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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: 1413. To ask the Minister for Health the data used that resulted in the increase in nursing resources for the medical assessment unit in Nenagh; his views on whether the increase in WTEs is sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13336/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (21 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: 1414. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on the bid by the HSE for €5.2 million to support the medical assessment units at Nenagh, Ennis and St. John's Hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13337/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (21 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: 1423. To ask the Minister for Health Further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 1 February 2023, if consideration will be given to a National Feeding Disorders Programme, given feeding disorders fall outside the scope of the National Clinical Programme for Eating Disorders; if he plans to provide an inclusive service for children with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder who have ASD...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (21 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: 1537. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has acted on the concerns submitted to his office by an individual (details supplied) regarding numerous websites that have listed dogs for sale or adoption, in contravention of the Animal Health and Welfare (Sale or supply of pet animals) Regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12430/23]

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: I welcome everybody to our public meeting this afternoon. We have not received apologies from many members. All those present in the committee room are asked to exercise personal responsibility and to protect themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid-19. We must approve the minutes of the private and public meetings on 1 March 2023 and 2 March 2023. They have already been...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (23 Mar 2023)

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 not adhering to this constitutional requirement. Therefore, any member who attempts to participate from outside...

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with European Ombudsman (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: What remedies has your office available to it at present, Ms O'Reilly? You spoke about 14 different rules or regulations coming through. Would you be happy that that would cut out the incidents of corruption we have seen, or is there something else that you, as ombudsman, would wish to see in there, besides or in place of the 14 regulations you have mentioned?

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with European Ombudsman (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: Ms O'Reilly also dealt with the issue of revolving doors and the appropriateness of staff moving from EU institutions into related areas of the private sector. Some of the investigations of issues she has done can portray the institutions in a negative light and reduce the level of trust people have in those institutions. Will Ms O'Reilly comment first on the overall issue from her...

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with European Ombudsman (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: On a related issue, there are concerns about EU cohesion funding and agriculture spending, in particular, a conflict of interest with regard to the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP. The European Court of Auditors has cited its concerns about the identification of conflicts of interest and stated that self-declarations are not necessarily the most reliable way of achieving full transparency....

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with European Ombudsman (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: Yes, and self-declarations of conflicts of interest.

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with European Ombudsman (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: I thank Ms O'Reilly.

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with European Ombudsman (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: Today we are meeting with Ms Emily O'Reilly, European Ombudsman, on her annual report for 2021 and and other related matters. I wish to explain to witnesses some limitations to parliamentary privilege, and the practices of the Houses with regard to references they may make to other persons in their evidence. The evidence of witnesses physically present, or who give evidence from within...

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with European Ombudsman (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: I have one or two questions after which I will let other members come in. Will Ms O'Reilly explain to the committee and to the public what happened with Qatargate? In her opening statement, she referred to the exploitation of the European Parliament by "bad actors". Qatargate is a case in point. How poor is the ethical framework that exists, which can be exploited by those bad actors?

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with European Ombudsman (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: Following the investigation into the FOIs concerning the text messages between Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer, are the recommendations Ms O'Reilly drew up enforceable? Is she confident of that?

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with European Ombudsman (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: Does the witness get many frivolous complaints? Looking at the annual report, there are 1,400 complaints that fall outside the European Ombudsman's mandate. Some 40% of those complaints come from just three countries, namely, Spain, Poland and Germany. What types of complaints were they and why do 40% of them come from just three countries?

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with European Ombudsman (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: I thank Ms O'Reilly. As there are no more questions here, does she wish to make any final comments?

Committee on Public Petitions: Engagement with European Ombudsman (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: Just going back to that, this committee has had changes. We have asked at the start that people leave their political allegiances outside the door. To be fair to all the members, they have done so. That is why we can work so well together, because there is none of that political bias. I thank Ms O'Reilly on behalf of the committee for appearing here today. It has been highly beneficial...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: Next on the agenda is the consideration of public petitions. We have three petitions for consideration today. Petition No. 36 of 2022 is titled "Re-open Ennis, Nenagh and St. John’s emergency departments, and is from Ms Noeleen Moran. This petition is submitted on behalf of the Mid-West Hospital Campaign group and demands the upgrading of the three hospitals to model 3 level, as...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: I suggest that we write to the contact in the HSE regarding the responses from Professor Cowan, who states the following at the end of her letter: We welcome the recent significant investment and bed capacity provided in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it does not sufficiently address the well-documented bed capacity shortcomings in the Mid-West region, nor does it adequately...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Mar 2023)

Martin Browne: I have no problem with that. While I know we will submit this matter to the HSE, we received an email from the Parliamentary Questions Office during the week indicating that responsibility for parliamentary questions about disability services has been transferred to the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. It may also be appropriate for us to contact that...