Denis O'Donovan (Fianna Fail)
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I have received notice from Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Education and Skills to consult with Fingal County Council in relation to acquiring a site for St. Joseph’s secondary school, Rush, County Dublin.

I have also received notice from Senator Anthony Lawlor of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to make a statement on objective 19 of the National Planning Framework.

I have also received notice from Senator Fintan Warfield of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to outline the timeframe for a referendum to reduce the voting age to 16.

I have also received notice from Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Justice and Equality to consider the provision of a Garda station for the community of Clongriffin and Belmayne in north Dublin.

I have also received notice from Senator Neale Richmond of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to provide an update on the planned nationwide roll-out of baby boxes.

I have also received notice from Senator Tim Lombard of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline the national strategy for promoting viable trade routes between southern Ireland and the Continent in light of the plans by Irish Ferries to reduce its port services in Rosslare.

I have also received notice from Senator Máire Devine of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the policy whereby patients in receipt of medical care, while in the process of applying for a medical card, are responsible for fees incurred.

I have also received notice from Senator Maura Hopkins of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the N5 Ballaghaderreen to Scramogue project.

I have also received notice from Senator Frank Feighan of the following matter:

The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for mental health and older people to provide an update on the progress for the new 90 bed unit planned for St Patrick's Hospital in Carrick-on-Shannon and the new 50 bed unit at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Roscommon town.

Of the matters raised by the Senators that are suitable for discussion, I have selected Senators Clifford-Lee, Lawlor, Warfield and Ó Ríordáin and they will be taken now. The other Senators may give notice on another day of the matters that they wish to raise on another day.