Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Seven local authorities have not responded. One of the three outstanding city councils has responded while the other two have not at this stage. The secretariat sent a reminder to them yesterday. We will look at that next time.

Petition No. P00015/22 from Ms. Eileen Kelly McCarthy concerns Castlemartyr community hall. The secretariat corresponded with east Cork municipal district on this petition on behalf of the petitioner. An officer of east Cork municipal district responded stating that it had “no responsibility or jurisdiction in relation to this matter”. The committee recommends that the correspondence from east Cork municipal district be sent to the petitioner for comment and that the matter be raised with Cork County Council. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Petition No. P00016/22 from Mr. Gamepro Yt is to make Friday part of the weekend with no school. The secretariat corresponded with the Department of Education on this petition on behalf of the petitioner and received a reply from the Department. The committee recommends that the correspondence from the Department be sent to the petitioner, the petitioner be given 14 days to respond and to be advised that if no response is received within those 14 days, the petition will be closed. That petition was received on 1 April. We are not really expecting a response.