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Seanad Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 29 Jun 2016

Vol. 246 No. 8

Business of Seanad

I have received notice from Senator Gerard Craughwell that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Defence to explain why the decision of the Defence Forces Ombudsman on the redress of wrongs in relation to a person, details supplied, has not yet been implemented.

I have also received notice from Senator Ivana Bacik of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to inform the House when she proposes to implement the recommendation of the Copyright Review Committee in its report entitled Modernising Copyright, published in October 2013, concerning the extension of the small claims procedure in the District Court to include intellectual property claims up to the value of €15,000, as provided for within the draft statutory instrument prepared by the committee.

I have also received notice from Senator Colm Burke of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Health to introduce an independent appeals process under the fair deal scheme to allow a right of appeal to nursing home providers that are unhappy with the fee proposed by the National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF.

I have also received notice from Senator Lynn Ruane of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Health to discuss the details of the lifting of the MSM blood donation ban and to outline a clear timeline for its delivery.

I have also received notice from Senator Victor Boyhan of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his plans to develop agrifood business opportunities in key international markets, such as China and the USA, for Irish beef and lamb and to optimise the use of the Origin Green quality assurance scheme.

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 road project, the estimated timeframe for delivery of this project and the interim measures required to address current identified road safety issues on the existing N5 route, particularly between Frenchpark and Tulsk.

I have also received notice from Senator Paul Gavan of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to state if he approved the landing or transit through Irish airspace of certain US military aircraft and, if so, why given that the presence of these aircraft, belonging to a belligerent state, in or over Irish territory is a clear breach of Ireland's international law obligations as a neutral state.

I have also received notice from Senator Kieran O’Donnell of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on plans for the provision of two new secondary schools at Castletroy and Mungret in Limerick.

I regard the matters raised by the Senators as suitable for discussion. I have selected Senators Gerard Craughwell and Ivana Bacik and they will be taken now. Senators Colm Burke, Lynn Ruane, Victor Boyhan and Maura Hopkins may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise. Senators Paul Gavan and Kieran O’Donnell have withdrawn their Commencement matters.

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