Senator Aubrey McCarthy - The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make a statement on his plans to address homelessness and the housing crisis.

Senator Fiona O'Loughlin - The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the closure of Allenwood Day Care Centre in County Kildare.

Senator Mark Duffy - The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make a statement on his plans to address the shortage of supply of housing in County Mayo.

Senator Nessa Cosgrove - The need for the Minister for Education to make a statement on the status of the application for emergency accommodation by Grange Post Primary School in Sligo.

The matters raised by the Senators are suitable for discussion and I have selected Senators Paul Daly, Ollie Crowe, Garret Ahearn, Pauline Tully, Lorraine Clifford-Lee and Laura Harmon and they will be taken now. The other Senators may give notice on another day of the matters that they wish to raise.