Paul Coghlan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have received notice from Senator Colm Burke that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Health to implement a workforce plan for the entire health service, including the public, private and voluntary sectors, to provide for the substantial growth in the need for gerontological care.

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

An gá atá ann go dtabharfaidh an tAire Sláinte léargas ar cén straitéis atá á cur ar bun ag an Rialtas chun dul i ngleic leis na liostaí feithimh in Ospidéal na hOllscoile, Gaillimh.

I have also received notice from Senator Robbie Gallagher of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to increase funding for regional and local roads in County Monaghan and throughout rural Ireland to a level commensurate with maintaining roads at an acceptable level.

I have also received notice from Senator Paul Coghlan of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to outline her intentions and plans for Killarney House and when it will open to the public; what it will interpret, contain and display; whether it will commemorate the previous owners, the Browne Family, Earls of Kenmare, who were much involved in the development of Killarney town through the ages, as well as the McShain family; and if it will function as the main visitor centre for Killarney National Park.

I have also received notice from Senator Paul Gavan of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to address the question of whether he approved the landing or transit through Irish air space of certain US military aircraft and, if so, why, given that the presence of these aircraft, belonging to a belligerent state, in or over Irish territory is a clear breach of Ireland's international law obligations as a neutral state.

I have also received notice from Senator Máire Devine of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Health to respond to the grave concerns about the proposed 50% cut in night nursing staff at Cloverhill Prison.

I have also received notice from Senator Jennifer Murnane O'Connor of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Health to urgently provide the €350,000 needed to reopen the Tír na nÓg respite care centre in Carlow that was closed in December 2015.

I have also received notice from Senator Kevin Humphreys of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to inform the Seanad of the progress made in the delivery of 500 modular housing units to alleviate the housing crisis.

I have also received notice from Senator Kieran O'Donnell of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Education and Skills to outline his plans to make physical education part of the primary school curriculum to combat child obesity.

I regard the matters raised by the Senators as suitable for discussion. I have selected the matters raised by Senators Colm Burke, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, Robbie Gallagher and Paul Coghlan and they will be taken now. Senators Paul Gavan, Máire Devine, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, Kevin Humphreys and Kieran O'Donnell may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise.