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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: We have a three-hour slot. It has not been ever taken up, but we are saying that. Mr. Paddy Lynn sent in a petition about chefs and making them a special category of work to be put on the critical list. That is the first half of the meeting. We will bring them in before the recess. It was raised that the week of 14 July will be flat out. That is the week we all break up.

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: While Sinn Féin supports the Bill, it is a direct consequence of the failure of the Government and the ones that came before it to prepare for increased demand with changing demographics and, of course, the prevalence of energy-hungry data centres. This Bill will allow EirGrid to acquire new emergency electricity generation capacity. This will be done by increasing EirGrid's borrowing...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Dental Services (28 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: I previously raised the case of a 13-year-old boy who was referred to an orthodontics department on 8 August 2019 and not offered an assessment until 3 March 2022. His family was also informed that if he needed treatment, he would have to wait five years for it. When I inquired about this, the HSE also confirmed that the consultant orthodontist for south-east community healthcare carries...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Dental Services (28 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: I accept the Minister of State's comments but the response does not even mention the four-year waiting list, which is shocking. This family does not need facts and figures and the girl needs treatment instead. That is the only thing that will help her. Her father has told us that this young girl is very good at sports and is a very bright child, with a good future ahead of her in school...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: I welcome our guests. It is great news about Tipperary racecourse. I am not sure if its opening date was clarified earlier. Is it to be finished by 2024, with the first races to take place by 2025?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: The opening statement refers to amenities other than those relating to race day activities. Is that something the HRI will be doing or will another organisation be doing it? What is envisaged in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: I am aware of that centre.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: As I stated, it is great news. Racing directly or indirectly supports 2,500 jobs in the county which the Chairman and I represent and brings in it €400 million county-wide. As such, any proposed developments, and the all-weather track in particular, are more than welcome. I heard part of the discussion earlier on point-to-point racing. What concerns do our guests have in respect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: What assistance has the HRI given to the point-to-pointers and pony racers in that regard? Has HRI approached and expressed its concerns to the point-to-pointers? Have any meetings taken place in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: I suspect most other issues have been covered. When the IHRB and HRI attended the committee at the start of May, concerns were raised by many members in respect of the pace at which the recommendations of the committee were being rolled out. At that meeting, Mr. Osborne stated he was satisfied that progress was being made on all fronts. It was clear, however, that it was not as cut and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: In 2019, the most recent year that was unaffected by Covid, 1.3 million people attended races. We have been unaffected this year. Are numbers up compared with 2019? Is there any indication of whether the numbers will be up? Will it level itself out?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: Are the 1,000 new owners to whom the witnesses referred people who have won horses?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: I will leave it at that. I imagine everything else has been covered.

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (Resumed) (29 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: Respect the Chair, Deputy Griffin.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: 945. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of reconstitution and underplanting scheme applications that are being processed; and the length of time that applications have been with his Department in increments of six months. [34475/22]

Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: Homeowners in counties Donegal, Mayo, Clare, Sligo, Limerick, Tipperary and up to seven other counties are living in buildings that were built with defective blocks, foundations and other damaging materials like mica and pyrite. They are feeling the impact of light-touch regulation of building product surveillance that was introduced by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in the 1990s. This has...

Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Educational Needs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: This Bill is the direct consequence of poor preparation and a lack of forecasting with respect to the schooling needs of children with special needs. The Ombudsman for Children’s latest report into the matter pointed out: "This situation is a clear failure on the part of the State, which has an obligation to respect, protect and fulfil the right to education of every child." It also...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: This Bill is welcome insofar as it abolishes hospital inpatient charges for all patients under 16 years old, but it is emblematic of the snail's pace of the Government's progression to universal healthcare. It appears the provisions of the Bill are less about achieving universal healthcare than about keeping up the appearance of trying to achieve it. While it is an important step for the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (5 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: 103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of applicants for the fully funded retrofits under the warmer homes scheme each year for the past five years, per county, in tabular form. [35528/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (5 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: 104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of households approved for the fully funded retrofits under the warmer homes scheme each year for the past five years, per county, in tabular form. [35529/22]