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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (7 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 596. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the impact that the slow progress being made in the taking in charge of housing estates is having upon the environment in situations whereby the developer-provided infrastructure, including wastewater treatment plants, are malfunctioning; if his Department has communicated with the Department of Environment,...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (7 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 975. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department has any plans to provide alternative appointments for children whose physiotherapy appointments in Cashel have been cancelled due to staffing issues; if additional staff cannot be provided in Cashel, if the HSE will be able to temporarily provide appointments in neighbouring areas until the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 1368. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in assessing the suitability of sites at Palmers Hill, Cashel and land to the rear of St. Patrick's for the community nursing unit, originally planned for St. Patrick's, Cashel. [48808/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (9 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 16. To ask the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carry-over and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to Tipperary University Hospital for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49064/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (9 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: I thank an tAire for taking the question. Before I start, I also congratulate Deputy Troy on the new arrival. The fun starts now for him. I raise this question in light of the fact that €708 million in funding has been allocated for existing levels of service in 2024. That is less than half the shortfall identified for 2023, and that is even before covering other pressures in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (9 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: I appreciate that work is going ahead there and that there is funding there. It is, however, beyond unacceptable, at a time the pressure on all our hospitals is at its greatest, that the hospital is now faced with tightening its belt even further, with the added complication of it being unsure precisely what the impacts of the cuts will be. The year began with a total of 2,467 scheduled...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (9 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: I am confident that the management will do all it can to maintain the existing levels of service there. It is committed to advocating for the community locally and for the service demands to meet people's needs. We need, however, to hear the same commitment come back from the Government on this. The Minister mentioned primary care centres. I have brought up several times here, as we have...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (9 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: I will make one last point about home care. I have a situation in Carrick-on-Suir involving a family, a man and a wife, depending on their neighbour for home care. She has applied since May and cannot even get an answer back as to whether or not that family can have home care. If I give the Minister the details, will he look into it for us? That family is depending on a neighbour who is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 52. To ask the Minister for Health the level of additional core expenditure for new developments, excluding funding for carryover and otherwise maintaining existing levels of service, which has been allocated to the Nenagh medical assessment unit for 2024 to increase capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49065/23]

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: On behalf of the committee, I welcome everyone to our public meeting this afternoon. We have received apologies from Senator Warfield and Deputy O'Donoghue. The minutes of the private and public meetings of 28 June and 29 June 2023 were agreed at our virtual private meeting, but we must agree them now for procedural reasons. Are they agreed? Agreed. I remind members of the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: Today we have three different groups and three sets of witnesses to speak to us on issues around the HSE closure of vital health services in counties Galway, Cork and Tipperary. The first set of witnesses will be invited to give their opening statement. This will be followed by questions and comments from members to those witnesses. Then the next set of witnesses will give their opening...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: Twenty minutes have gone by and I have to let people in. We appreciate everything Mr. Quinn has said. We have heard it before with all the different groups. As I said to Mr. Quinn outside, every one of the reports we have seen are nearly cut-and-paste. Some of the reports that we got from the HSE that are redacted will come up later. It is a scandal that we cannot get an indication as to...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: I appreciate that and the witnesses will see, as we go through the day with the other petitions as well, that they have faced the same thing. The only difference between the petitioners from Loughrea and others is that they are being taken out of a purpose-built building and put into an old building, whereas nearly everywhere else we are being told all these old buildings cannot be done up or...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: I assure the witnesses that when Ms Mullins from Carrick-on-Suir gets to speak, she will tell the committee there are 11,000 signatures from that area and the HSE is not listening there either. While we have three groups here today, we know of two more that have petitions on the way regarding Clifden District Hospital, and in my town, Cashel, a unit is supposed to go up in Saint Patrick's...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: Yes, we will have more later. I just have to be fair to everyone. Perhaps Mr. Quinn could just answer that question.

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: The smaller ball is better down in Tipperary.

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: Never mind that big ball.

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: According to some of the responses the committee received, offers of €1 million have been made but we cannot see the information behind the redactions. I thank the witnesses. I will bring them back in at the end. I invite Ms Curtis to make her opening statement.

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: I thank Ms Curtis. I am anxious about the time, so I ask each member to stick to five minutes.

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: Too fast at times.