Debates / 20 October 2026

Tuesday 20 October 2026

Topical Issue Matters

1 contribution, as the Official Report records them.

Maurice Quinlivan

Sinn Féin recorded as An Cathaoirleach Gníomhach (Deputy Maurice Quinlivan) In the chair Link to this
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 Pádraig O'Sullivan - To discuss the proposed closure of the dementia unit at St. Stephen's Hospital, Glanmire, Cork. Deputy Micheál Carrigy - To discuss issues in healthcare services in Longford-Westmeath. Deputy Malcolm Byrne - To discuss measures to tackle the rate of youth unemployment. Deputy Seán Kyne - To discuss funding for increased capacity on Galway commuter bus routes. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin - To discuss the differential rent scheme. Deputies Cian O'Callaghan, Tom Brabazon, Barry Heneghan and Naoise Ó Muirí - To discuss delays in the new school building project at Gaelcholáiste Reachrann. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness - To discuss primary care in Waterford. Deputy Jen Cummins - To discuss the improvements needed for diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD. Deputy Louise O'Reilly - To discuss the need for electric vehicle, EV, charging infrastructure to be located in developments. Deputy Donna McGettigan - To discuss calls for women to be told their breast density and for further tests to be made available. Deputy Claire Kerrane - To discuss the need for more gardaí in Ballinasloe, County Galway. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan - To discuss the failure to implement the recommendations of the HIQA review on urgent and emergency healthcare services in the HSE Mid West region. Deputy Ryan O'Meara - To discuss the need for a full review of trespass laws in rural Ireland. Deputies Michael Murphy and Mattie McGrath - To discuss the need to strengthen Uisce Éireann's accountability to Dáil Éireann. Deputies Danny Healy-Rae and Michael Cahill - To discuss issues with contaminated water in north Kerry. Deputies Aidan Farrelly and Mark Wall - To discuss staffing issues and patient and staffing safety issues at Naas General Hospital. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty - To discuss extending the Liffey Valley special amenity area. The matters raised by Deputies Carrigy, Quinlivan, Ó Súilleabháin, Gogarty and Cathal Crowe have been selected for discussion.

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