Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters Dail Éireann — 2023-04-19 ============================================================ Catherine Connolly (CC), Galway West I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 37 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Neasa Hourigan - to discuss ongoing maternity hospital restrictions. Deputy Matt Shanahan - to discuss the latest Department of Education initial teacher education policy document. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - to discuss the need to respond to Galway County Council in relation to the N59 Galway-to-Clifden road upgrade. Deputy Brian Stanley - to discuss the need to enable local authorities to implement CCTV schemes for surveillance of illegal dumping. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin - to discuss the projected cost to the Government of supporting Ireland's participation in the Euro 2028 Football Championship. Deputy Jackie Cahill - to discuss VAT rebates for farmers for the purchase of slurry storage bags on farms. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor - to discuss the steps being taken to ensure more availability of affordable housing in Carlow. Deputy Marc MacSharry - to discuss the need to introduce a tax-free allowance for landlords on the first €800 in rent received to bring balance to the market. Deputy Alan Dillon - to discuss the shortage of special education places in Castlebar. Deputy Gary Gannon - to discuss the need for a Dublin municipal food market. Deputies Johnny Guirke, Sorca Clarke and Martin Kenny - to discuss the measures that have been put in place to prevent an increase in homelessness on foot of the decision to end the ban on no-fault evictions. The matters raised by Deputies Matt Shanahan, Éamon Ó Cuív, Jackie Cahill, and Johnny Guirke, Sorca Clarke and Martin Kenny have been selected for discussion. --- 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/dail/2023-04-19/debate/main Retrieved: 2026-08-14T04:51:47+00:00 Sitting date: 2023-04-19