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Seanad Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 1 Feb 2022

Vol. 283 No. 6

Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad

I have received notice from Senator Pauline O'Reilly that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide multi-annual funding streams to community environmental organisations, including Green Sod Ireland.

I have also received notice from Senator Garret Ahearn of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Health to outline his plans to bring forward new legislation on organ donation becoming an opt-out system.

I have also received notice from Senator Aidan Davitt of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to make a statement on the delays in apprentices entering phases 2, 4 and 6 of their training programmes.

I have also received notice from Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Foreign Affairs to make a statement on the findings of the Operation Greenwich report published by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland in January.

I have also received notice from Senator Malcolm Byrne of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to make a statement on supports for the development of Irish economic activity in, as well as regulation of, the metaverse.

I have also received notice from Senator Mary Seery Kearney of the following matter:

The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for public health, well-being and the national drugs strategy to make a statement on the need to add nitrous oxide to the statutory list of controlled substances.

I have also received notice from Senator Erin McGreehan of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for the Environment, Climate Action and Communications to make a statement on the deposit return scheme.

I have also received notice from Senator Fiona O'Loughlin of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Defence to make a statement on the future of Cathal Brugha Barracks.

I have also received notice from Senator Joe O'Reilly of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a statement on the current income crisis in the pig industry.

I have also received notice from Senator Robbie Gallagher of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Foreign Affairs to make a statement on the waiting times for first-time passport applicants.

I have also received notice from Senator Maria Byrne of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the waiting lists for children with complex needs for permanent residential beds in the mid-west healthcare area.

I have also received notice from Senator Tim Lombard of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Education to make a statement on plans to build a second post-primary school in Kinsale, County Cork.

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

The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make a statement on the commencement date of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Act 2021.

I have also received notice from Senator Róisín Garvey of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make a statement on increased supports for upstairs living in shops in towns and villages.

I have also received notice from Senator Emer Currie of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Foreign Affairs to provide an update on legacy structures following the publication of the British Government's command paper Addressing the Legacy of Northern Ireland's Past in July 2021.

I have also received notice from Senator Barry Ward of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Transport to permit category B licence-holders to drive category AM vehicles.

Of the matters raised by the Senators suitable for discussion, I have selected those raised by Senators Pauline O'Reilly, Ahearn, Davitt and Ó Donnghaile and they will be taken now. The Cathaoirleach regrets that he had to rule out of order the matter raised by Senator Robbie Gallagher on the ground that it anticipates the debate on the Fine Gael Private Members' motion regarding the Passport Service which is scheduled to take place in the Seanad on Wednesday, 2 February 2022. The other Senators may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise.

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