I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters:
Senator Tim Lombard - The need for the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the funding request from Cork County Council for the necessary upgrade to Pewterhole Cross near Kinsale, County Cork.
Senator Sharon Keogan - The need for the Minister for Social Protection to provide an update on the commencement of sections 6 to 9, inclusive, of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2014.
Senator Timmy Dooley - The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make a statement on the Broadford and Cooraclare sewerage schemes in County Clare.
Senator Marie Sherlock - The need for the Minister for Education to set out the timeline for completion of the school building project for Clonturk Community College as part of the educational campus project at Swords Road, to also include classrooms for Gaelscoil Áine and Ellenfield Community College.
Senator Malcolm Byrne - The need for the Minister for Education to provide an update on the pilot school bus schemes to be introduced on foot of the recommendations of the school transport 2030 review.
Senator Róisín Garvey - The need for the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to make a statement on the reason energy efficient grants offered by local enterprise offices for small-scale anaerobic digesters are contingent on confirmation on whether planning permission is required.
Senator Micheál Carrigy - The need for the Minister for Education to make a statement on plans to increase the availability of autism spectrum disorder class places in post-primary schools in County Longford.
The matters raised by the Senators are suitable for discussion and I have selected Senators Tim Lombard, Sharon Keogan, Timmy Dooley and Marie Sherlock and they will be taken now. The other Senators may give notice on another day of the matters that they wish to raise.