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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Forestry Sector (8 Dec 2022)
Martin Browne: The issue is with speed.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (6 Dec 2022)
Martin Browne: 414. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in the care of TUSLA who currently require residential services and are receiving those services per local area. [60955/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (6 Dec 2022)
Martin Browne: 415. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who are in the care of TUSLA who require residential services and are not receiving that service per local area; ; the reason they are not in receipt of residential services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60956/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (6 Dec 2022)
Martin Browne: 648. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to roll-out community neuro-rehabilitation teams to each community health area; the timeframe he estimates that such teams will be in place in each CHO; the timeframe he estimates that such a team will be available in CHO5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60730/22]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Community Care (6 Dec 2022)
Martin Browne: 649. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community neuro-rehabilitation teams in each local health area with reference to the number of worktime equivalent posts filled and vacant in each team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60731/22]
- Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (8 Dec 2022)
Martin Browne: I welcome everyone to the meeting. All those present in the committee room are asked to exercise personal responsibility to protect themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid-19. The first item on the agenda is the approval of the minutes of our previous two meetings on 23 November and 24 November 2022. They have already been approved at our virtual private meeting, but for...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (8 Dec 2022)
Martin Browne: I remind members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present within the confines of the place in which Parliament has chosen to sit, namely, Leinster House, to participate in public meetings. I will not permit a member to participate where he or she is are not adhering to this constitutional requirement, and any member who attempts to participate from outside the...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)
Martin Browne: The next item on our agenda is an engagement with Mr. David Creighton, senior architect, and Mr. Thomas Kelleher, senior executive quantity surveyor, from Kildare County Council in relation to Mr. Eamon Broughan's petition, No. 2 of 2022, entitled "Homelessness is a cancer, blocked up houses are not the cure". Before we begin I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)
Martin Browne: That is fine. Thank you, Senator. On behalf of the committee I extend a warm welcome to Mr. Creighton and Mr. Kelleher. I suggest that Mr. Creighton's opening statement should not exceed ten minutes. We will then have questions and comments from members, with each member allocated approximately ten minutes for same. Members may contribute a second time if they wish. I invite Mr....
- Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)
Martin Browne: I am inclined to agree with Deputy Buckley. This looks to be a very well laid out site. Problems arose when the council moved in first. I live in a council estate and I know what happens when there is no communication between the council and residents. However, as Deputy Buckley has said, there seems to have been no end of communication going on here. What was the reasoning behind...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)
Martin Browne: The petitioner claimed that in 2007 houses were being demolished in order to gain access to the adjoining field. Is Mr. Creighton saying that was not the reason for their demolition?
- Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)
Martin Browne: The remedial works came after that. The petitioner says in 2007 the reason that was given to the residents for the demolition was to gain access to the adjoining field in order to build more houses, and to provide a roadway through. Can Mr. Creighton comment on that or was that before his time?
- Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)
Martin Browne: Are all of the 34 units that were refurbished occupied now?
- Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)
Martin Browne: How many units had been vacant since 2007 and have they all be occupied now? Are any of the original houses still boarded up?
- Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)
Martin Browne: Are they still vacant?
- Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)
Martin Browne: Does Mr. Creighton have any kind of timeline for when they will be occupied?
- Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)
Martin Browne: As we said at the start, and in agreement with Deputy Buckley, I encourage all councils to do as much communicating with the local community as possible, as Kildare County Council seems to have done. As I have said, I lived in a council housing estate myself and I know that, when houses become vacant, there is a mad panic and everyone has a theory as to why they are vacant. Communicating...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)
Martin Browne: No one else is indicating. Does Mr. Creighton wish to make a closing statement?
- Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)
Martin Browne: I thank Mr. Creighton and Mr. Kelleher for coming to present to us today. The session has been very beneficial and, as has been said, this is an example of how councils should approach works going on in an area. Some councils have a lot to learn. I thank the witnesses again and wish them both a happy Christmas.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)
Martin Browne: We will suspend the meeting for two minutes to let the witnesses leave.