I have received notice from Senator Ivana Bacik that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the measures he proposes to take in respect of ongoing issues concerning school admissions and governance at St. Patrick’s national school, Greystones, County Wicklow.
I have also received notice from Senator Catherine Noone of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Health to provide an update on the progress of the healthy weight for Ireland action plan.
I have also received notice from Senator Fintan Warfield of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Health to address calls for drug testing services at music festivals.
I have also received notice from Senator Robbie Gallagher of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address the increase in the incidence of bovine tuberculosis.
I have also received notice from Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Education and Skills to make provision for the 30 pupils without a place on buses to secondary schools in Buncrana, County Donegal.
I have also received notice from Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Health to outline his plans to approve access to the drug Spinraza for children who suffer from spinal muscular atrophy, SMA.
I have also received notice from Senator Michelle Mulherin of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government to provide funding for the construction of new rural group water schemes in the areas of Downpatrick, Kilmurray and Furmoyle, County Mayo.
I have also received notice from Senator Colm Burke of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Justice and Equality to establish a new system for unidentified human remains to centralise information and streamline the identification process.
The matters raised by the Senators are suitable for discussion. I have selected the matters raised by Senators Bacik, Noone, Warfield and Gallagher and they will be taken now. The other Senators may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise.