I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Niamh Smyth - the need to address insurance issues for SNAs hoping to provide in-home July provision; (2) Deputy Neasa Hourigan - to discuss plans to develop and issue best practice guidelines to local authorities on pedestrian and cycling measures; (3) Deputy Martin Browne - to discuss the school-based summer provision programme for children with complex needs; (4) Deputy Thomas Gould - to discuss liaison with the Irish Red Cross and Age Action Ireland to re-establish the Covid-19 hardship fund; (5) Deputy James O'Connor - to discuss improved access to apprenticeships and further education opportunities given high unemployment rates due to Covid-19; (6) Deputy Dessie Ellis - to discuss the implication of travel to Ireland from countries with high Covid-19 rates; (7) Deputy Catherine Murphy - the construction of a school in Naas; (8) Deputy Brian Stanley - to discuss the future provision of services at Portlaoise hospital; (9) Deputy Emer Higgins - the need for a strategy to tackle the abuse of nitrous oxide; (10) Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú - to discuss the matter of drug cime in Dundalk, County Louth; (11) Deputy Kieran O'Donnell - to discuss the Minister for tourism's plan for Covid-19 financial supports for tourist offerings including Shannon Heritage under the July stimulus package; (12) Deputy Marc MacSharry - to discuss the Memorandum of Understanding with the Football Association of Ireland; (13) Deputy Pat Buckley - to discuss ongoing issues with school transport in east Cork; (14) Deputy David Cullinane - to discuss project funding for the North Quays Project in Waterford through the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund; (15) Deputy Mattie McGrath - to discuss legislative protection for tenants in student accommodation; (16) Deputy Eoin Ó Broin - to discuss the proposals to introduce 100 year private sector leases; (17) Deputy Maurice Quinlivan - to discuss the funding allocation for the Regional Drug and Alcohol Taskforce to implement the National Drugs Strategy; and (18) Deputy John McGuinness - to discuss an update on various enquiries within the remit of the Department of Justice.
The matters raised by Deputies Neasa Hourigan, Emer Higgins, Brian Stanley and Ruairí Ó Murchú have been selected for discussion.