Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters
Dail Éireann — 2021-05-20
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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 Jennifer Whitmore - concern regarding a "Do not consume" water notice in Barndarrig, County Wicklow; (2) Deputy Alan Farrell - the quicker than expected growth in the renewable electricity sector within Europe; (3) Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor - engagement with SOLAS and the Higher Education Authority, HEA, to facilitate additional apprenticeship places across the system; (4) Deputy Dara Calleary - the design funding and operation of the defective concrete blocks, pyrite or mica scheme; (5) Deputies Louise O'Reilly, Darren O'Rourke, Kieran O'Donnell and Sean Sherlock - job losses at Aer Lingus and the urgent need for a survival and recovery plan for the aviation sector; (6) Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan - the theory test and driver tests; and (7) Deputy Neasa Hourigan - the steps the Government will take to curb the amount of planning being allocated to build-to-rent developments.
The matters raised by Deputy Jennifer Whitmore; Deputy Neasa Hourigan; Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor; and Deputies Louise O'Reilly, Darren O'Rourke, Kieran O'Donnell and Sean Sherlock have been selected for discussion.

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Sitting date: 2021-05-20