Seanad debates

Wednesday, 19 November 2014

10:30 am

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


The need for the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources to outline the position of the Government on hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, and whether the terms of the original licence granted to companies seeking to introduce fracking to Ireland oblige the Government to grant drilling licences to these companies if they conclude that drilling for gas, specifically in the Lough Allen basin and County Clare, is commercially viable.
I have also received notice from Senator Marie Moloney of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Finance to extend primary medical certificates to people with Down's syndrome.
I have also received notice from Senators Marie Louise O’Donnell and Gerard Craughwell of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her plans on the junior certificate external assessment impasse and the prospective teachers’ strikes in lieu of resolution of this impasse.
I have also received notice from Senator Colm Burke of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Health to establish a programme which would allow general practitioners to provide assistance for patients with haemochromatosis.
I regard the matters raised by the Senators as suitable for discussion on the Adjournment. I suggest that Senators O’Donnell and Craughwell share time as their Adjournment matters are on the same topic.