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Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: Would Mr. McDonnell also wish to say a final word?

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: I can assure Mr. McDonnell, and I can be nearly certain about this, that we will not have two Ministers of State before us at the same time. They may come at separate times. We will request and we will ask, but I cannot see the two of them coming in together. Deputy O'Donoghue is indicating.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: I thank Ms McNelis, Mr. Darby and Mr. McDonnell for appearing in front of us. It was a very good conversation. It is our responsibility now as a committee to get out there how important this is. As Deputy O’Donoghue has said, we must ensure that it does not drag on for another 20 years and that we get movement on a change of legislation or some form of help for people such as our...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: We will suspend the meeting briefly to allow the witnesses to leave.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: We have four petitions for consideration today. Petition No. 21 of 2021 is "Taking in charge" from Mr. Terence Coskeran. This petition relates to the building of five houses at Rocksprings, Kilross, County Tipperary. The committee recommends that the reply for Mr. Coskeran be forwarded to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and to Tipperary County Council for comment...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: Petition No. 38 of 2022 is "Ban disposable vapes" from Mr. Rory Maguire. This petition relates to concerns that disposal vapes which currently cannot be properly recycled are littering the environment. The committee recommends that the correspondence from the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications be forwarded to the petitioner for comment and reply within 14 days. Is...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: Petition No. 40 of 2022 is "Stop means testing the carer’s allowance" from Ms Denise Ryan. The petitioner requests that the Government stops means-testing the carer’s allowance. The committee recommends that the correspondence from Mr. John McKeon, Secretary General of the Department of Social Protection, be forwarded to the petitioner for comment and reply within 14 days. Is...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: Yes, a great deal of work went into it. Petition No. 47 of 2022 is "Add hospitality staff to the general employment permit list now to save Irish hospitality” from Mr. Paddy Lynn. This petition seeks to extend the net to non-European Economic Area countries when trying to source hospitality staff. The committee recommends that the correspondence from the Department of Enterprise,...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: That concludes our consideration of public petitions this afternoon. I invite 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. Is there any other business which members would like to raise?

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: This committee will have a private meeting on Wednesday, 5 October. At our next public meeting on Thursday, 6 October, we will hear from the European Ombudsman, Ms Emily O’Reilly. I thank our clerk, Ms Maggie Semple, and all of our staff for the amount of work that goes into this committee. There is a massive level of correspondence with all the petitioners and the different Departments.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: 238. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the payment of the Covid healthcare bonus to non-HSE workers; and the date for the commencement of same. [47660/22]

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: Did the Department with responsibility for heritage or anyone else try to come on board at any stage down through the years to help?

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: I agree that we should bring in the Minister or officials from the Department. As regards the report, on which there has not been any movement, did the owners feed into the new study that is supposed to come out at the end of this month?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (4 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: 164. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will confirm that no household will have their electricity turned off by their energy provider this winter (details supplied). [48406/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (4 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: 460. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the delays in payments to persons hosting Ukrainian refugees (details supplied). [47936/22]

Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: It is encouraging to see some movement on what appears to be the seemingly insurmountable problems inherent in our health system when it comes to the provision of doctors. This Bill seeks to remove the obstacles for people who hold a British medical degree from availing of medical intern posts here and to ensure a route to registration on the general division for international doctors....

Personal Injuries Resolution Board Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: Any progress that is made in enabling the quicker and cheaper settlement of claims without having to go to the courts has potentially positive benefits for individual private customers and for businesses across Tipperary and nationally who are facing severe cost increases. It is Sinn Féin's desire that a properly designed Bill will assist in this by cutting down on litigation and...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (5 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: 174. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if engagement between the Irish and Tunisian authorities is continuing in relation to the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49092/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: While the one-off measures contained within the budget are welcome, they do little to hide the fact family carers are still undervalued by the Government. Pension entitlements are still an issue, and whatever increases in money that carers will see are likely to be offset by their having to continue to pay to go private for various therapies because State provision cannot keep up. The HSE...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Nature Restoration Target: COPA-COGECA (5 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: On the issue of peat, what does restoring 70% mean? Is it peatland that has been drained or is it peatland where cattle have been grazing? That needs to be defined for us. Progress has been made with Bord na Móna and so on. Have exact parameters been defined in that regard?