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Ireland's Recognition of the State of Palestine: Statements (28 May 2024)

Martin Browne: I welcome the Palestinian ambassador to the House and those who were in the Gallery earlier. I also want to thank those who have supported the Palestinian people down through the decades and are continuing to do so. Sadly, the recognition of the State of Palestine has been a long time coming. It is ten years since the Dáil unanimously passed a Sinn Féin motion calling for this to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ombudsman for Children (28 May 2024)

Martin Browne: 54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions she plans to take following comments by the Ombudsman for Children at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Public Petitions that in assessing school places for children with special educational needs, local knowledge appears not to fit into a national plan to allow every area to get the funding they require from within her Department;...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (28 May 2024)

Martin Browne: 406. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 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; if consideration is being given to reach an arrangement with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (28 May 2024)

Martin Browne: 454. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of plans for a community nursing unit in Cashel; to provide an update on the status of investigations into a site (details supplied); if progress has been made; when a decision is expected to be arrived at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23767/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Martin Browne: 493. To ask the Minister for Health the number of nursing posts approved at Tipperary University Hospital, by discipline; the number of nursing posts filled; the number of vacant nursing posts, by discipline; the number of posts that have been left vacant since the introduction of the recruitment ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24064/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Martin Browne: 494. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the 70 nursing vacancies at Tipperary University Hospital, as revealed by an organisation (details supplied); his views on how this affects the framework of safe nurse staffing in medical and surgical wards at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24065/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: Well done; great answer.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (23 May 2024)

Martin Browne: Where are the missing houses?

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

Martin Browne: Public petition No. P00036/22, reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's emergency departments, is from the Mid-West Hospital Campaign group. I will explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards reference witnesses may make to other persons in their evidence. The evidence of witnesses physically present or who give evidence from within the...

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

Martin Browne: I thank the Minister. Unfortunately, some of the mid-west campaign group are not able to attend but I hope they are watching in. There is one person here, I hear. I thank the Minister and HSE for coming. I will relay some of the messages we have received from the mid-west hospital action group. The group continuously raises the issue of patient dignity and says it does not exist in the...

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

Martin Browne: While it is successful in places that have more EDs, the mid-west has over 400,000 people being served by just UHL. The other areas the Minister mentioned have EDs closer to the main hospitals than the mid-west has. Those 400,000 people are travelling a distance to get there. Is the problem not that there are not enough EDs within range of Limerick?

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

Martin Browne: The Minister mentioned the 36-bed block. We have been hearing about this 36-bed block for a long time. When will those beds be open for patients? Have we a timeline for the 16 additional fast-build beds?

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

Martin Browne: Yes.

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

Martin Browne: Committee members have indicated we let Members in from that region. I ask witnesses to keep answers short because there is a big crowd here and the Minister wishes to leave at 3 p.m. We want to let everybody in. I call Deputy Shortall.

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

Martin Browne: The Deputy has two minutes left.

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

Martin Browne: Will the Minister do it quickly?

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

Martin Browne: Okay, Senator Gavan is next.

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

Martin Browne: I ask that we let each other finish our statements and answers.

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

Martin Browne: I ask that the Minister be allowed to answer the question and then Senator Gavan can come back in.

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

Martin Browne: It needs to be very brief or the Minister will be caught here after 3 p.m.