Dáil debates

Wednesday, 21 February 2018

1:45 pm

Photo of Seán Ó FearghaílSeán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Ceann Comhairle)
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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 29A and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Peadar Tóibín - to discuss the extension of the Educate Together school in Trim; (2) Deputy Niamh Smyth - to discuss future job security at Kerry Foods, Carrickmacross, County Monaghan; (3) Deputy Mary Butler - to discuss the unique south-eastern model in residential care homes; (4) Deputy James Lawless - to discuss the construction of the new national school for St. Joseph's in Kilcock, County Kildare; (5) Deputies Martin Kenny and Eamon Scanlon - the need for funding of a diabetes facility at Sligo University Hospital; (6) Deputies Catherine Connolly, Éamon Ó Cuív and Eugene Murphy - the closure of orthopaedic theatres at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway; (7) Deputy John Lahart - to discuss the impact of overcrowding on the Luas network; (8) Deputy Frank O'Rourke - the need to review Garda resources in County Kildare; (9) Deputy Kathleen Funchion - to discuss the availability of autism spectrum disorder, ASD, unit spaces for children in Carlow and Kilkenny; (10) Deputy Louise O'Reilly - the accommodation difficulties at St. Michael's special needs school in Skerries; (11) Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin - to discuss the issues surrounding the release of the Crowley report to the McAnespie family; (12) Deputy Kate O'Connell - to discuss the closure of Walton's music shop and the impact online sales are having on our high streets; (13) Deputy Sean Sherlock - to ask the Minister for Transport the status of works on the northern relief road at Mallow, County Cork; (14) Deputy Mattie McGrath - the progress that is being made on relocating Clonmel Garda station; (15) Deputy Bríd Smith - the divestment programme for schools and the recent actions of the Edmund Rice trust; (16) Deputy Martin Ferris - continuing lack of respite in Kerry; (17) Deputy Brian Stanley - the need to plan the future of Abbeyleix hospital in County Laois; (18) Deputy Pat Buckley - to discuss rising rents in east Cork and the need to expand the rent pressure zones; (19) Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin - the reinstatement of the Coughlanstown road, Ballymore Eustace, County Kildare; (20) Deputy Mick Wallace - to discuss the impending sale by Permanent TSB of mortgage loans to vulture funds; (21) Deputy Robert Troy - to ask the Minister for Health to clearly outline his plans to address the concerns of myalgic encephalomyelitis, ME, patients, replace the information which was taken down from HSE website and support the introduction of treatment for patients; (22) Deputy Denise Mitchell - to discuss the issue of children experiencing poverty and homelessness; (23) Deputy Róisín Shortall - for the Minister to outline the reason for the decisions by his Department to insist on half-stream intakes by certain multidenominational schools and will he now outline his response to the Educate Together proposal in respect of these schools; and (24) Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire - to discuss the waiting times in the driving test centre at Sarsfield Road, Cork.

The matters raised by Deputies Peadar Tóibín, James Lawless, Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin and Kate O'Connell have been selected for discussion.

Sitting suspended at 2 p.m and resumed at 3 p.m.