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Seanad Éireann · 2025-11-05

Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad

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I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Chris Andrews - the need for the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to make a statement on funding allocations to support the League of Ireland. Senator Shane Curley - the need for the Minister for Education and Youth to make a statement on providing additional time for all students with dyslexia and dyscalculia in exams on a national basis for the 2026 State examinations instead of the current plan of carrying out a pilot programme.

Senator Joe Flaherty - the need for the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to make a statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's large-scale illegal peat extraction report 2025.

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I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters:

Senator Chris Andrews - the need for the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to make a statement on funding allocations to support the League of Ireland.

Senator Shane Curley - the need for the Minister for Education and Youth to make a statement on providing additional time for all students with dyslexia and dyscalculia in exams on a national basis for the 2026 State examinations instead of the current plan of carrying out a pilot programme.

Senator Joe Flaherty - the need for the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to make a statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's large-scale illegal peat extraction report 2025.

Senator Gareth Scahill - the need for the Minister for Social Protection to increase the telephone support allowance by a minimum of €7.50 and to develop an appropriate benchmark for the payment and expand its use for broadband charges.

Senator Mary Fitzpatrick - the need for the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to make a statement on the timeline for commencement and completion of the purpose-built Teach An Saol.

Senator Garret Ahearn - the need for the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to outline the steps being taken to ensure fairness in recycling obligations for online retailers, including whether consideration is being given to the introduction of a pay-on-behalf-of model.

Senator Nessa Cosgrove - the need for the Minister for Education and Youth to make a statement on the status of the major devolved project for Ursuline College, Sligo.

Senator Joanne Collins - the need for the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment to make a statement on the effects of wind farms on rural communities.

Senator Linda Nelson Murray - the need for the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to make a statement on the need to ensure that social media companies protect real information and remove misinformation on social media platforms.

Senator Mike Kennelly - the need for the Minister for Education and Youth to make provision to recognise special needs assistants as mandated persons under the Children First Act 2015.

Senator Martin Conway - The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on plans to provide funding for a new maternity hospital in the mid-west region.

The matters raised by the Senators are suitable for discussion. I have selected Senators Chris Andrews, Shane Curley, Joe Flaherty and Gareth Scahill and they will be taken now. The other Senators may give notice on another day of the matters that they wish to raise.

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