Mark Daly (Fianna Fail)

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

Senator Teresa Costello - the need for the Minister for Health to carry out a full review of processing times for new medicines to be approved by the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics to ensure waiting times are reduced.

Senator Nicole Ryan - the need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the eligibility criteria and protocols in place for accessing IVF through the public health system in cases where consent has been given by a deceased partner.

Senator Fiona O'Loughlin - the need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the withdrawal of midwifery services in Athy, County Kildare, and their transfer to Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise.

Senator Maria Byrne - the need for the Minister for Rural and Community Development to make a statement on the development of a national governing body for women's sheds, similar to the Irish Men's Sheds Association, to ensure there is equal access to grant funding.

Senator Nessa Cosgrove - the need for the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to introduce a minimum wage for all workers.

Senator Chris Andrews - the need for the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence to make a statement on the acquisition of Airbus H145M helicopters.

Senator Linda Nelson Murray - the need for the Minister for Education and Youth to ensure faster access for school bus escorts to jobseeker's payments during school holidays and to outline the plans she has to pay bus escorts during school holidays.

Senator Victor Boyhan - the need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to give additional powers to the Agri-Food Regulator to compel accurate price and market information.

Senator Joanne Collins - the need for the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to make a statement on the measures being taken to address the lack of staffing and resources in the disability sector, particularly in respect of summer services.

Senator Robbie Gallagher - the need for the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide an update on securing an end user for the vacant IDA advanced technology building at Knockaconny, County Monaghan.

Senator Joe Conway - the need for the Minister for Transport to make a statement on the progress to date on the Waterford Airport project as set out in the programme for Government.

The matters raised by the Senators are suitable for discussion. I have selected Senators Maria Byrne, Costello, Ryan and O'Loughlin and they will be taken now. The other Senators may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise.