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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: I thank Deputy Buckley. That concludes our consideration of public petitions this afternoon. I invite members of the public to submit petitions via our online portal which is available at petitions.oireachtas.ie. A petition may be addressed to the Houses of the Oireachtas on a matter of general public concern or interest or an issue of public policy. The next item on the agenda is any...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: Not yet. We will be getting the Minister in.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: 18. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment for an update on his engagement with the hospitality sector in 2024. [5673/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Export Controls (8 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: 58. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how many dual-use licences were issued to exporters to trade in dual-use items with Israel since October 2023; if he has any concern that duel use items being traded with Israel are currently being used against civilians and civilian infrastructure in the Israel-Hamas war; what actions his Department has taken under the Control of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (8 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: 330. To ask the Minister for Health the number of presentations to Cashel minor injuries unit each month in 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of direct presentations initiated by the patient and the number of presentations based on referrals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5913/24]

Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: Every community has its own tragic story to tell about road accidents and more sadly, road deaths. No more so than last year which saw a 20% increase in fatalities, and a dreadful 12 months in my county, Tipperary. Yet the Government saw fit to cut the road maintenance and road safety budget by €150 million. Does the Government see this opportunity here today to whitewash that and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (13 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: 589. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the need to repurpose the nightingale beds at University Hospital Limerick to provide a more immediate increase in capacity at the hospital, rather than decommissioning them; to outline any engagements he has had on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6455/24]

Business Costs for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: Motion [Private Members] (14 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: Communities across the country are seeing the closure of restaurants and other small businesses. In Tipperary town, we recently saw two such restaurants closing down. It is worrying that such a situation has been allowed to arise in a town that has been allocated a task force because of its level of deprivation. We have seen similar closures in Carrick-on-Suir and other towns around the...

Commissions of Investigation (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: I thank and commend Deputy Kathleen Funchion for bringing forward this Bill. Like the speakers before me, I hope the Government will support it. The Bill is important because it seeks to ensure that certain members of any future commission of investigation, into whatever issue it is established to explore, cannot simply discharge their duties upon submission of its final report without a...

Healthcare Provision in Rural Communities: Motion [Private Members] (21 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: From the inability to find a GP with the capacity to take on new patients, to dental services being unable to provide the most urgent procedures within an acceptable timeframe, to home support hours being inadequate, rural Ireland is being left behind. After being contacted by yet another constituent who is experiencing difficulties in getting orthodontic treatment for their child I was told...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: I was in before her.

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: I should have been in before Deputy Shortall.

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: I was.

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (21 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: I will focus on the medical card aspect of this Bill, given the provision to exclude income relevant to the rent a room tax relief for consideration for a medical card means test. I cannot help but take issue with the fact that, as a measure, it does not treat all people equally in that property owners who participate in the rent a room scheme can have that income disregarded when it comes...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: I want to raise the issue of the 60-bed community nursing unit that was to be built in St. Patrick's Hospital in Cashel. In 2022 I raised this issue in the Dáil and was told that the site was not going to be used. The project has dragged on and on, even though the money has been approved for it because the site is not suitable. I was then told that there are two fields in Palmer's...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: There are issues with road access.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: The HSE owns two fields on Palmer's Hill but has told the Minister that site is not accessible by road and it will not be built on. The HSE is about to purchase another field adjoining that, which is a waste of money.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: I only answered the question I was asked.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Help Service (22 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: The case I want to address today concerns a young man, Stephen, whose lack of adequate home help support arrangements is something I raised in this House in December 2021. At the time, he was in receipt of one hour per week of home help and two hours per week from the local independent living centre. Since then, he has been left short. Let me give some background to Stephen's case....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Help Service (22 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: I will make it clear that the family, including Stephen, Nicola and Donal, and I, want to praise the staff that are there. It is just that some of them are not trained to use particular equipment. This is not just being faced by Stephen and his family; there are similar situations throughout the country. There is no doubt that families such as this need the extra hours, but they need to be...