Denis O'Donovan (Fianna Fail)
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I have received notice from Senator Martin Conway that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on implementation of the recommendations of the report of the National Council for Special Education on "Delivery for Students with Special Educational Needs: A better and more equitable way", published in March 2014, which proposed a new model for allocating teaching resources for students with special educational needs.

I have also received notice from Senator John O'Mahony that he proposes to raise the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to develop a national strategy to deal with the invasive plant Japanese knotweed.

I have also received notice from Senator Máire Devine that she proposes to raise the following matter:

The need for the Minister of State at the Department of Health with special responsibility for mental health and older people to provide an update on the proposed closure of the high-dependency psychiatric unit at Tallaght Hospital.

I have also received notice from Senator Rose Conway-Walsh that she proposes to raise the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to provide an update on how he intends to implement recommendation 6.1 of the report of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Future Funding of Domestic Water Services that equality be afforded to those on private and group schemes.

I have also received notice from Senator Victor Boyhan that he proposes to raise the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the provision of funding for the proposed Athy ring road.

I have also received notice from Senator Colm Burke that he proposes to raise the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Health to outline the action proposed to make the nine respite beds at Fermoy Community Hospital fully operational.

I have also received notice from Senator Maria Byrne that she proposes to raise the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide emergency funding for the repair of the Olympic swimming pool in the University of Limerick.

I regard the matters raised by the Senators as suitable for discussion. I have selected the matters raised by Senators Conway, O'Mahony and Devine and they will be taken now. Senator Conway-Walsh has withdrawn her Commencement matter, which I had selected. The other Senators may give notice on another day of the matters that they wish to raise.