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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (13 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: I appreciate the Minister has made the moneys available. It is there now. I am talking about the Twomey family because I know Ms Twomey well. I have been in her house and have seen the way Ava has responded to medicinal cannabis and Bedrocan. Families such as the Twomeys and others have a worry every three months in terms of coming up with the €9,500. All they are asking for is a...

Long-Term Residential Care: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: I call on all parties and none to take this motion seriously, as it deals with a subject of concern for many families across the country. I pay tribute to the staff of the nursing homes who worked so hard under extreme pressure and in extremely difficult circumstances to look after our loved ones. Their work is hugely appreciated. The nursing home managers who went to great lengths to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (13 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 122. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the crisis in the dental treatment services scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28322/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 333. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of approved applicants for housing adaptation grants in each priority group in each local authority area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37376/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 334. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount of funding available to each local authority for housing adaptation grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37377/21]

Health (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: The way the Government has introduced the legislation is flawed and as divisive as the legislation itself. It is unworkable and deeply unfair. The hospitality sector in particular has suffered badly during the pandemic and has borne the brunt of the restrictions like no other sector, except those involved in arts and entertainment. Thankfully, with huge public participation in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (14 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 262. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Tusla adult retrospective team for the Carlow, Kilkenny and south Tipperary area have been redeployed to front-line child protection services; if this is resulting in referrals building up in the system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38429/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (14 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 263. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of referrals to the Tusla adult retrospective team that are currently awaiting action; the length of time these referrals have been in the system monthly in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38430/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (14 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 378. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the temporary assistance payment scheme which has been a vital support for nursing homes throughout the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will provide an appropriate replacement for the scheme after the end of June 2021 in order to avoid a cliff edge scenario for the sector. [31215/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Inquiries (14 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 355. To ask the Minister for Health the supports that are available for Irish persons who need to travel to the UK for medical treatment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31056/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Closures (14 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 380. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in facilitating a meeting with campaigners opposed to the closure of St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary. [31246/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (15 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the alternatives to horticultural peat identified by his Department; and his views on whether those alternatives will be sufficient to replace horticultural peat when current stock runs out in September 2021. [38018/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 69. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the effectiveness of the reconstitution and underplanting scheme; the feedback received from foresters on the effectiveness of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38019/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (15 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 186. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the funding made available to each local authority for housing adaption grants in 2020 and 2021 and the expected amount for 2022, in tabular form. [38723/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (15 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 187. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a list of all requests received from local authorities for additional funding for housing adaptation grants since 2016, in tabular form. [38724/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (15 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 188. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authorities which did not spend their full allocation of funds for housing adaptation grants since 2016, by year in tabular form. [38725/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 355. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the availability of zolgensma (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32183/21]