I have received notice from Senator Terry Leyden that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Health to investigate and resolve the situation where a two-year-old child is being pursued personally for €100 by Intrum Justitia for attendance at the emergency department in Portiuncula Hospital in November 2015 having failed to get assistance from Westdoc which necessitated the emergency department visit in the first place.
I have also received notice from Senator Frank Feighan of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs to establish the number of applicants who have received compensation under the turf cutting compensation scheme, the number of applicants who have yet to receive compensation, the county by county breakdown of compensation payments made to date, the number of applicants who have been relocated to other bogs and the number who have applied to be relocated.
I have also received notice from Senator Michelle Mulherin of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Education and Skills to end immediately the discrimination against Inver national school, the pupils of which meet the criteria of disadvantage for the supports provided by delivering equality of opportunity in schools, DEIS, status but who have been denied these supports for the past ten years, which is the only primary school in the Barony of Erris to be missing out.
I have also received notice from Senator Keith Swanick of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Finance to engage directly with the National Treasury Management Agency on the ongoing investment of taxpayers' money in tobacco and alcohol companies as part of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, ISIF, and the need for a timely disposal of such assets in line with the responsible investment policy as operated by the ISIF.
I have also received notice from Neale Richmond of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Justice and Equality to amend the vetting system in order that those individuals who are Garda-vetted for one activity can be deemed to have been automatically vetted or fast-tracked for another activity.
I have also received notice from Senator Maura Hopkins of the following matter:
The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for mental health services to provide an update on when the external review of mental health services in County Roscommon will be completed and the findings made available.
I have also received notice from Senator Victor Boyhan of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to state when he intends to transfer responsibility for the control and operation of Dún Laoghaire Harbour Company to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.
I have also received notice from Senator Paul Gavan of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to comment on reports that munitions being used by Saudi Arabia in the indiscriminate bombing of civilians in Yemen may have been transported by US military aircraft through Shannon Airport and that US military mid-air refuelling planes that passed through Shannon Airport in June 2016 may have been used to refuel the Saudi Arabian aircraft involved.
I have also received notice from Senator Robbie Gallagher of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to recognise the value of angling in Ireland and make the relevant funding available to the hatcheries at Mullingar and Roscrea.
I regard the matters raised by the Senators as suitable for discussion. I have selected the matters raised by Senators Terry Leyden, Frank Feighan, Michelle Mulherin and Keith Swanick and they will be taken now. Senators Neale Richmond, Maura Hopkins, Victor Boyhan, Paul Gavan and Robbie Gallagher may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise.