I have received notice from Senator Susan O'Keeffe that, on the motion for the Adjournment of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Health to clarify the reason Meadhbh McGivern was unable to travel to London for a liver transplant and the steps that will be taken to ensure a similar situation will not arise in the future.
I have also received notice from Senator Cáit Keane of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the mechanisms that will be used to advance different mechanisms to promote the recognition of Irish sign language; the timeframe expected in order to complete the examination; and the implementation of proposals in order to ensure that ISL is recognised in Ireland.
I have also received notice from Senator Denis O'Donovan of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Education and Skills to outline if it is proposed to provide a permanent structure by way of an extension at Kealkill national school, Kealkill, Bantry, County Cork.
I have also received notice from Senator Paschal Mooney of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Education and Skills to consider including Mandarin Chinese on the junior certificate and leaving certificate syllabi in view of the growing economic and cultural relationship between Ireland and China.
I have also received notice from Senator Terry Leyden of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Health to honour his pre-election commitments to ensure the continuation of the existing 24 hour, seven day a week accident and emergency service at Roscommon County Hospital.
I have also received notice from Senator Kathryn Reilly of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the investigation into fraud at NCT centres and to outline what has been done to ensure that no car passes the NCT fraudulently.
I have also received notice from Senator David Cullinane of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to provide funding as a matter of urgency to remediate the pier at Helvick, County Waterford.
I have also received notice from Senator Martin Conway of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to appoint a senior official from his Department to work on the Cliffs of Moher seven wonders of nature competition.
I regard the matters raised by Senators O'Keeffe, Keane, O'Donovan, Mooney, Leyden, Reilly and Cullinane as suitable for discussion on the Adjournment. I have selected the matters raised by Senators O'Keeffe, Keane, O'Donovan and Mooney and they will be taken at the conclusion of business. I regret I had to rule out of order the matter raised by Senator Conway as it is a matter for Fáilte Ireland. The other Senators may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise.