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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Insurance Coverage (13 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: 969. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that the North Tipperary Horse Show had to cancel this year's show due to rising insurance costs; and the steps he is taking to ensure that insurance is available and affordable for country shows. [28003/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (14 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: 156. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in reviewing pharmacy services and funding; the estimated date of completion of the review; if he will engage with pharmacy representatives ahead of a decision being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28718/23]

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (15 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: I welcome everyone to our meeting this afternoon. We have apologies from Deputy Cormac Devlin. The question is that we approve the minutes of the private and public meetings of 31 May and 1 June 2023. They were approved in our virtual private meeting, but we must do this for procedural reasons. Is that agreed? Agreed. I will read out some formal notices. I remind Members of the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: Yes. Does that lead on from what the OCO said in its 2021 annual report about the State needing to consider children's rights more fully when making decisions that affect them? Is it that in those situations the State needs to listen to the children more or can something be put in place that would cover their concerns?

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: I thank Dr. Muldoon. I will let others in, starting with Deputy Higgins.

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: Is it the schools or the Department that is preventing those services from being put in place where they are needed?

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: Yes, we just need to start implementing them. Senator Warfield is next.

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: I am looking at the figures and at the increase in unrelated adults who contacted the Ombudsman’s office. Some trends identified were the special needs assistants, SNAs, allocations. These complaints related to the shared allocation of SNAs and support and how the decisions on the level of allocation impacted the children. Has anything changed since in relation to SNAs?

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: In Deputy Buckley's and in all our offices, we hear the whole time of early intervention. The Ombudsman is probably hearing it as well. There seems to be dragging of heels the whole time. I am sure children are falling through cracks because of the lack of early intervention and the lack of SNAs. There are constant complaints related to mental health and it is often related to the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: So is Dr. Muldoon saying that by not getting them to primary care, and everybody being shoved into CAMHS, that is part of the problem and why CAMHS is so clogged up?

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: Is there a reason? Is it a lack of staff at the primary care centres?

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: With all the discussions about CAMHS, we should probably be focused on primary care first, and get that sorted first, or do it unison.

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: There is no talk about primary care.

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: There would be a certain amount of that 12,000 who, if the primary care centre was looked after, would never have to be moved on to CAMHS?

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: Is it a lack, so, from the HSE or is it the Department that is not putting a push?

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: A failed system.

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: Instead of just doing the same thing over and over again.

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: Einstein had a theory on that, that it would be madness if one keeps doing it. Maybe someone at a higher level than us might start changing things.

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: There is some blockage there. It is just crazy that if everyone is identifying where the problem is, and the same thing is being repeated over and over again, then somebody needs to start thinking outside the box or going in a different direction.

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for Children's Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (15 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: It is a great throwaway line to say that they are increasing spending, but it a question of how you are doing the spending.