deputy Frank O'Rourke - extending the period of time a person can avail of a Tús work placement initiative; (3) Deputy John Brady - the industrial relations dispute in County Wicklow involving Childminding Ireland and members of IMPACT; (4) Deputy Sean Sherlock - funding for the northern relief road at Mallow, County Cork and for the M20 Cork to Limerick motorway in the review of the capital plan 2016 to 2021; (5) Deputy Peter Burke - future sustainable use of the former Columb Barracks site in Mullingar, County Westmeath; (6) Deputy Anne Rabbitte - deficiencies in paediatric diabetes services in County Galway; (7) Deputy Alan Farrell - prioritisation of the delivery of new metro north in line with the previous Government's commitment; (8) Deputy Maurice Quinlivan - non-allocation for approved applications under the home help scheme owing to financial reasons in the Limerick local health office; (9) Deputy Eugene Murphy - insurance quotations for wheelchair-accessible taxis, despite there being a wheelchair-accessible vehicle grants scheme; (10) Deputy Imelda Munster - the release of funds for a seven-classroom extension at Scoil Naomh Fheichín in Termonfeckin, County Louth, despite an earlier commitment to begin construction in 2016; (11) Deputy John Lahart - the specific threat of homelessness to two persons in Tallaght, Dublin 24; (12) Deputy Dessie Ellis - reappraisal of the banning of rent supplement in Ballymun, Dublin 9, due to the regeneration project which is now nearing completion; (13) Deputies Gino Kenny and Richard Boyd Barrett - end of contract on 30 June 2016 for a locum consultant with a special interest in sarcoma and the provision of a replacement at St. Vincent's University Hospital in Dublin 4; (14) Deputy Clare Daly - the increase in number of women being imprisoned for non-payment of fines and the long-term prison strategy; (15) Deputy Bríd Smith - increases in payments under the rent supplement scheme; (16) Deputies Mick Barry and Paul Murphy - the pay claim lodged with Dublin Bus by the National Bus and Rail Workers Union; (17) Deputy Martin Heydon - reviewing and updating legislation and regulations to deal with nuisance noise issues; and (18) Deputy John Brassil - the need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on Console.

The matters raised by Deputies Jim Daly, Anne Rabbitte, Alan Farrell and John Brady have been selected for discussion.

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