I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters;
Senator Erin McGreehan - The need for the Minister for Health to ensure ease of access to healthcare providers for all patients, including those with disabilities, and in particular, to ensure that all communications are as accessible as technologically possible.
Senator Mark Wall - The need for the Minister for Health to provide additional funding and resources to cover the increased need for meals on wheels services in the south Kildare area.
Senator Seán Kyne - The need for the Minister for Transport to provide an update on plans for a bypass or relief road for Baile Chláir-Claregalway, Contae na Gaillimhe.
Senator Maria Byrne - The need for the Minister for Transport to allocate funding to Limerick City and County Council for national, regional and local road improvement schemes and for the sound barriers and protection of a 2 km stretch on the Limerick to Foynes railway line.
Senator Emer Currie - The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on physician-led helicopter emergency medical services in Ireland.
Senator Malcolm Byrne - The need for the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs to make a statement on the ongoing protests in Georgia and to reiterate Ireland's support for Georgia's path to accession to EU membership.
Senator Tom Clonan - The need for the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to make a statement on the uniformity of supports provided to students with additional needs in third-level education with specific regard to the National College of Art and Design.
Senator Tim Lombard - The need for the Minister for Health to review the recent changes made to the HSE home support services in the Cork region.
Senator Martin Conway - The need for the Minister for Transport to make a statement on plans to ensure that sufficient resources are in place to maintain roads in line with the memorandum on grants for regional and local roads.
The matters raised by the Senators are suitable for discussion, those of Senators Erin McGreehan, Mark Wall, Seán Kyne and Maria Byrne have been selected and they will be taken now. The other Senators may give notice on another day of the matters that they wish to raise.