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- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)
Martin Browne: That is correct.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)
Martin Browne: We agreed that the information would be sent to the petitioner for comments and views and that we could then revisit the matter.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)
Martin Browne: The fourth petition is No. 19/21, concerning a ban on the advertising of all fossil fuel and hybrid vehicles on all Irish media, and comes from Mr. Cormac McKay. The recommendation is that the correspondence from the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland, ASAI, be forwarded to the petitioner for comment. Do members have any views? Is it agreed that we will send that information to the...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)
Martin Browne: I have no problem asking representatives of Irish Water to come in and explain the situation. Mr. Coskeran and the estate concerned had an agreement with the county council in 2004, before Irish Water came into being. Do we need to get something from the council to explain what happened in 2004 and what was agreed between the two parties at the time or are committee members happy for us to...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)
Martin Browne: I will ask the secretariat to write to both parties. Do we need to invite Mr. Coskeran in as well or should we just deal with the county council and Irish Water first, give their replies to Mr. Coskeran and let him make a submission to the committee thereafter? Would committee members be happy with that approach? We will do that. I will ask the secretariat to write to both the county...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)
Martin Browne: That concludes our consideration of the public's petitions for this meeting. I invite members of the public to make submissions via our online portal. A petition may be addressed to the Houses of the Oireachtas on a matter of general public concern or interest in respect of their legislative powers or on an issue of public policy. Moving on to any other business, would members like to...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)
Martin Browne: Has the Deputy anything in mind for getting the word out there more?
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)
Martin Browne: According to the secretariat, it is similar to the level in previous years. We can get the figures for the next meeting and have the matter on the agenda. We will discuss it and see if there is a way of getting the message out to the wider public.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)
Martin Browne: I call Deputy O'Donoghue.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)
Martin Browne: To be fair to the secretariat, it is something that-----
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)
Martin Browne: The secretariat will examine the matter again. With the other committees, we will see if we can move our starting time or finishing time away from theirs. We will then revert to the committee.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)
Martin Browne: Our meeting was supposed to start at 1.30 p.m.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)
Martin Browne: It is a three-hour session from 1.30 p.m. until-----
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)
Martin Browne: We will ask the secretariat to examine the matter again and revert to us with times. They have looked at it and, unfortunately, it clashes with other committees. We will try to tweak the times. I want to follow up on what Deputy Devlin said. The Houses of the Oireachtas Service will make a video with me as Chair to promote the Committee on Public Petitions. It is talking about doing it at...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)
Martin Browne: I was going to do a TikTok but I refused.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)
Martin Browne: We are in full agreement with Senator Murphy. Now that Covid is lifting, the press office in the Oireachtas should get the message out to the public so they can see how this committee works. As everybody has said, it is a very important committee. It can be very important to people at a local level with what may be considered minor issues. For those who go to the trouble of submitting a...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)
Martin Browne: We will finish the discussion before it gets any more out of hand. In our next public meeting we plan to continue our consideration of direct provision. I thank Mr. Leo Bollins, Ms Margaret O'Donnell and Ms Barbara Hughes in the secretariat for all of the work they do in helping us with the committee.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)
Martin Browne: Senator Buttimer will not get any disagreement here. We all agree to those sentiments. To respond to Deputy O'Donoghue, the secretariat has tried. We have even moved the days we meet because of clashes with other committees. If it suits people, we might ask the secretariat to move a half hour either way. I know that this meeting time clashes with other committees, but no matter what...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2021)
Martin Browne: 271. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the commitment in Budget 2022 to provide two CAMHS hubs. [51599/21]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2022 (20 Oct 2021)
Martin Browne: 272. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the commitment in Budget 2022 to deliver enhancements in the areas of homecare packages and community beds; if he will define the term enhancements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51600/21]