Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad Seanad Éireann — 2026-09-24 ============================================================ Maria Byrne (CC), Agricultural Panel The Cathaoirleach has received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Linda Nelson Murray - The need for the Minister for Social Protection to make a statement on the roll-out of the holiday meals pilot programme during Christmas and Easter holidays. Senator Pauline Tully - The need for the Minister for Social Protection to make a statement on introducing a system where people in receipt of jobseeker's allowance who become ill are automatically transferred to the supplementary welfare allowance. Senator Mark Duffy - The need for the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the reopening of the western rail corridor from Athenry to Claremorris, County Galway. Senator Patricia Stephenson - The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the development of St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny. The matters raised by the Senators are suitable for discussion and they will be taken now. --- 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/2026-09-24/debate/main Retrieved: 2026-09-28T05:50:50+00:00 Sitting date: 2026-09-24