I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters:
Senator Eugene Murphy - the need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the need to establish a primary care centre in Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon.
Senator Micheál Carrigy - the need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the provision of specialised special needs dentists to deliver treatment within the public system.
Senator Joe O'Reilly - the need for the Minister for Education to outline the continuing professional development being provided to teachers to enable them to identify and support gifted and talented students in our education system.
Senator Ollie Crowe - the need for the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to reintroduce the motorised transport grant to allow people with disabilities to access employment, and to outline the alternatives, if any, in place for the grant.
Senator Victor Boyhan - the need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a statement on Government support for Irish horse racing.
Senator Tim Lombard - the need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make a statement on plans to begin the process of having a directly elected mayor for Cork city and county.
The matters raised by the Senators are suitable for discussion and I have selected Senators Eugene Murphy, Micheál Carrigy, Joe O'Reilly and Ollie Crowe and they will be taken now. The other Senators may give notice on another day of the matters they wish to raise.