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

Martin Browne: 105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average wait time between submitting an application for the warmer homes scheme and receiving approval, per county, over the past five years. [35530/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (5 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: 211. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is prepared to allow local authorities to take emergency measures to address the chronic shortage of housing available in many parts of the country. [35415/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (5 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: 212. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review into income limits for social housing, given that he stated that a review of income eligibility was under way in 2021. [35416/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (5 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: 671. To ask the Minister for Health if there has been progress made on the pay increase due to kitchen staff working in the HSE given that many staff have been waiting several years for the pay increase. [35413/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (5 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: 672. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to children in need of urgent dental work facing wait times of several years (details supplied); and the measures that are in place to address this issue. [35417/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: In light of the Government's haphazard approach to addressing back to school costs for families, like Deputy Niamh Smyth, I wish to raise the issue of school buses. I have been contacted by a family whose youngest daughter has been deemed ineligible for school transport under the medical card. She, like her siblings before her, is due to go to school in Thurles. Her house is located 1 km...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: I will.

Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022 [Seanad]: Second Stage (7 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: This is an important Bill for workers in the hospitality industry, one third of whom, Sinn Féin found in a 2016 survey, were not being paid their tips. More recent research has suggested that the figure nowadays could be as high as 50%. In 2017 we in Sinn Féin introduced a Bill to address this. Despite Fine Gael's opposition, the Bill passed all Stages of the Seanad. It also...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Proposed Legislation (7 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: 149. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on progressing plans to introduce paid leave for survivors of domestic violence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35992/22]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (12 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: Well done Taoiseach. You avoided it again.

Confidence in Government: Motion (12 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: You do not care.

Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: Through the years, Fianna Fáil has clocked up a shambolic track record when it comes to housing. Generations will bear the brunt of the crisis it got this country into, but it has learned nothing. Fine Gael subsequently facilitated the selling out of families and invited in cuckoo and vulture funds. Those traditions continue today, no matter what spin the Minister and others tried to...

Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: The Government is forcing people to sleep in cars.

Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: The Minister should not make accusations.

Raise the Roof: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: The truth hurts.

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (13 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: I appreciate the opportunity to say a few words on the latest European Council meeting. It is welcome to see the continuation of support for Ukraine in light of the despicable war brought about by the aggression of Russia. We have done much in this country to play our part in offering safety to the many Ukrainians who have been forced to flee their country. As a neutral country, nothing...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on a Ban on Herbicides in Public Areas: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: Right.

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

Martin Browne: The committee is adjourned, if there are no other issues, until Wednesday, 6 July 2022, at 11.30 a.m. for a virtual private meeting, to be followed on Thursday, 7 July 2022 by a public meeting at 1.30 p.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: Hopefully we do this time. I again thank the witnesses for coming. Coming back to what Deputy Carthy was speaking about, have concerns been raised about cartel-like behaviour with the CCPC? Has it been brought to the attention of the CCPC? If so, how did it act? What evidence does it require to investigate these allegations? Previously, the CCPC more or less demanded that farmers should...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Discussion (6 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: Roughly, how many complaints or allegations did the CCPC get?