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Seanad Éireann · 2025-07-17

Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad

CC Mark Daly · Administrative Panel

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I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Mike Kennelly - The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make a statement on concerns regarding irregularities in registration on the main and supplementary voting registers and the inappropriate use of polling cards. Senator Laura Harmon - The need for the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to make a statement on the student contribution fee to be paid in September 2025 and the measures being put in place to support third level students.

Senator Patricia Stephenson - The need for the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to make a statement on her plans for improving respite care services.

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I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters:

Senator Mike Kennelly - The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make a statement on concerns regarding irregularities in registration on the main and supplementary voting registers and the inappropriate use of polling cards.

Senator Laura Harmon - The need for the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to make a statement on the student contribution fee to be paid in September 2025 and the measures being put in place to support third level students.

Senator Patricia Stephenson - The need for the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to make a statement on her plans for improving respite care services.

Senator Alice-Mary Higgins - The need for the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the 40 students from Gaza who have secured placements at Irish universities and the steps the Department is taking to ensure these students will be in a position to commence their studies in Ireland in September.

Senator Chris Andrews - The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on his proposals to promote the welfare of greyhounds.

Senator Joe O'Reilly - The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works to make a statement on the proposed provision of a national children's science centre; and the possibility of a collaborative development of the new centre with the existing Explorium science centre in Sandyford, Dublin 18.

Senator Sarah O'Reilly - The need for the Minister for Transport to make a statement on the provision of adequate funding for local and regional road maintenance to address rising construction and materials costs.

Senator Eileen Lynch - The need for the Minister for Health to reform the long-term illness scheme to include inflammatory bowel disease as a long-term illness.

The matters raised by the Senators are suitable for discussion. I have selected those raised by Senators Kennelly, Harmon, Stephenson and Higgins and they will be taken now. The other Senators may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise.

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