Mark Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters:

Senator Shane Curley - The need for the Minister for Education to make a statement on the increase in Central Applications Office, CAO, applications for the current year and her plans to ensure grade inflation does not disadvantage first-time leaving certificate students.

Senator Cathal Byrne - The need for the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to provide an update on the proposed new campus for the South East Technological University in Wexford.

Senator Tom Clonan - The need for the Minister for Justice to make a statement on the provision of a visa for an individual who is critically ill in hospital in Egypt to facilitate evacuation on medical grounds.

Senator Nessa Cosgrove - The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for disability to make a statement on the provision of funding for people with disabilities, particularly those with Down's syndrome regression disorder, DSRD, and similar conditions.

Senator Eileen Flynn - The need for the Minister for Education to make a statement on students, in particular students with special educational needs and of Traveller and Roma ethnicity, being placed on reduced school days during the 2023-24 academic year and what measures are being taken to ensure these students receive appropriate support.

Senator Joanne Collins - The need for the Minister for Social Protection to make a statement on waiting times for decisions on domiciliary care allowance appeals.

Senator Mike Kennelly - The need for the Minister for Justice to make a statement on the community CCTV scheme and plans to ensure it is available in all towns and villages.

Senator Eileen Lynch - The need for the Minister for Justice to make a statement on the establishment of a stakeholders' forum for licensed firearms holders.

The matters raised by the Senators are suitable for discussion. I have selected Senators Shane Curley, Cathal Byrne, Tom Clonan and Nessa Cosgrove and they will be taken now. The other Senators may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise.