Dáil debates

Tuesday, 2 October 2018

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters

 

5:00 pm

Photo of Pat GallagherPat Gallagher (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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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 Thomas Byrne - to discuss the State Examinations Commission's appeals process; (2) Deputies Robert Troy and Michael Moynihan - to discuss the assessment of properties for connection to broadband services; (3) Deputies Joe Carey and Tom Neville - to discuss the ongoing overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick; (4) Deputies Clare Daly and Louise O'Reilly - the need to discuss current conditions in St. Mologa national school, Balbriggan, County Dublin; (5) Deputies Fergus O'Dowd and Stephen S. Donnelly - to ask the Minister for Health if he will discuss the HIQA report, Office of the Chief Inspector - the use of information gathered and received in the regulation of services, September 2018, and the need to instigate a review of HIQA procedures in passing on complaints of abuse to other State agencies; (6) Deputy Dessie Ellis - to discuss a scheme to replace lead piping in housing across the country; (7) Deputy Sean Sherlock - to discuss funding for the Infant Centre at University College Cork-Cork University Maternity Hospital; (8) Deputy Mick Wallace - to discuss staffing in the Defence Forces; (9) Deputy John Curran - to discuss Garda resources at Rathcoole, County Dublin; (10) Deputy Gino Kenny - the Government’s proposed medical cannabis access programme; (11) Deputy Pat Buckley - to discuss the need for maternity leave cover and support for elected representatives; (12) Deputy Timmy Dooley - the implications of the decision of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland to recommend that the Government immediately increase funding for RTÉ; (13) Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire - to discuss the ban on Garda overtime; (14) Deputy Jim O'Callaghan - to ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to address the worrying increase in incidents of violent crime evident in the Central Statistics Office statistics published on Monday, 1 October 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter; (15) Deputy Peadar Tóibín - the crisis in the GP system; (16) Deputy Niamh Smyth - the need for urgent support for the community of Magheracloone, County Monaghan, in the light of the mining incident last week; (17) Deputy Mattie McGrath - the need to address continuing challenges in accessing fodder; (18) Deputy Charlie McConalogue - to seek an update on the purchase of a site for a new three school campus in Buncrana, County Donegal; and (19) Deputy Joan Collins - the serious waiting list for children's disability services in CH07 HSE Dublin South West.

The matters raised by Deputies Thomas Byrne, Robert Troy and Michael Moynihan, Joe Carey and Tom Neville have been selected for discussion.