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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: The Department has kind of expressed a willingness to consider the petitioner's suggestion anyway, so there may be a bit of flexibility or leeway from the Department there.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: Negotiations are apparently ongoing between them, so there will be a common-sense approach, I hope.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: Is that agreed? Agreed. That concludes our consideration of public petitions. 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.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: Next on the agenda is any other business. Do any members have any issues they want to raise?

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: I am told that Cork County Council and the OPW have responded and the response will come up at our next meeting.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: Is there anything else?

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: Yes, he has.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: We have not spoken about it yet but I would imagine that, as with all petitions, once we discuss it here, the recommendation will be to bring him in and get-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: The submission is in and will come up for discussion shortly.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: We are not going to make a decision on this at the end of a meeting.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: We have the responses from all bar four county councils. Members need to sit down now and decide where this should go. I agree with the Deputy. We had been told before that we could not go near this because there may be a threat of a court case coming down the road. This committee, every other committee and the Dáil itself will come to a standstill if the excuse can be used that...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: Like I said, we will get it on the agenda for the next meeting and then decide where it goes. Are there any other issues? No. Before we finish, I want to thank Martha, Alex, Ciaran and Barbara for all the work they do on our behalf. It is massive. As Senator Craughwell said, if people in the community have issues, I encourage them to send in a petition and they will get a fair hearing...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: Is it agreed that we invite the different organisations to appear before the committee? Agreed. The next petition is No. P00012/23 entitled, "Justice and Safety", from Mr. C.J. Gaffney, which states: We are calling on the Government to compensate us out of the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) which was offered at our meeting in Brussels and confirmed by the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: Offhand, do we know whether we can look for that information?

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: At this stage there are only four councils left. I suggest we move on now without them. We have responses from the vast majority of them. There are concerns there. As the Deputy said, there is photographic evidence, the whole lot-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: I do not know whether it has ever been put to the families that they could be, as the Senator suggested, recognised at the spot where they lie rather than being exhumed. Maybe that is something we can delve into.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (20 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: I note that the inadequate response to the Israeli Government's actions in Gaza has given the Israeli Government the feeling it can do what it likes and act with impunity. We have seen this all along and we have seen it result in the death of 40,000 Palestinians, which is unbelievable. It is happening in front of our eyes on social media. Most recently we have heard the Israeli Government...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (20 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: 1340. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the suspension of planned surgeries, procedures and appointments at the UL Hospitals Group to facilitate surge capacity at the constituent hospitals in the mid-west; the measures to be introduced to perform those procedures at the earliest date possible; to provide data on the number of and type of cancelled surgeries and procedures; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: 1363. To ask the Minister for Health the reason neuro physiotherapy services are not available in the mid-west (details supplied). [12293/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: 1445. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 330 of 8 February 2024, in light of the increased number of people attending Cashel minor injuries unit, if projections are being formulated to forecast possible number for future years to ensure sufficient services and staff are allocated to deal with the increased numbers; and if he will make a statement on the...