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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Browne: The petitioner is going against what the Deputy is saying. In summary, the petitioner believes it is safer for electric scooters to be heavier with shorter stopping distances. He argues that it is safer if they are more powerful, as it reduces the chances of the scooter getting stuck on a pothole, have wider wheels to avoid tram tracks and are faster to avoid getting hit by a car when a...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Browne: We could invite him to appear before us for half a session for a debate on scooters. We can divide a meeting into two halves - one with this petitioner and possibly the second half with the Department.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Browne: Will the Deputy propose that we invite the petitioner to appear before the committee early in the new year and put his case? We can invite the Department to appear before us as well in the second session. Is that agreed? Agreed. Petition No. P00030/23 is "Create a walking and cycling greenway on the closed railway from Sligo to Athenry" from Mr. Brendan Quinn. This petition relates to...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Browne: The secretariat received a response from Galway County Council regarding an update of the state of the greenway because, as the Deputy noted, there are two sides to it. Galway County Council does not want to go into it until the all-Ireland strategic review is completed because there is a push from one side to have a greenway and a push on the other side to reopen the railway corridor in the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Browne: We will go with the recommendations if members are happy to do so. We need to get the petitioner before us in the new year. Petition No. P00043/23 is the "Invincibles Reinterment Campaign" from Mr. Aidan Lambert. The National Graves Association is requesting that the Government oblige the Office of Public Works to carry out the necessary excavation works to recover the remains of Joseph...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Browne: That was one of the replies. One of the others referred to the fact that the bodies were buried in quicklime and that there may be the remains of executed prisoners in the same area. As we said at the private meeting earlier, with the technology nowadays I cannot see how that would be a major problem. If a skeleton is found, DNA tests can identify who is who. I note there are three...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Browne: That may be the case. We will write to the three bodies asking who they feel is responsible. We will write to the OPW to get a breakdown on how much it would cost, going on past experience, to exhume the bodies.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Browne: Our next business is No. P00038/23; that a general election be held soon. Mr. Flakner Zeke is the petitioner. I will provide a brief summary on this. The petition is "That a general election be held soon to enable the people of Ireland to choose a new Dáil which will nominate a new Taoiseach." That has changed from "To hold a general election where the people of Ireland will elect a...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Browne: Is Option B agreed? Agreed. No. P00043/23 is a request for a meeting on the bilateral agreement between the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Egyptian Government officials regarding child abduction. The petitioner is Ms Mandy Kelly. This petition is a request by an Irish mother to have a meeting between the Department of Foreign Affairs officials and Egyptian Ministry officials...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Browne: Ms Kelly met the Tánaiste on 21 November. The advice is that she engage with the legal system in Egypt and begin legal proceedings there. She has been told that the Department of Foreign Affairs cannot interfere in private legal matters. In the Department's view, this would best be done by appointing a lawyer in Egypt and engaging with the legal system there. The Department has...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Browne: It is not their problem. The families who have sought to have the remains of their five relatives exhumed are just being sent around in circles all the time.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Browne: We want to find out which of the three is responsible for it. We will write to the National Graves Association as well to let it know what is going on. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Dec 2023)

Martin Browne: The same to you Deputy.

Social Welfare (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023: Second Stage (18 Jan 2024)

Martin Browne: Data from the 2022 survey on income and living conditions shows that those living in one-adult households with children under 18 years were among the groups most likely to experience enforced deprivation, at over 43% compared to nearly 18% of the population as a whole. The treatment of child maintenance payments within the Department of Social Protection as means, and the requirement to make...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (17 Jan 2024)

Martin Browne: 622. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her Department’s responsibility for a building (details supplied) which was subject of a fire on 3 January 2024; the progress made to date; the status of plans to refurbish the building for other purposes; the estimated timeline to bring the property back into use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1341/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (17 Jan 2024)

Martin Browne: 806. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to use modular housing to tackle the housing crisis, or to change the planning rules around this type of housing. [1214/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (17 Jan 2024)

Martin Browne: 1233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the recent Bord Bia study “Market Potential for Irish Sheep Milk”; if he plans to act upon any of the recommendations contained within that report; if he acknowledges that there are opportunities available within the sheep milk sector if supported through many of the measures outlined; if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (17 Jan 2024)

Martin Browne: 1647. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE posts provided for the Substance Misuse Team in Clonmel, County Tipperary; the number of vacancies at the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1120/24]

Tribunal of Inquiry into certain matters relating to the Complaints Processes in the Defence Forces: Motion (24 Jan 2024)

Martin Browne: I welcome the fact that we are moving forward with a tribunal of inquiry. There are many matters that need to be addressed. The survivors' groups, including the Women of Honour and the Canary Movement, have done huge service in bringing to light various allegations against the background of a historic failure to address particular matters. Sinn Féin recognises the importance of this...