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Seanad Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 20 Jun 2017

Vol. 252 No. 6

Business of Seanad

I have received notice from Senator James Reilly that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the proposed new school facilities at Lusk Community College given that the construction works were due to commence in summer 2017.

I have also received notice from Senator Maura Hopkins of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Health to provide and update on the provision of resources for home help and home care packages in County Roscommon; and the need for the further provision of funding for these services.

I have also received notice from Senator John O'Mahony of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Health to address the reason for the continued delay in restoring the motorised transport grant.

I have also received notice from Senator Victor Boyhan of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to make a statement on the latest figures from Tusla which show that there are currently 25,387 cases of children with welfare or child protection concerns who have qualified for a social worker, but 5,720 of whom are yet to be assigned a social worker.

I have also received notice from Senator Maria Byrne of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Health to extend blood testing facilities to general practitioners on a Monday-to-Friday basis at University Hospital Limerick.

I have also received notice from Senator Tim Lombard of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to develop a strategy for increasing funding and recognition for, and participation in, women’s sport.

I have also received notice from Senator Robbie Gallagher of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline when the terms and conditions for councillors will be improved and if he intends to address the current situation where city councillors receive less remuneration than their county counterparts.

I have also received notice from Senator Mark Daly of the following matter:

The need for the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the terms and conditions of local authority members.

I regard the matters raised by Senators Reilly, Hopkins, O’Mahony, Boyhan, Byrne and Lombard as suitable for discussion. I have selected the matters raised by Senators Reilly, Hopkins, O’Mahony and Boyhan and they will be taken now. I regret I have had to rule out of order the matters raised by Senators Gallagher and Daly on the grounds that they are a repeat of similar Commencement matters raised on 12 April 2017. Senators Byrne and Lombard may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise.

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