Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)
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Guím Lá Fhéile Bríde daoibh go léir. I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters:

Senator Emer Currie - The need for the Minister for State with responsibility for special education and inclusion to review supports and resources available to Danu Community Special School, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15.

Senator Lynn Boylan - The need for the Minister for Enterprise, Trade, and Employment to make a statement on the reallocation of network costs back to large energy users from domestic accounts.

Senator Barry Ward - The need for the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to increase provision for anti-racism measures.

Senator Róisín Garvey - The need for the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Sláintecare plan to build a primary care health centre for the north Clare area.

Senator Marie Sherlock - The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make a statement on plans to abolish build-to-rent planning regulations.

Senator John McGahon - The need for the Minister for Education to make a statement on the upgrading of the science laboratories in De La Salle College, Dundalk, Co. Louth.

Senator Garret Ahearn - The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the operation of the drug reimbursement scheme for the anti-nausea drug, Cariban, for women during pregnancy, including making it available for non-consultant doctors to prescribe.

Senator Tim Lombard - The need for the Minister for Transport to make a statement on the allocation of funding to Transport Infrastructure Ireland for the national roads programme for 2023 and the Department's priorities for the national roads programme projects for 2023.

Senator Martin Conway - The need for the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to expedite the processing of outstanding payments to suppliers of accommodation to Ukrainian refugees and to outline the process for renewing contracts for existing facilities.

Senator Joe O'Reilly - The need for the Minister for Defence to make a statement on the current status of the 15 Army Reserve centres, excluding military barracks or military camps, to outline staffing, training nights held and the centres in use.

The matters raised by the Senators are suitable for discussion. I have selected Senators Currie, Boylan, Ward and Garvey and they will be taken now. The other Senators may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise.