Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters
Dail Éireann — 2020-12-15
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Seán Ó Fearghaíl (CC), Kildare South

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: (1) Deputy Dessie Ellis - to discuss concerns that insurance companies are refusing to offer mortgage protection cover to persons with underlying conditions during the Covid pandemic; (2) Deputy Chris Andrews - the decision by the Government to allow the FAI underage national leagues to recommence this weekend; (3) Deputy Denis Naughten - the need for the Minister for Health to outline why Roscommon town was not considered as a location for one of the 18 new ambulatory care teams in light of the current hospital expertise in chronic and geriatric care; (4) Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - to discuss why applications for CRSS are not being assessed on the original guidelines in place at the time of application which will disqualify many applicants who eligible under the original guidelines; (5) Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - to discuss the challenges faced by business owners in accessing funding from banks and Microfinance Ireland as part of the credit guarantee scheme; (6) Deputy Marian Harkin - to discuss funding for Sligo Airport; (7) Deputy Thomas Pringle - to discuss the status of the school building project at Gaelscoil na gCeithre Máistrí, Donegal town; (8) Deputies Brendan Smith and Barry Cowen - to discuss the need for further investigations into the Belturbet bombing of December 1972; (9) Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor - to discuss concerns raised in relation to fire safety at Camphill Dunshane Community, Naas, County Kildare and the need to ensure residents are not evicted; (10) Deputies Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire and Rose Conway-Walsh - to discuss the decision-making power of schools regarding their own opening and closing in the context of Covid-19; (11) Deputy Kathleen Funchion - to discuss the case of an Australian on a working holiday authorisation in Kilkenny whose visa will expire in January but who cannot return to Australia to complete his Irish visa applications due to Covid restrictions; (12) Deputy Joe Carey - to discuss the need for URDF funding for regeneration of Ennis town centre in County Clare; (13) Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin - to discuss the closure of Viatris and the potential loss of 400 jobs; (14) Deputy John McGuinness - to discuss the need for the Children’s Court to resume sittings in Kilkenny; (15) Deputy Holly Cairns - to discuss legislative changes to the fair deal scheme to cap contributions based on farm and business assets at three years in the same way as this is done for homes; (16) Deputy Maurice Quinlivan - to discuss plans to address the delay in court sittings of criminal cases involving drug seizures in Limerick; (17) Deputies Thomas Gould and David Cullinane - to discuss the need to implement a catch-up programme for girls who did not avail of the HPV vaccine when offered in first year of secondary school; (18) Deputies Mattie McGrath and Matt Shanahan - to discuss the devastating impact that the permanent closure of St. Brigid's Hospital Carrick will have; (19) Deputy Pat Buckley - to discuss the lack of public transport connectivity between Youghal and Cork city; (20) Deputy Matt Carthy - to discuss future plans to ratify or otherwise the CETA trade agreement; (21) Deputy Pearse Doherty - to discuss waiting times of operations for children suffering from spina bifida; (22) Deputy Neale Richmond - the need to discuss the status of funding for the Dundrum community cultural and civic hub; (23) Deputy Joan Collins - to discuss the continuous situation where the central placement service refuses to shelter homeless people not habitually resident in Dublin, leaving them to sleep rough;and (24) Deputy Joe Flaherty - a dedicated fibre connection for the YARD Enterprise hub in Abbeyshrule, County Longford.
The matters raised by Deputies Dessie Ellis; Brendan Smith and Barry Cowen; Joe Carey; and Marian Harkin have been selected for discussion.

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Sitting date: 2020-12-15