I have received notice from Senator Aidan Davitt that, on the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter:
The need for the Tánaiste and Minister of Justice and Equality to outline how she plans to address the unworkable nature of the new Garda vetting system which has hindered school recruitment processes and voluntary organisations across the State.
I have also received notice from Senator Kieran O'Donnell of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on plans in respect of the M20 motorway project from Cork to Limerick.
I have also received notice from Senator Victor Boyhan of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Health to update the House on the progress, if any, that has been made in the transfer of lands for the redevelopment of the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Rochestown Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin and when works are expected to commence on the site.
I have also received notice from Senator Colette Kelleher of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Health to invest in inpatient and community neuro-rehabilitation services to address the deficits on the patient pathway from hospital to home.
I have also received notice from Senator Gerard P. Craughwell of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to outline his plans for the regulation of scrambler bikes which are being driven by under-age and uninsured drivers on roads and footpaths and in green areas, posing a real risk to lives and causing serious anti-social behaviour.
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 to compensate for the loss of herring quota in the fishery in 2015.
I have also received notice from Senator Tim Lombard of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in the light of the current crisis in the grain industry, to engage with the European Commission to secure an aid package for the grain sector.
I regard the matters raised by the Senators as suitable for discussion. I have selected the matters raised by Senators Aidan Davitt, Kieran O'Donnell, Victor Boyhan and Colette Kelleher and they will be taken now. Senators Gerard P. Craughwell, Brian Ó Domhnaill and Tim Lombard may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise. Senator Colette Kelleher has withdrawn the Commencement matter which I had selected for discussion.