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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: I propose that the report from the local authority be sent to both petitioners for their views and that the official bodies be asked for an update on the current situation. Is that agreed? Agreed. I also propose that both petitions be published. Petition No. 10/21 is entitled "Abolish the restricted dogs list in favour of Deed Not Breed". The petitioner's name is Mr. David Ward. A...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: Anybody else? To clarify, I appreciate that people did not hear the interview. Let me start. The killing of Detective Jerry McCabe was unjustified and I condemn it unreservedly. It was a reprehensible act. I condemn everything about it, as my party leader made clear - the act and what they did. I made it clear in a subsequent statement to Tipp FM last Friday in the interview. We have...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: I will not go into it any further, Deputy Griffin. We are over time.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: I unreservedly, like I said-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: Sorry, I have been asked to make a statement and I have made it.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: Sorry, I have made a statement there. I am conscious that we are over time under the instructions from the Ceann Comhairle.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: I have made a statement, Deputy Griffin, and we are leaving it at that. Thank you very much.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: The rest of the meeting is-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: I will not politicise the situation, as Deputy Griffin is trying to do. I have made a statement. Like I said, I unreservedly condemn the actions that they have done.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: I have made that clear. My sympathies go out to the McCabe and O'Sullivan families.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: You have asked me to make a statement and I have made a statement. The committee is adjourned until 11 a.m. on Thursday, 16 September, for a virtual private meeting to be followed by a public meeting at 12.30 p.m. As we discussed earlier, the executive will contact some of the other ombudsmen to check whether they can attend on that date. We agreed to hold a private virtual meeting at some...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: I welcome the guests. I appreciate what the guests have been saying and that everything is being done now. In the papers recently we read about allegations from a number of years ago that anonymous letters from stable staff to the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Authority, IHRB - formerly the Turf Club - alleging concerns about the use of prohibited substances were left unaddressed. What has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: Were there any allegations before Mr. Grassick's time or were they followed up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: Are the members of the Irish Racehorse Trainers Association confident in the independence of the IHRB?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: If concerns are raised, what procedures does the trainers association have in place for reporting that and what procedures would the association follow?

Committee on Public Petitions: Update on Direct Provision: The Ombudsman (11 May 2021)

Martin Browne: I have a couple of questions. New standards for the accommodation centres came into force this year. Have those standards improved things, in the opinion of the witnesses? To go back to 2011, Emily O'Reilly, the then Ombudsman, told the petitions committee that the administration of the law in regard to aliens or naturalisation is within the remit of most ombudsman offices in Europe but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Independent Mink Farms: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: I welcome our guests. I find it funny that one of the witnesses said they do not know why the industry is being closed down. They told us that they have been engaging with the Department and the Department says there is a broad consensus among veterinary and other scientific experts as to why the industry should finish. What are the witnesses' feelings on that? What kind of engagement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Independent Mink Farms: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: That is what I was asking. According to the Department, the veterinary and scientific experts are saying that the industry should be closed down. What reasons are being given in that regard? I do not know what reasons the Department is giving to close down the fur industry now, in 2021. What engagement have the witnesses had with the Department on that matter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (15 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: I will be fairly quick. Just like the other speakers, I encourage the Minister and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to look after the workers. There is a discrepancy between what we heard earlier and what the Department is saying. The farmers told us that they had 30 to 40 workers. It is still a small number of people who are losing their jobs because of the legislation....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issues in the Horse Racing Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: I hate to be critical, but nearly an hour has been spent on one contributor. I see on the screen that there are an awful lot of people looking to get in. I have questions for the Department following up on what we have heard and I also have questions about last night's television programme, though I do not know if the witnesses are in a position to answer them at this stage. Some €96...