I have received notice from Senator Fintan Warfield that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, he proposes to raise the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the alleged use of internment camps in Chechnya.
I have also received notice from Senator Mark Daly of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to provide an update on the terms and conditions of local authority members.
I have also received notice from Senator Diarmuid Wilson of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the proposed building project at Holy Family School, Cootehill, County Cavan.
I have also received notice from Senator Frank Feighan of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Health to explore all options to extend the emergency aeromedical service based at Custume Barracks in Athlone to a night-time service.
I have also received notice from Senator Robbie Gallagher of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on the charity status application of the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust.
I have also received notice from Senator Keith Swanick of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Health to outline his future plans, including those for staffing and facilities, for Elphin health centre and Strokestown health centre in County Roscommon, in light of local reports implying one or both centres will close once a new primary care centre opens in Boyle, County Roscommon.
I have also received notice from Senator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Health to intervene to ensure that the HSE urgently advertises for a replacement paediatric endocrinologist at Sligo University Hospital to protect this specialist service for children in County Donegal and the region; and to outline his plans to address the ongoing crisis in diabetes care in County Donegal.
I regard the matters raised by the Senators as suitable for discussion. I have selected the matters raised by Senators Warfield, Mark Daly and Wilson and they will be taken now. Senator Feighan had been selected but has subsequently withdrawn his matter. Senators Gallagher, Swanick and Mac Lochlainn may give notice on another day of the matters that they wish to raise.