2026-04-16

I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 39 and the name of the Member in each case: Deputy Barry Ward - To discuss Garda powers relating to criminal and antisocial behaviour by juveniles. Deputy Shane Moynihan - To discuss specialist supports for children with dyslexia, dyspraxia or apraxia of speech. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan - To discuss the ongoing crisis of capacity at University Hospital Limerick. Deputy Ciarán Ahern - To discuss the proposed relocation of the An Post Edmondstown sorting office to Lucan. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue - To discuss a school building at St. Mary's, Oldtown, County Dublin. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - To discuss the capacity of childcare provision in Cork North- Central. Deputy Malcolm Byrne - To discuss the need for a new building for Gorey Hill special school, Gorey, County Wexford. Deputies Dessie Ellis, Paul McAuliffe, Rory Hearne - To discuss the proposed new school on the grounds of St. Aidan's CBS, Whitehall, Dublin. Deputy Jen Cummins - To discuss plans for a new multidenominational secondary school in Dublin 8. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore - To discuss animal welfare and the progress of the puppy farming Bill. Deputy Emer Currie - To discuss the need for a competitive funds industry in Ireland. Deputy Louise O'Reilly - To discuss the need for an increased number of gardaí in Dublin Fingal West. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman - To discuss the new national drug-related deaths index, NDRDI, published by the Health Research Board. The matters raised by Deputies Louise O'Reilly; Barry Ward; Robert O'Donoghue; Malcolm Byrne; and Dessie Ellis, Paul McAuliffe and Rory Hearne have been selected for discussion.