Mark Daly (Fianna Fail)

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

Senator Diarmuid Wilson - The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make a statement on his plans to increase fire safety awareness in homes and to ensure funding is available to provide all homes with a working smoke alarm.

Senator Eileen Lynch - The need for the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to make a statement on the installation of a passport printing machine in the Cork Passport Office.

Senator Nicole Ryan - The need for the Minister for Health to amend Cervical Check's opt-out procedures to allow women who have undergone a total hysterectomy to remove themselves from the screening register without requiring further invasive examinations or GP certification.

Senator Fiona O'Loughlin - The need for the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on works for the new secondary school at Magee Barracks, Dublin Road, Kildare.

Senator Mary Fitzpatrick - The need for the Minister for Health to outline when the sale of psychoactive substances will be banned by designating hexahydrocannabinol, HHC, as a controlled substance and to immediately launch a public awareness campaign highlighting the dangers of psychoactive edibles and vapes.

Senator Sharon Keogan - The need for the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to make a statement on the establishment of a new Garda station for the east Meath area.

Senator Chris Andrews - The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline his current strategy for the regeneration of flat complexes in inner city Dublin.

Senator Joanne Collins - The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make a statement on housing and services needs in Limerick county towns.

Senator Robbie Gallagher - The need for the Minister for Transport to make a statement on the delays for driving tests in counties Monaghan and Cavan.

The matters raised by the Senators are suitable for discussion and I have selected Senators Diarmuid Wilson, Eileen Lynch, Nicole Ryan and Fiona O'Loughlin and they will be taken now. The other Senators may give notice on another day of the matters that they wish to raise.