Seanad debates

Wednesday, 7 May 2025

Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad

 

2:00 am

Photo of Mark DalyMark Daly (Fianna Fail)
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I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters:

Senator Aubrey McCarthy - The need for the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to make a statement on the allocation of funding to An Saol Foundation for the Teach An Saol capital project in Dublin.

Senator Nessa Cosgrove - The need for the Minister for Health to introduce legislation to mandate breast density reporting for all women undergoing mammograms.

Senator Nicole Ryan - The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the delay in the development of the Kanturk primary care centre, County Cork.

Senator Joanne Collins - The need for the Minister for Social Protection to make a statement on waiting times for decisions on domiciliary care allowance appeals.

Senator Victor Boyhan - The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review residential tenancy legislation in order to regulate the landlord functions of local authority-owned dwellings and ensure local authority tenants have access to the Residential Tenancies Board.

Senator Robbie Gallagher - The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to exempt from commercial rates registered charities running community and charity shops.

Senator Chris Andrews - The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on her plans to improve access to suicide prevention services in Dublin.

Senator Maria McCormack - The need for the Minister for Education and Youth to make a statement on the proposed building for Saplings Special School, Graiguecullen, County Laois.

The matters raised by the Senators are suitable for discussion and I have selected Senators Aubrey McCarthy, Nessa Cosgrove, Nicole Ryan, Joanne Collins, Victor Boyhan and Robbie Gallagher, and they will be taken now. The other Senators may give notice on another day of the matters that they wish to raise.