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Seanad Éireann debate -
Thursday, 29 Sep 2022

Vol. 288 No. 8

Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad

I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters on the Commencement of the Seanad:

Senator Tom Clonan:

The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to outline his plans for the commencement of section 212 of the Local Government Act 2001.

Senator Mary Seery Kearney:

The need for the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the introduction of legislation to ban conversion therapies.

Senator Malcolm Byrne:

The need for the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to make a statement on the Funding the Future framework, which was launched to address higher education funding challenges.

Senator Martin Conway:

The need for the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to make a statement on the proposed funding model to ensure the long-term sustainability of the Bookshare Ireland digital library.

Senator Sharon Keogan:

The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the progress being made with Vertex Pharmaceuticals to secure access to Kaftrio for 35 children who are not in receipt of it under the original reimbursement agreement.

Senator Tim Lombard:

The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for disability matters to make a statement on access to support schemes for personal transport for disabled drivers.

Senator Barry Ward:

The need for the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to issue guidance to student applicants for the disability access route to education scheme.

The matters raised by the Senators are suitable for discussion and I have selected Senators Clonan, Seery Kearney, Malcolm Byrne and Conway and they will be taken now. The other Senators may give notice on another day of the matters that they wish to raise.

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