I have received notice from Senator Kathryn Reilly that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter:
The need for the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to discuss the updates to the environmental impact assessment directive made by the European Parliament environment committee in terms of the inclusion of the extraction of unconventional fossil fuels.
I have also received notice from Senator Deirdre Clune of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Education and Skills to implement the recommendations made in the sixth report of the Government’s special rapporteur on child protection relating to cyberbullying and homophobic bullying.
I have also received notice from Senator Denis Landy of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Justice and Equality to give an update on the progress made in reducing the waiting time for Garda vetting in view of the fact that 23 staff have been deployed from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and another 31 from other sections of the public sector and that these staff completed their training on 15 July and are now available to tackle the unacceptably long delays of up to 14 weeks.
I have also received notice from Senator Mary Moran of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Social Protection to address the long delays in the processing of disability allowance payments.
I have also received notice from Senator Lorraine Higgins of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government to initiate a direct construction programme for local authority houses in County Galway.
I regard the matters raised by the Senators as suitable for discussion on the Adjournment. I have selected the matters raised by Senators Kathryn Reilly, Deirdre Clune, Denis Landy and Mary Moran and they will be taken at the conclusion of business. Senator Lorraine Higgins may give notice on another day of the matter she wishes to raise.