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Dail Éireann · 2021-12-14

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters

CC Catherine Connolly · Galway West

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Francis day centre, Newcastle, County Galway; (18) Deputy Réada Cronin - to discuss overcrowding at Naas General Hospital; and (19) Deputies Martin Kenny and Pauline Tully - to discuss the lack of a transfer system for HSE speech therapists wishing to relocate to rural Ireland. The matters raised by Deputies Pádraig O'Sullivan, Ó Cathasaigh, Ó Laoghaire and Gould, and Griffin have been selected for discussion.

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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 John Lahart - to discuss a new qualification threshold for special needs assistants, recognising their essential role; (2) Deputies Kieran O'Donnell and Joe Carey - to discuss the findings and recommendations of NewERA's medium-term financial review of the Shannon Group; (3) Deputy Paul Murphy - to discuss the planned closure of the long-Covid clinic in Tallaght University Hospital; (4) Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - to discuss what measures are in place to control the purchase of land or property in this jurisdiction without a tax clearance certificate; (5) Deputy Louise O'Reilly - to discuss a shortage of secondary school places in north County Dublin; (6) Deputy Brian Stanley - to discuss the need to resume day care services at Abbeyleix hospital; (7) Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh - to discuss the dire financial circumstances of musicians and the need for an urgent response from the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media; (8) Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh - to discuss water quality and water treatment issues along Waterford's Copper Coast; (9) Deputy Michael Moynihan - to discuss the status of the neuro-rehabilitation strategy; (10) Deputy Brendan Griffin - to discuss the removal of older people from West Kerry Community Hospital due to nursing shortages; (11) Deputy Holly Cairns - to discuss fuel poverty over Christmas; (12) Deputies Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire and Thomas Gould - to discuss the need to fund the regeneration of Noonan’s Road in Cork city; (13) Deputy Martin Browne - to discuss the refurbishment of the Dean Maxwell unit in Roscrea under the national development plan; (14) Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin - to discuss an update on the proposed Garda station for the Dublin 13 and 17 areas at Northern Cross; (15) Deputy Chris Andrews - to discuss the 14.4% cost increase in school transport for children with additional needs in south Dublin; (16) Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú - to discuss planned changes to the British immigration rules and the implications of the UK nationality and borders Bill; (17) Deputy Catherine Connolly - to discuss a review of the decision to outsource catering facilities in St. Francis day centre, Newcastle, County Galway; (18) Deputy Réada Cronin - to discuss overcrowding at Naas General Hospital; and (19) Deputies Martin Kenny and Pauline Tully - to discuss the lack of a transfer system for HSE speech therapists wishing to relocate to rural Ireland.

The matters raised by Deputies Pádraig O'Sullivan, Ó Cathasaigh, Ó Laoghaire and Gould, and Griffin have been selected for discussion.

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