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

The need for the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to clarify the Government’s position in relation to gasification plants and how this fits with the Government’s 2020 targets.

I have also received notice from Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh of the following matter:

Go dtabharfaidh an tAire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta míniú ar an bpróiseas a bhain le cinneadh na Roinne gurb é an eagraíocht Muintearas a bheidh ag riaradh Scéim na gCampaí Samhraidh thar ceann na Roinne feasta.

I have also received notice from Senator Marie Moloney of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Social Protection to clarify the delay in paying incremental arrears due to temporary clerical officers who worked for the Department of Social Protection but have since finished working for the Department.

I have also received notice from Senator Colm Burke of the following matter:

The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works to outline the current position in respect of the planned flood relief work that is urgently needed in the Cork city area and when the necessary work is likely to commence.

I have also received notice from Senator Thomas Byrne of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the case of a child - details supplied - with a suspicious lesion who requires an urgent medical appointment and where there is a family history of melanoma in circumstances where there is no dermatology doctor available in Temple Street Children's Hospital.

I have also received notice from Senator Paul Bradford of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to give his views on the ongoing threat posed by ISIS and the response of the EU to the ISIS campaign of terror.

I regard the matters raised by the Senators as suitable for discussion. I have selected Senators Heffernan, Ó Clochartaigh, Moloney and Burke and they will be taken now. Senators Byrne and Bradford may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise.