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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: 838. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of backlogged forestry licences in the system; his views on claims to the COFORD Advisory Council that the figure could be as many as 4,600; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41800/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on the Agri-food Industry: Discussion (8 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: I have questions for both groups of witnesses. I will start with the IFA. I welcome the presentation. In 2016, the UK voted to leave. In the view of the witnesses, did the Government, Bord Bia and even the IFA prepare and fight hard enough at that stage for what was coming down the road? From the word go, we were told about all the pitfalls. Mr. Cullinan said that he made it very clear...

Mental Health Policy: Motion [Private Members] (9 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: During the recent debate on the Mental Health Parity of Esteem Bill brought forward by Deputy Ward, Sinn Féin drew the attention of the Government to how mental health services tend to be an afterthought in overall health policy and service provision. That was apparent pre Covid-19, but it has become more pronounced now that, as a society, we are facing the challenges brought on by the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: I was contacted recently by a mother whose daughter, Brigid, was diagnosed with ASD in October. Brigid's psychologist said that she needed to be moved from her current school to one with a special unit that would suit her needs. Thanks to the assistance of a special needs officer, a school has been identified and applications were made for a SNA and transport for Brigid. However, neither...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) and Subsequent Stages (9 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: What we are speaking about is the continuation of a two-tier health system that has been allowed to develop because of underinvestment in our public health service. The situation is such that we have citizens who have become reliant on a private system that many cannot afford but cannot afford to give up either. Many people in my constituency are faced with regular increases in already huge...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: 146. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who requires an assessment at the National Rehabilitation Clinic, Dun Laoghaire to be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42506/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Education (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: 175. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the valuable contribution that student nurses have made to the health system; the number of unpaid hours worked by student nurses since the beginning of March 2020; the cohort of student nurses in percentage terms who worked in Covid-19 related care; his views on whether the decision by many nurses to move abroad to work is due in part to some...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if financial assistance will be provided to the family of a child with special needs that have to pay for a seat on a private bus to take their child to school as there are no buses serving them for a school which is 6 km away. [42565/20]

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: I welcome members to the first meeting of the new committee. I am delighted and honoured to have been appointed Chairman. I welcome all members of the third Oireachtas Joint Committee on Public Petitions. The committee's first task is to review its terms of reference and report to the Dáil and Seanad within three months. The committee has three main roles. First, all petitions...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: No.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: I think the protocol in the previous committees has been that a Government Member was Vice Chairman.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: I propose we hold the election at the next meeting. Expressions of interest can be submitted to the clerk to the committee. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: This is not on the agenda but instead of focusing on the newspaper articles to which Deputy Griffin alluded, I will seek the recording of my interview on Tipp FM, and we will come back to it.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: It is not on the agenda and has not been flagged with the clerk before now. I am going to move on with the agenda-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: I have explained and have asked the Deputy, out of courtesy, to listen to the interview in order that we can return to it, and not to attribute to me comments that have appeared in print media. The matter is not on the agenda. We will now move to private session to continue with the agenda, which is what we are here for. The matter has not been flagged with the clerk or the committee up to now.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: We are going into private session-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: There is nothing under the carpet-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: We are asking the Deputy-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: We are going into private session to continue with the agenda.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: I take members' concerns on board but, as I said, the matter is not on the agenda and we are sticking to the agenda. This is the first meeting and I ask everyone to co-operate as we go into private session-----