Results 421-440 of 4,399 for speaker:Martin Browne

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (3 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: 796. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to address the backlog in dental treatment for public patients; and his plans to clear the backlog. [5608/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (3 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: 797. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many families are unable to get dental treatments such as braces through the public systems due to extraordinary waiting lists (details supplied); and the supports available for those facing private medical bills as a result of the failure of the public healthcare system. [5609/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: 894. To ask the Minister for Health if travellers coming into the country via ports or airports and who have to restrict their movements will be provided with secure transport from the airport to their residence or accommodation in order not to risk the spread of Covid-19 on public transport. [5959/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: 902. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the requirements for pharmacists who participate in the administration of the Covid-19 vaccine; if those whose CPR training is not up-to-date can self-declare; if provisions have been made to supply them with additional adrenaline autoinjectors for use in the event of adverse reactions; if consideration has been given to the disposal of items...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: 904. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the HSE will be providing pharmacists with a standard operation procedure for the Covid-19 administration programme; if not, if they will be asked to devise it themselves or individually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5989/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: 905. To ask the Minister for Health the storage provisions that will have to be made available to the pharmacists involved in administering the Covid-19 vaccine. [5990/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: 903. To ask the Minister for Health if pharmacist assistants and other staff members who will be involved in the programme of Covid-19 vaccine administration will be vaccinated alongside pharmacists. [5988/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (3 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: 906. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the cost of going to the doctor for persons who do not qualify for the medical or general practitioner visit cards. [5991/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: This Government made commitments to survivors of the mother and baby homes but the audio testimonies they gave have suddenly been deleted. I can tell the Tánaiste how this has affected one of the survivors; it is only one story and every Member in the House would have heard similar stories from other survivors. When the lady in question read her so-called testimony in the written...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: They feel that if the records were not sealed-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products: Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (9 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: The witnesses said that the UK allows its suitably qualified persons to issue prescriptions for a limited range of the prescription-only medicine products. However, Ireland did not choose this route in 2007 when the current directive became law. Instead, it relied on derogation to Article 34(3) relating to the evidence of the restrictions. Could the witnesses expand on that? Are they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: I will ask the same question I asked earlier but I asked it at the wrong time. The claim is that Regulation (EU) 2019/6 precludes availing of the derogation that has been in place here for years. I take issue with that based on legal advice with which we have been issued. Is it not the case that an offer was made in 2011, years before Regulation (EU) 2019/6 existed, to further upskill the...

Covid-19: Motion [Private Members] (10 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: One challenge we are facing right now when it comes to Covid suppression strategy is the lack of clear and determined decision-making. Kite-flying is all we seem to be getting. Like many others present, I find it frustrating to be given fake answers to questions I submit on the roll-out of the vaccine and on quarantine or to be told that urgent details are yet to be decided. When seeking...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: There are massive waiting lists all over the country, especially in County Tipperary, for driving tests and theory tests. Officials in the Department or someone else need to get their finger out. Young people are looking for theory and driving tests to allow them to go to work but the tests are not happening. The Government needs to start making progress on that as quickly as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Horticulture Sector (10 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: 42. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the carbon emissions of Ireland's 5,500 ha of bog used for horticultural peat harvesting per annum; and the reduction in emissions envisaged for 2021 and 2022 through the use of imported peat. [7082/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water Quality (10 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: 286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a boil water notice has been in place in the villages of Golden, Kilfeacle and Thomastown in County Tipperary for almost 12 months; and the measures taken to ensure that a usable water supply is returned as soon as possible without further delay. [6401/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (10 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: 322. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to an issue with an estate in County Tipperary in which a leaking sewage system is causing a serious threat to health and is at risk of flowing into a river; if the EPA will investigate the issue given that it has been reported to it on multiple occasions; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (10 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: 323. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a case in which Tipperary County Council has been given permission to perform urgent works on a sewerage system in an estate (details supplied) in County Tipperary by the receiver but has refused to do so, creating a situation in which residents are dealing with continuous floods of sewage...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Horticulture Sector (10 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: 334. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has carried out an analysis of the impact of replacing Irish horticultural peat with imported peat prior to the end of peat harvesting. [7083/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Horticulture Sector (10 Feb 2021)

Martin Browne: 340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the working group on the future role of peat in the horticulture sector will be established. [7177/21]