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Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: I thank the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, his officials, Ms McNamara and Ms Conroy, and Dr. Henry and Dr. Mc Namara for being with us today. I have no doubt we will see either the Minister or the HSE back here again. We will be in touch with the mid-west hospital action group.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: I propose that the petitions considered by the committee at this meeting and previous meetings may be published and that the replies from the Departments and other bodies may also be published. Is that agreed? Agreed. We have three petitions for consideration today as follows. The first, No. P00034/24, entitled "Future of the Dean Maxwell Community Nursing Unit, Roscrea", was submitted...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: I am familiar with this situation. The Dean Maxwell Community Nursing Unit is another place in County Tipperary, like St. Brigid's in Carrick-on-Suir, that is being closed down without any consideration for the elderly people there. As one of the responses indicates, the HSE has advised that the potential acquisition of the Mount Carmel nursing home site in Roscrea is being considered in...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: No. P00036/24, entitled "Action needed for derelict buildings in Youghal, Co. Cork", was submitted by Mrs. Irene Karrouze. This petition relates to a request to carry out the promised remedial work on 30 Friar Street, Youghal, County Cork, in order to make the building safe and to use section 9 of the Derelict Sites Act 1990 to ensure that every owner of a vacant or derelict building in...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: No. P00037/24, entitled "Mandate life-saving measures for babies born at 22 weeks in all Irish hospitals", was submitted by Miss Dympna Whelan. She states: We believe every baby deserves this chance regardless of their gestational age or weight. It's time for all Irish hospitals to offer life-saving measures to babies born at just 22 weeks ... The action requested by petitioner is to...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: Is that agreed? Agreed. That concludes our consideration of public petitions for this afternoon. I invite members of the public to submit petitions via our online portal, which is available at petitions.oireachtas.ie. A petition may be addressed to the Houses of the Oireachtas on a matter of general public concern or interest or an issue of public policy. Are there any other issues...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: I welcome all to our public meeting. Apologies have been received from Senator Warfield; he is substituted for by Senator Gavan. Senator Dooley is substituting for Senator Murphy. Are the minutes of the private and public meetings of 15 and 16 May 2024 approved? They have already been approved in a virtual private meeting but we must do this for procedural reasons. Are the minutes...

Committee on Public Petitions: Reopening of Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: We need to cut the time down to around seven or eight minutes for each member, if the members are happy. Deputy Crowe is substituting for Deputy Devlin.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 May 2024)

Martin Browne: 286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will consider sanctioning the additional AP1 and AP2 positions for a school (details supplied) from September 2024 rather than September 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22458/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ombudsman for Children (21 May 2024)

Martin Browne: 424. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide an update on additional funding sources to enable the office of the Ombudsman for Children to contribute to the working of the new strategy combatting domestic and gender-based violence; the reason for the delay in providing the funding despite assurances that it would be given; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (21 May 2024)

Martin Browne: 503. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the stage at which the assessment of a facility (details supplied) as a potential site for IPAS applicants is currently at; the engagement his Department has had with Tipperary County Council, the HSE, local representatives and service providers to ascertain adequacy of services in the area to cope with...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (16 May 2024)

Martin Browne: 81. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasons for the delay in providing the funding needed to allow for the continuation of work on designing the upgrade to the Cahir to Limerick Junction section of the N24 road project; if he is aware that the funding received for the project to date is diminishing and the remaining funding is needed immediately to quell concerns...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (16 May 2024)

Martin Browne: 92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasons for not providing an allocation to progress the N24 Waterford to Cahir transportation scheme, for which Tipperary County Council requires €2.53 million for 2024 to continue progress, and a further €5.4 million to complete the design and bring the project through An Bord Pleanála; his views on the fact...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Business Supports (16 May 2024)

Martin Browne: 100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the funding assistance available to develop business projects on bogs by the owners of these sites in light of their discontinued use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22206/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (16 May 2024)

Martin Browne: 238. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the criteria that would enable parents of children in need of autism assessments to secure funding to avail of a private practitioner; the funding streams available to parents of children in need of a range of therapies that cannot be assessed through CDNT teams due to staffing shortages or lengthy waiting...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (16 May 2024)

Martin Browne: Apologies have been received from Senator Gerard Craughwell. I welcome Deputy Colm Brophy, who has been formally nominated to join this committee to replace the Minister of State, Deputy Emer Higgins. I thank Deputy Higgins for all her hard work with the committee and wish her all the best in her new role as Minister of State with responsibility for business, employment and retail at the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Reasonable Accommodation for Dyslexic Students in State Examinations: Discussion (16 May 2024)

Martin Browne: Our next business is public petition No. P00049/23, Extra Time to be introduced as a Reasonable Accommodation for Dyslexic Students in State Examinations (Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate), from the Dyslexia Association Ireland. We are meeting with representatives of the State Examinations Commission and the Department of Education in regard to public petition No. P00049/23. Before we...

Committee on Public Petitions: Reasonable Accommodation for Dyslexic Students in State Examinations: Discussion (16 May 2024)

Martin Browne: I want to ask a couple of quick questions. The first is for the Department. Is there no way it can work with the SEC to ensure there is reasonable accommodation for dyslexic students in State examinations at junior certificate and leaving certificate stage? Would it not be expedient for the Department to develop a policy framework to fast-track the provision of extra time for such...

Committee on Public Petitions: Reasonable Accommodation for Dyslexic Students in State Examinations: Discussion (16 May 2024)

Martin Browne: Yes. Is there any way the Department can work with the SEC?

Committee on Public Petitions: Reasonable Accommodation for Dyslexic Students in State Examinations: Discussion (16 May 2024)

Martin Browne: Unintended consequences in what way?