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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: The next petition is No. 66 of 2022, “Create a Health Services Student Allowance” in the name of Mr. Joel Rajesh. The petitioner advises that healthcare students in Ireland face substantial costs when they are on placements at HSE public hospitals. An allowance scheme to help with these costs now exists for student nurses, but does not exist for student doctors,...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: The third petition is No. 12 of 2023, “Justice & Safety” in the name of C.J. Gaffney. This petition relates to a request from the petitioner for the Government to compensate them out of the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund, EMFAF, which the petitioner states was offered at a meeting in Brussels and which the petitioner states is confirmed by the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: Just to go back, there are gaps in our own legislation that may be working against the petitioner here. Once correspondence has gone over and back, we may see from the OPLA if the loopholes can actually be closed so that it may not happen to others who may get caught in the same position. The next petition is No. 23 of 2023, “Irish Citizenship Naturalisation application processing...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: The petitioner has made good points. I think that more detailed consideration should be given to the petition by the Department but we await the response.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: Yes. Is the recommendation agreed to? Agreed. Petition No. 30 of 2023, “Create a walking and cycling greenway on the closed railway from Sligo to Athenry”, was submitted by Mr. Brendan Quinn. This petition relates to the closed railway line from Collooney in County Sligo to Athenry. The line has been closed for over four decades and is lying in waste. People along the route...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: Petition No. 39 of 2023, “Petition for Disability Benefit Support Increase and Eligibility Revision”, was submitted by Mrs. Margarida Boléo. The petitioner wrote to the committee as a concerned citizen and a sufferer of vertiginous syndrome, which severely impacts her ability to work and maintain a livelihood. The petitioner finds herself in a challenging situation...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: On behalf of myself and the committee, I wish to say we are sorry to lose Karen. This is her last meeting. Karen has been a massive addition to us here on this committee. It has been a pleasure working with Karen and we wish her the best wherever she lands. This committee has a big turnover of clerks and we have enjoyed working with her immensely. Best of luck.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: I thank Karen and all of her committee colleagues for all they do for us every month.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: The committee is adjourned until Wednesday, 29 November at 11 a.m.

Employment (Collective Redundancies and Miscellaneous Provisions) and Companies (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (15 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: The need for collective bargaining has never been greater given the various factors that are contributing to the rise of insolvencies. We have seen the challenges that have been posed by Brexit and the pandemic. The hike in energy costs as part of overall inflation, due in part to the war in Ukraine, has brought pressure to bear on companies across the country and, by extension, workers. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to participate. I welcome the witnesses. Our committee has met them on several occasions. The first thing that jumped out at us was the figure that 11 million people a year worldwide die from something that is preventable. We thought after speaking to Mr. Staunton that we might get legislation similar to that in New York. We have asked the...

Escalation of Violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (14 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: International humanitarian law is not being defended as long as countries watch while war crimes and crimes against humanity are perpetrated against the people of Gaza. Today, 170 bodies, including those of newborns, are being buried in a mass grave near Al-Shifa Hospital after vital hospital equipment failed due to bombardment and power cuts, bringing the death toll to over 11,000 people,...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: I also thank the commission for this report and I welcome to opportunity to discuss the Bill. Representative politics as we have in this country should enable representation with a diversity of views inherent in a properly functioning democracy. I welcome the report and the legislation. I acknowledge the commission's independence and the fact that it had the difficult task of working...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (14 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 105. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the delay in announcing the preferred route for the upgrade of the N24; his views on the impact this will have for those along the route corridor whose lands and projects are uncertain as long as the decision remains unknown; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49597/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Direct Provision System (14 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 472. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of people currently in the direct provision system; to list the type of accommodation IPAs are being housed in; the length of time spent by IPAs in these accommodation types; to provide those figures in increments of three months and based on accommodation types; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (14 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 525. To ask the Minister for Health what plans his Department has to increase GP capacity in Tipperary, as many people are unable to get a GP to take them on in Tipperary due to a lack of capacity. [49659/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (14 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 526. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department currently measures the number of people unable to access GP services in their area; and if so, if he will provide the figures, in tabular form. [49660/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (9 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 16. To ask the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carry-over and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to Tipperary University Hospital for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49064/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (9 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: I thank an tAire for taking the question. Before I start, I also congratulate Deputy Troy on the new arrival. The fun starts now for him. I raise this question in light of the fact that €708 million in funding has been allocated for existing levels of service in 2024. That is less than half the shortfall identified for 2023, and that is even before covering other pressures in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (9 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: I appreciate that work is going ahead there and that there is funding there. It is, however, beyond unacceptable, at a time the pressure on all our hospitals is at its greatest, that the hospital is now faced with tightening its belt even further, with the added complication of it being unsure precisely what the impacts of the cuts will be. The year began with a total of 2,467 scheduled...