I have received notice from Senator Robbie Gallagher that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to liaise with IDA Ireland in order to secure a suitable tenant for the vacant premises formerly known as the Bose factory in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan.
I have also received notice from Senator Colette Kelleher of the following matter:
The need for the Minister of Health to invest in inpatient and community neuro-rehabilitation services in order to address the deficits on the patient pathway from hospital to home.
I have also received notice from Senator Colm Burke of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Health to clarify why a patient (details supplied) who has been in St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin since January 2016 cannot be transferred to Bloomfield Hospital where the medical team has identified that this facility is the most appropriate place in which to meet his future health care needs.
I have also received notice from Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh of the following matter:
Go dtabharfaidh an tAire Coimirce Sóisialaí le fios cén laghdú atá déanta ar an méid a íocadh amach mar íocaíochtaí riachtanas eisceachtúil ó dúnadh na hoifigí leasa pobail i gConamara agus cad é an tsábháil airgid iomlán atá déanta ag an Roinn de bharr dhúnadh na n-oifigí céanna i gcomparáid le na trí bliana roimhe sin.
I have also received notice from Senator Gerard P. Craughwell of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Justice and Equality to explain the current delays under the Garda vetting programme which are resulting in many participants having to withdraw from community employment schemes for which they are otherwise eligible owing to the four to five-month delay in vetting.
I have also received notice from Senator Jennifer Murnane O’Connor of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Justice and Equality to review the cost of providing legal aid in family law cases and to consider the provision of free legal aid for those unable to meet these costs.
I have also received notice from Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to give approval to increase the herring quota under the Celtic Sea herring management plan for the Dunmore box in order to compensate for the loss of herring quota in the fishery sector in 2015.
I have also received notice from Senator Máire Devine of the following matter:
The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for communities and the national drugs strategy to inform the Seanad when the first supervised drug injecting facility will open in Dublin city and if more are planned in the capital or other parts of the State.
I have also received notice from Senator Gerald Nash of the following matter:
The need for the Minister of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to explain the reasons for the delays in the Drogheda boundary review process.
I regard the matters raised by the Senators as suitable for discussion. I have selected the matters raised by Senators Robbie Gallagher, Colette Kelleher, Colm Burke and Trevor Ó Clochartaigh and they will be taken now. Senators P. Craughwell, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, Brian Ó Domhnaill, Máire Devine and Gerald Nash may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise.