Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters
Dail Éireann — 2026-04-16
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Verona Murphy (CC), Wexford

I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case:
Deputy Barry Ward - To discuss Garda powers relating to criminal and antisocial behaviour by juveniles.
Deputy Shane Moynihan - To discuss specialist supports for children with dyslexia, dyspraxia or apraxia of speech.
Deputy Maurice Quinlivan - To discuss the ongoing crisis of capacity at University Hospital Limerick.
Deputy Ciarán Ahern - To discuss the proposed relocation of the An Post Edmondstown sorting office to Lucan.
Deputy Robert O'Donoghue - To discuss a school building at St. Mary's, Oldtown, County Dublin.
Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - To discuss the capacity of childcare provision in Cork North- Central.
Deputy Malcolm Byrne - To discuss the need for a new building for Gorey Hill special school, Gorey, County Wexford.
Deputies Dessie Ellis, Paul McAuliffe, Rory Hearne - To discuss the proposed new school on the grounds of St. Aidan's CBS, Whitehall, Dublin.
Deputy Jen Cummins - To discuss plans for a new multidenominational secondary school in Dublin 8.
Deputy Jennifer Whitmore - To discuss animal welfare and the progress of the puppy farming Bill.
Deputy Emer Currie - To discuss the need for a competitive funds industry in Ireland.
Deputy Louise O'Reilly - To discuss the need for an increased number of gardaí in Dublin Fingal West.
Deputy Roderic O'Gorman - To discuss the new national drug-related deaths index, NDRDI, published by the Health Research Board.
The matters raised by Deputies Louise O'Reilly; Barry Ward; Robert O'Donoghue; Malcolm Byrne; and Dessie Ellis, Paul McAuliffe and Rory Hearne have been selected for discussion.

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Sitting date: 2026-04-16