Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad Seanad Éireann — 2022-10-06 ============================================================ Mark Daly (CC), Administrative Panel I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Lynn Boylan - The need for the Minister for Finance to introduce a levy on private jet departures. Senator John Cummins - The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make a statement on the expansion of the Croí Cónaithe towns and villages scheme to include rural one-off derelict properties and other vacant properties. Senator Jerry Buttimer - The need for the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to make a statement on the timeline for the re-opening of the early childhood care and education, ECCE, class in Morning Star National School, Ballyphehane, Cork. Senator Malcolm Byrne - The need for the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to make a statement on Ireland’s potential membership of the European Council for Nuclear Research, CERN. Senator Micheál Carrigy - The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the provision of two palliative care beds at St. Joseph's Care Centre, Longford. Senator Tim Lombard - The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the current level of podiatry care for older people in west Cork. Senator Seán Kyne - The need for the Minister for Education to make a statement on the staff replacement process within the educational and training boards, ETBs. Senator Maria Byrne - The need for the Minister for Social Protection to make a statement on the proposed new means test for the fuel allowance for the over-70s. Senator Paul Gavan - The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make a statement on the application from Limerick City and County Council for a dedicated affordable homes team. Senator Mary Seery Kearney - The need for the Minister for Education to make a statement on the Drinkaware education programme. Senator Martin Conway - The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on his plans to deliver a package of appropriate health care supports and compensation package to Thalidomide survivors. Of the matters suitable for discussion, I have selected Senators Lynn Boylan, John Cummins and Jerry Buttimer. Senator Malcolm Byrne has withdrawn his Commencement matter which I had originally selected. The other Senators may give notice on another day of the matters that they wish to raise. --- Source: Houses of the Oireachtas. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The Official Report is revised after first publication; the fetch timestamp below identifies the version quoted. Record URI: https://data.oireachtas.ie/akn/ie/debateRecord/seanad/2022-10-06/debate/main Retrieved: 2026-08-14T04:51:08+00:00 Sitting date: 2022-10-06