Results 501-520 of 4,399 for speaker:Martin Browne

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Arts Policy (3 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: 493. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on giving some arts instructors such as dance teachers educational status to offer them the opportunity to open to the public when restrictions are eased. [11936/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (3 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: 531. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are supports available for persons in receipt of social welfare payments to pay for the cost of gym memberships or fitness equipment (details supplied). [11095/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation (3 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: 718. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of the works to upgrade St. Anthony’s unit in Clonmel, County Tipperary; the capacity, role and specifications of the upgraded unit; the purpose the original building will serve once patents are transferred to the upgraded facility; if the establishment of the new unit will have any impact on service provision at St....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (3 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: 727. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to approve medicines for the treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum for medical card patients and the drug payment scheme (details supplied). [11034/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (3 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: 759. To ask the Minister for Health if two premises (details supplied) that were due to be established in Clonmel and Nenagh, County Tipperary are still to go ahead; if he will clarify the comments made by the director of communications for the premises that all services for County Tipperary will be provided from the Thurles premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11139/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (3 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: 760. To ask the Minister for Health when a premises (details supplied) in County Tipperary is due to open. [11141/21]

Impact of Covid-19 on Women for International Women’s Day: Statements (4 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: I wholly welcome the fact that the House is dedicating time to the issue of the impact of Covid-19 on women ahead of International Women's Day but it is a source of regret also because it confirms that there is still a lot to be done to address the issues of inequality and recognition. I was talking to somebody recently ahead of today's debate who summarised the challenges faced by women...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (4 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: 60. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 1 October 2020, if the revised scéim pobal Gaeilge has been launched (details supplied). [12281/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (4 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to an application by a family (details supplied) for assistive technology for their child which has been rejected despite the recommendations of their doctor; and if there is another way the required assistive technology can be provided. [12246/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: I start by agreeing with Deputies Kehoe and Carthy. Unless the four organisations work together, this problem will not be resolved and every couple of years we will be coming back to talk about it. The EU will get fed up funding it in the end. I have some questions for each of the associations. Some have been asked already and if they have, they can just be ignored. In a statement the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: Deputy Ring raised one of the points I was going to talk about. We have the Covid situation and there is a mad rush on all of these vaccines coming in. We are told that comprehensive measures are being put in place to stop the spread of TB. Farmers, however, do not see that method being applied to deal with badgers. Since we started this evening the consensus is that deer are part of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: Before we close, I wish to raise one issue. The Chair has raised the issue before of Michael Dowling, chair of the beef task force coming before us. Is there any update on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: The next day could we write again and ask him to appear?

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: I welcome everybody to our public virtual meeting this afternoon using Microsoft Teams. I thank the Business Committee for agreeing to this public meeting of the Committee on Public Petitions during the level 5 restrictions. We have made every effort to mitigate the risk of the new variants of Covid-19 to members, witnesses and staff. Apologies have been received from Deputy Griffin and...

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: I thank Ms Justice Ring and Mr. Tyndall for their presentations. I am looking forward to working closely with their offices. It is to be hoped it will be as close as it was with the previous committee. We are all here for the benefit of the public to improve things. We will give people five minutes each if they indicate by raising their hands on their monitors. Everybody should be able to...

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: I express our own wish that we could speed everything up but in the strange times we are in we have, as Mr. Tyndall has referred to, put in a small bit of slack and things will be a little bit slow. Hopefully, within a short distance over the summer and perhaps into the autumn things will start to speed up.

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: Deputy Devlin is waiting anxiously to speak.

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: On the replies getting out faster, Mr. Tyndall mentioned we need a higher profile and outreach in county councils and so on. That will only bring so much. With all the new technologies, the likes of computers, phones and through social media, and this is in the forum report, could they be used and would they speed up things in getting information out to the public, both bringing in...

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: I appreciate that. I am conscious of the time and we are approaching the two-hour mark. Senator Eugene Murphy has apologised as he had to leave but he thanks the two guests.

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: I made a mistake and we have another 30 minutes. It was 12.30 p.m. when we started and not noon. There is plenty of time.