I have received notice from Senator John O’Mahony that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on the funding allocation for road maintenance on national and regional roads in 2018.
I have also received notice from Senator Paul Gavan of the following matter:
The need for the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide a statement on the Government’s policy on neutrality following the address by the US Vice President, Mr. Mike Pence, to American troops at Shannon Airport, County Limerick.
I thought Shannon Airport was in County Clare.
I have also received notice from Senator Tim Lombard of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to introduce planning guidelines for solar farms to ensure there is proper regulation and sustainability of solar farm development.
The matters raised by Senators O’Mahony and Gavan are suitable for discussion and will be taken now. I regret that I had to rule out of order the matter submitted by Senator Lombard on the grounds that it was a repeat of a Commencement matter taken on 28 September 2017.