Paddy Burke (Fine Gael)
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I have notice from Senator David Cullinane that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Education and Skills to outline what Government supports are being put in place to ensure completion of work at Gaelscoil Philib Barún, County Waterford, in light of the fact that all of her Department's queries have now been satisfactorily answered and the project is effectively at stage 2B - approved, whether the project will be included in a new building list, and her plans to increase the number of schools being built and to restore the minor works grant.

The need for the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the provision of a site for a new school for Coláiste Pobail Osraí, Ormond Road, Kilkenny.

The need for the Minister for Health and the HSE to review the current terms of employment being offered to dieticians by the HSE and, in particular, that contracts in future would require dieticians to visit nursing homes as part of their terms of employment.

The need for the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to outline changes to the fire service in County Kerry and nationwide and to address the fear that changes are resulting in fire crew members being put at risk.

The need for the Minister for Education and Skills to give a commitment to strict adherence to a timeline for the publication, scrutiny and enactment of the technological universities Bill in order that this legislation will be in place in advance of the recommencement of the academic year beginning on 1 September 2015.

The need for the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to explain in full her reasons for the appointment of Mr. John McNulty to the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art, in light of the Taoiseach apologising for the affair.

The need for the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to confirm whether he was consulted by RTE regarding its decision to end transmission of RTE radio programmes on 252 long wave, whether he is aware that the termination of this service will cause considerable unease within the Irish diaspora in the UK, and whether he is aware that the withdrawal of the service will be of significant inconvenience to the elderly Irish in Britain and others who do not wish to access RTE radio through other media platforms.

Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail)
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I do not request preferment but by ruling out the matter I wished to raise, the Cathaoirleach has decided the Seanad cannot discuss a matter directly relating to it that has been widely discussed in public in the past week.

Paddy Burke (Fine Gael)
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Senator Byrne is completely out of order.

Thomas Byrne (Fianna Fail)
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The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Deputy Heather Humphreys, is at the centre of a national controversy relating to the Seanad, and the Cathaoirleach will not allow a debate on the matter.

Paddy Burke (Fine Gael)
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Senator Byrne is completely out of order. I adjudicated on those matters. I must be fair to every Member of the House on the issues they raise. I call the Leader.