Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters
Dail Éireann — 2020-11-12
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Bernard Durkan (CC), Kildare North

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 Verona Murphy - to discuss changes to south-east community healthcare home support packages within the disability services; (2) Deputies Pádraig O'Sullivan and Michael Moynihan - to discuss concerns regarding the 66% increase that the Commission for Regulation of Utilities granted for the cost of gas installation certificates; (3) Deputy Mattie McGrath - to discuss a review of the level of on-campus activity in third level institutions, and the levels of fees and accommodation charges for students; (4) Deputy Michael McNamara - to discuss extending the defective concrete block scheme to County Clare; (5) Deputy Paul Donnelly - to discuss the timeframe for building new schools such as Edmund Rice School in Blanchardstown and Pelletstown; (6) Deputy Dessie Ellis - to discuss the status of the metro north rail link and the community benefits it would deliver; (7) Deputy Réada Cronin - to discuss the issue of Air Corps search and rescue cover; (8) Deputies Aengus Ó Snodaigh and Mark Ward - to discuss the high rate of suicide among women in Ballyfermot, Clondalkin and Tallaght in recent years; (9) Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív - to discuss steps to support the inshore fishing sector; (10) Deputy Martin Kenny - to discuss catheterisation laboratory and coronary care facilities at Sligo University Hospital; (11) Deputy Paul Murphy - to discuss the implementation of recommendations of the Duffy Cahill report with regard to the Debenhams workers (12) Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú - to discuss the wastewater treatment plan in Omeath, County Louth, given recent developments; (13) Deputy Pat Buckley - to discuss the effects of Covid-19 restrictions on access and the cost of school transport services in east Cork; (14) Deputy Steven Matthews - to discuss the findings of an Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, report that raw sewage is flowing into rivers and seas in 35 places across Ireland, including Avoca and Arklow; (15) Deputy Catherine Connolly - to discuss the findings that Policy Directive 1 of 2019 has no legal effect resulting in trawling for sprat in Galway Bay and other inshore locations; (16) Deputy Claire Kerrane - to discuss the decision to extend the JobPath scheme; (17) Deputy Paul McAuliffe - to discuss bus capacity in Dublin during level 5 restrictions; (18) Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire - to discuss the need to reduce pupil-teacher ratios at primary level in line with changing demographics; and (19) Deputy Jennifer Whitmore - to discuss an emerging crisis of secondary school places across the Greystones district.
The matters raised by Deputies Verona Murphy; Ó Snodaigh and Ward; Pádraig O'Sullivan and Michael Moynihan; and Cronin have been selected for discussion.

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Sitting date: 2020-11-12