Results 41-60 of 4,049 for speaker:Martin Browne

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (7 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 543. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if resource centres that are not in receipt of core funding will have their funding streams improved from the phased roll-out of projects similar in approach to community development plans as outlined in the programme for Government; and if the introduction of a five-year strategy to support the community and voluntary sector as...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Ministerial Responsibilities (7 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 597. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of young persons involved in youth organisations due to the loss of the youth affairs title in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14343/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (7 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 740. To ask the Minister for Health the additional supports in place for communities affected by the increasing intimidation from drug dealers that has coincided with the significant increase in drugs seizures in County Tipperary; if a plan is in place to provide increased addiction treatment services in line with the increased Garda resources; and his views on the lack of co-ordination...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (7 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 741. To ask the Minister for Health the measures he has taken to develop a more comprehensive approach to tackling the drug problem at a community level in view of the fact this necessitates close work between the Department of Justice and his Department; and the structures in place and the resources available to communities in this regard. [14107/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (7 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 753. To ask the Minister for Health when adult day services for persons with disabilities will reopen in view of the fact the HSE framework for the resumption of adult disability day services offers no clarity on the reopening of services; and the procedures his Department has put in place to ensure persons with disabilities and carers are not left behind as the country reopens. [14151/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (14 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to an instance in which a parent and a child with autism who had attended a hospital appointment were prevented from boarding a bus from Limerick to Dublin due to the fact they were only destined for Roscrea, County Tipperary, and not Dublin; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many hoteliers that have not met the criteria for the restart grant find themselves in a situation in which they have no access to supports other than Covid-19-related loan schemes, which would put them into more debt; his plans to address this problem that affects many in the tourism...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 739. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures her Department has taken to provide supports to seasonal workers such as those employed in summer camps that have lost income due to Covid-19 but are not covered by the pandemic unemployment payment. [15250/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Human Rights (14 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 970. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the challenges faced by LGBTQ parents due to the lack of legal recognition for both parents; his plans to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14677/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (15 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 109. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons who turn 66 years of age before the completion of the review by the commission on pensions will be entitled to receive a State pension under the policy; and if it will be the case that once awarded a pension these persons will not be affected by a change to the pension age. [16175/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: While we accept the health advice given yesterday, many pubs in my constituency, Tipperary, have been hit hard by the extended closures due to Covid and have lost even more money by preparing for a scheduled reopening which has now been cancelled at very short notice. Will the Government provide support for such pubs in the July stimulus package? Grants must be made available quickly to...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IDA Ireland (16 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 48. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA-organised visits involving those from the industrial sector that have been made to an unused IDA site in Tipperary town since it was vacated by a company (details supplied); the way in which it is being marketed by the IDA; and the amount in nominal rent that has been paid for the site to date. [16411/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IDA Ireland (16 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 49. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacant properties on IDA lands nationwide and in County Tipperary; his views on turning over unused lands or premises to local authorities to allow community organisations to use them as a premises in view of the contribution such groups make to communities such as those across County Tipperary; the cost of maintaining...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (16 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance the consequences for banks found to be making additional profits from the Covid-19 crisis; if those banks have been informed of the sanctions they will be subject to; and the sanctions that have been implemented to date. [16413/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services (16 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 151. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the administrative burden that managers of early years childcare services are under; his views on the concerns that many centres in County Tipperary have for their futures due to the costs being faced for PPE and adherence to social distancing; his further views on the adequacy of the funding allocated...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (16 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 152. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to take into account both the immediate needs of the childcare sector and the long-term sustainability of the sector when drawing up the July 2020 stimulus programme; his plans for the long-term viability of the sector; the position regarding the ambitions of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16415/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Children's Hospital (16 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 181. To ask the Minister for Health the additional cost associated with the halting of the national children’s hospital project for the duration of the Covid-19 crisis to date [16416/20]

Early Years Childcare: Motion [Private Members] (21 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: I also thank Deputy Funchion for bringing forward this motion to the House. The challenges faced by childcare workers in my constituency of Tipperary are mirrored throughout the country. They have been underfunded, under-resourced and undervalued by successive Governments. Locally we have been warned that the sector is in great danger unless it receives the funding it needs and deserves....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Community Employment Schemes (21 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 29. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a Labour Court recommendation that the State should put in place an occupational pension arrangement for community employment scheme supervisors; his plans to give effect to the recommendation; his further plans to engage with the sector and unions on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16802/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jul 2020)

Martin Browne: 316. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties facing local leisure centres in reopening (details supplied); if the stimulus promised will take deficits of the year to date into account; and if extra funding will be provided to ensure leisure centres remain open post-Covid-19. [17005/20]