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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Martin Browne: I thank the Cathaoirleach, and the witnesses for coming. I want to come back to the public buy-in as well. As Deputy Kerrane said, a lot of projects fall because communities have a fear. I cannot believe that it is just because of the smell and the noise. The witnesses have said that some communities have bought in to these and in others there have been concerns. Where they have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Martin Browne: What is the outlook for the development of community heating projects based on this technology?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Martin Browne: I have three specific questions for the different groups. The Irish Bioenergy Association says it believes the biometric sector is only at a starting point. The association has a road map for development with six points, one of which is that "a fair return is required along the supply chain for all stakeholders". Who is likely to fall foul of the supply chain or be left behind?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Martin Browne: Okay. The RGFI is part of the national co-ordination body for the biomethane that consists of AD operators, community organisations, farmers, shippers, the industrial consumers and the food and transport sectors. The forum is also a member of the board of the European Biogas Association, EBA. What have we learned from the European experience about the challenges we will face as we go forward?

Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Second Stage (3 May 2023)

Martin Browne: We are facing a range of challenges, one of which is that our housing stock is limited and homelessness is at an all-time high. There is a need to increase stock safely and effectively. Construction has never been as important as it is now. Therefore, we must ensure that, during an increased demand for house building, no chances are taken with safety or competence. Developing criteria...

Support for Household Energy Bills: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2023)

Martin Browne: The Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform is quoted this week as saying that in light of a mere 0.2% fall in food inflation, the Government will be monitoring any signs that any part of our economy may be benefiting from inflation. Is he serious in his comments? Has he failed to witness the disparity between costs and profits posted recently? I am...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (3 May 2023)

Martin Browne: We have had this discussion on numerous occasions in recent months. I want answers from the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, this evening because a public meeting is being held in Cashel tomorrow night. The public of the town and the staff in St. Patrick's Hospital deserve answers at this stage. Public representatives belonging to the party of the Minister of State and other Government...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (3 May 2023)

Martin Browne: I do not accept what the Minister of State has said. The only ones playing political football are local representatives belonging to the Government. They are on local radio and other media looking for special meetings with the Minister of State. She said the HSE has committed to the development of a new community nursing unit for older persons in Cashel. I received a reply to a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (3 May 2023)

Martin Browne: When will the design stage finish? We were told recently that funding depends on the design stage. When did the issues with the suitability of the site first emerge? Will reports that back up the HSE's decision that the St. Patrick's site is too small be provided? Do they even exist? How much has been spent on the preliminary stages of St. Patrick's to date? How far along are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (3 May 2023)

Martin Browne: It is not suitable

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (3 May 2023)

Martin Browne: The parliamentary reply we got a month and a half ago-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Martin Browne: Yes. Will GNI give me an update on the Mitchelstown plant and what has been learned so far with the development there?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (4 May 2023)

Martin Browne: 45. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on how the provision of reduced funding for the N24 Cahir-Limerick Junction road project, compared to what was requested by Tipperary County Council for 2023, aligns with his focus on bringing market towns back to life and prioritising projects which provide for local bypasses and compact growth in Ireland's towns and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (4 May 2023)

Martin Browne: 62. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagements his Department has had with the National Transport Authority on the issue of illegal taxi operators over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20818/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (4 May 2023)

Martin Browne: 263. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 175 of 1 March 2023, the progress that is being made in developing an evidence base for service models or formal treatments for avoidant restrictive food intake disorder; if a standard approach is being taken across the acute hospital sector and HSE community healthcare divisions to treat ARFID; if not, to specify if...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (4 May 2023)

Martin Browne: 264. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to ensure that children diagnosed with ARFID are being treated for the condition they are diagnosed with rather than being treated for a different condition such as anorexia nervosa or similar conditions; the measures he is taking to develop a specific model of care for people with ARFID; and if he will make a statement on the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report 2021 and Related Matters: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (4 May 2023)

Martin Browne: I welcome all the members and note that Senator Cummins is deputising for Senator Lombard. I welcome everyone to the meeting. Apologies have been received from Senator Craughwell. 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 business is to approve the minutes of the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report 2021 and Related Matters: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (4 May 2023)

Martin Browne: The committee has a petition before it relating to the difficulties people have in getting insurance for thatched properties. Is that an issue the FSPO has come across? One of the problems is that providers are leaving the market. How can complaints about those providers that are leaving the market be resolved? Will the FSPO have any remit if providers have left the Irish market?

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report 2021 and Related Matters: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (4 May 2023)

Martin Browne: Some people were getting insurance but insurance companies have since decided there is a risk. Insurance for a thatched cottage is available in Northern Ireland for €749 but the equivalent insurance in the Republic is priced at 1% of the value of the property. That could be anything from €3,000 upwards. That is the problem we have. The fear communicated to the committee was...

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report 2021 and Related Matters: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (4 May 2023)

Martin Browne: One of the things that Deputy Buckley raised, and the witnesses said themselves, is there is a significant number of external drafters in the FSPO, and that an emergency procurement process was needed. What was the reason for the staff numbers going down and how many more are needed to bring the organisation to a full complement of staff to take control of all the claims?