I have received notice from Senator Michelle Mulherin that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Health to address the delays in the provision of respite care for adults with intellectual disabilities in County Mayo; to outline the total number of adults on the waiting list and the waiting times involved; and to provide details of the service level agreement the Health Service Executive, HSE, has for such respite care.
I have also received notice from Senator Ged Nash of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to outline compliance levels with the Employment Regulation Order (Security Industry Joint Labour Committee) 2015, which has had legal effect since 1 June 2017.
I have also received notice from Senator Tim Lombard of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government to outline his proposal for addressing the local government reform issues in Cork.
I have also received notice from Senator Aidan Davitt of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to request National Car Test, NCT, centres to provide mileage data of certified cars to approved motor check history companies, and to request insurance companies to insure cars over 15 years with NCT certification.
I have also received notice from Senator Pádraig Ó Céidigh of the following matter:
The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for Gaeilge, Gaeltacht and the islands to provide an outline of the 20-Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010–2030, together with the actions taken to date in the delivery of this strategy.
I have also received notice from Senator Colm Burke of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Health to reform the assessment and reimbursement process which applies to orphan status medicines for patients with rare diseases in view of the fact it is taking up to two years from the date of application to have these drugs approved under the drugs reimbursement scheme.
I have also received notice from Senator Victor Boyhan of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Health to outline the total number of persons on the current cataract waiting list and the waiting times involved, and when he intends to publish the primary eye care report.
I have also received notice from Senator Martin Conway of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Health to outline the present position relating to the review of management structures and other matters at the ambulance service.
I have also received notice from Senator Paul Gavan of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to outline the steps she is taking to address the work and low pay in the child care and early years education sector.
I have also received notice from Senator John O'Mahony of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the criteria for free legal aid and to address the need for reform in this area.
I have also received notice from Senator Robbie Gallagher of the following matter:
The need for the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to reinstate for public servants the recent reduction in the reimbursement rate for mileage for the first 1,500 km.
I regard the matters raised by the Senators as suitable for discussion. I have selected the matters raised by Senators Mulherin, Nash, Lombard and Davitt and they will be taken now. Senators Ó Céidigh, Colm Burke, Boyhan, Conway, Gavan, O’Mahony and Gallagher may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise.