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

Senator Victor Boyhan - the need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a statement on the closure of mink farms and the status of the compensation scheme agreed with the affected operators.

Senator Garret Ahearn - the need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a statement on the recent €50 million funding announcement for the tillage sector.

Senator Fiona O'Loughlin - the need for the Minister of State with special responsibility for mental health to make a statement on the funding of a Jigsaw project for Newbridge, County Kildare.

Senator Robbie Gallagher - the need for the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to provide an update on the timeline for the completion of the replacement facility at Clogher House, Rathcorrick, County Cavan.

Senator Tom Clonan - the need for the Minister for Finance to make a statement on amending capital acquisitions tax rules for beneficiaries of childless citizens.

Senator Nessa Cosgrove - the need for the Minister Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make a statement on the enhanced defective concrete blocks grant scheme.

Senator Sarah O'Reilly - the need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a statement on farmers who missed the application window for the forgotten farmers scheme.

Senator Pauline Tully - the need for the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to make a statement on making the Retrofit Ready pilot programme permanent and extending it nationwide.

Senator Mike Kennelly - the need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make a statement on the timeline for introducing national planning guidelines and policy in relation to solar farm planning applications.

Senator Manus Boyle - the need for the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation to make a statement on the minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection scheme, in particular the protection works in Inver, County Donegal.

The matters raised by the Senators are suitable for discussion. I have selected Senators Boyhan, Ahearn, O'Loughlin and Gallagher and they will be taken now. The other Senators may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise.