I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters:

Senator Victor Boyhan - The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to make a statement on a draft national planning statement.

Senator Ollie Crowe - The need for the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to make a statement on the introduction of an IT-based Garda verification system for first-time passport applicants and applications being treated as first-time applications.

Senator Eileen Lynch - The need for the Minister for Education and Youth to make a statement on the promotion of the Key to the EU programme for teachers.

Senator Dee Ryan - The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on University Hospital Limerick, in particular the establishment of a hospital development board and the recruitment of consultants.

Senator Nessa Cosgrove - The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the inclusion of osteoarthritis in the chronic disease management programme.

Senator Mike Kennelly - The need for the Minister for Transport to make a statement on driving test waiting lists in County Kerry, in particular the establishment of a driving test centre in Listowel to reduce waiting times.

Senator Martin Conway - The need for the Minister for Health to provide an update on the timeline for a dialysis service to be operational in Ennis, County Clare.

Senator Mark Duffy - The need for the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to make a statement on the introduction of a scheme similar to the immigrant investor programme to allow access to overseas funding.

The matters raised by the Senators are suitable for discussion and I have selected Senators Victor Boyhan, Ollie Crowe, Eileen Lynch and Dee Ryan and they will be taken now. The other Senators may give notice on another day of the matters that they wish to raise.