2025-09-17

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 Malcolm Byrne - To discuss levels of State support for amateur drama and musical theatre. Deputy Claire Kerrane - To discuss the downgrading of maternity services at Portiuncula University Hospital, Ballinasloe. Deputy Brian Stanley - To discuss the imminent closure of the Leprino Foods company in Portlaoise. Deputy Barry Ward - To discuss expansion of Irish-language medium primary and secondary schools. Deputy Colm Burke - To discuss the establishment of the task force for Cork. Deputies David Cullinane and Conor D. McGuinness - To discuss day services for children and young adults with disabilities in Waterford. Deputy Eoghan Kenny - To discuss the recent fish kill on the Blackwater River in Cork. Deputy Pat Buckley - To discuss inheritance tax discrimination for childless citizens. Deputy Pa Daly - To discuss the reopening of Rattoo round tower. Deputy Gary Gannon - To discuss the urgent need for expansion of neonatal facilities at the Rotunda Hospital. Deputy Louis O'Hara - To discuss the need for comprehensive development guidelines in relation to energy developments. Deputy Mark Wall - To discuss the lack of available childcare places in Kilcullen, County Kildare. Deputy Tom Brabazon - To discuss the sustainability of the fishing sector. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan - To discuss the delays businesses and potential employees experience while applying for work permits. Deputy Ruth Coppinger - To discuss the regulation of commercial drone delivery. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan - To discuss the ongoing crisis in capacity at University Hospital Limerick. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú - To discuss the failure to provide an SNA for a primary school child. Deputy Thomas Gould - To discuss the lack of school transport for children in special schools in Cork. Deputy Matt Carthy - To discuss the impact of delays of SENO allocations on pupils and families in Cavan-Monaghan. The matters raised by Deputies Colm Burke, Malcolm Byrne, Pat Buckley, Gary Gannon and Brian Stanley have been selected for discussion.