Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters
Dail Éireann — 2023-05-23
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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:
Deputy Jennifer Whitmore - to discuss the ambulance service for Arklow, Baltinglass and the rest of County Wicklow.
Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - to discuss the need to reintroduce the Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016 to the Dáil to consider amendments made in the Seanad in the previous Dáil.
Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor - to discuss the pay and conditions of the emergency services.
Deputy Pa Daly - to discuss the ongoing review of the rural social scheme.
Deputy Gary Gannon - to discuss the need for a state-of-the-art sports facility in Alfie Byrne Park.
Deputy Catherine Connolly - to discuss the ongoing closure of the day centre in Áras Mhic Dara, An Cheathrú Rua, County Galway.
Deputy Cathal Crowe - to discuss restrictive planning practices relating to housing development along regional and national road routes.
Deputy Mick Barry - to discuss the situation facing a group of nurses, mainly from India, working as healthcare assistants under a work permit scheme.
Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire - to discuss the situation facing residents at Beaumont Residential Care.
Deputy Marc MacSharry - to discuss the promised upgrade of the N17 national primary route.
Deputy Brian Stanley - to discuss the need for secondary legislation to enable local authorities to implement CCTV for surveillance of illegal dumping.
Deputy Maurice Quinlivan - to discuss the declining numbers of dentists partaking in the dental treatment service scheme.
Deputy Thomas Gould - to discuss the 19,000 public homes reported as 'in the pipeline' and the number of these that have been stalled for more than 12 months.
Deputy Martin Browne - to discuss promised proposals to address the recruitment and retention crisis in the retained fire service.
Deputy David Stanton - to discuss the upgrade of the R624 access road to Cobh and the Great Island in County Cork.
Deputy Eoin Ó Broin - to discuss the understaffing of the National Building Control Office and its implications for maintenance and enforcement of building standards and product surveillance.
Deputy Alan Dillon - to discuss the importance of the multi-annual rural water programme.
Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan - to discuss funding for the N71 road in County Cork.
Deputy Pat Buckley - to discuss the closure of Owenacurra mental health unit.
Deputy Jackie Cahill - to discuss EU proposals on land restoration and rewetting and the potential impact on Irish farmers.
Deputy Paul McAuliffe - to discuss the new build for Gaelscoil Uí Earcáin, Finglas, Dublin 11.
Deputy Joan Collins - to discuss the situation facing a group of nurses, mainly from India, working as healthcare assistants under a work permit scheme.
The matters raised by Deputies Alan Dillon, Joan Collins, Mick Barry, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire and Catherine Connolly have been selected for discussion.

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Sitting date: 2023-05-23