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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (5 Apr 2022)

Martin Browne: 566. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a database or other such resource is available on a localised level to assist in the identification of housing availability for Ukrainian refugees; if his attention has been drawn to schools seeking housing for children in emergency accommodation due to the lack of a local resource on housing availability...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (5 Apr 2022)

Martin Browne: 567. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a structure is being put in place to ensure that services such as the HSE medical card services are notified of the presentation of Ukrainian refugees at their offices in order that preparations can be made to deal with their needs such as ensuring adequate numbers of staff are available and the presence of...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Refugee Resettlement Programme (5 Apr 2022)

Martin Browne: 568. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration is being given to provide publicly funded translation services to assist agencies dealing with Ukrainian refugees given the high costs that are being encountered by Tusla and other organisations that acquire the services of private providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18404/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013: Post-Enactment Scrutiny (Resumed) (30 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: I welcome the witnesses. I want to follow up on a point raised by Senator Boyhan. With regard to the inspections carried out by the nine authorised officers, am I correct there were only three prosecutions arising?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013: Post-Enactment Scrutiny (Resumed) (30 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: The making of agreements with people who have been found guilty at a District Court level to pay into a poor box or fund will not be a deterrent to any person engaged in this practice. I would imagine there is a lot of money involved in it, so having to make a small donation to Dogs Trust or any other organisation is not a deterrent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013: Post-Enactment Scrutiny (Resumed) (30 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: My next question is to the Department. The VCI has stated the practice of ear cropping by unregistered laypersons is more relevant to the Department. What measures has the Department put in place to bring the practice and extent of illegal ear cropping to the attention of the public? We have all seen animals, in particular dogs, that have had their ears cropped. Senator Boyhan mentioned...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013: Post-Enactment Scrutiny (Resumed) (30 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: I appreciate that the Minister has established a new advisory council on companion animal welfare. When is that likely to conclude? Is there a timeframe for when the policy results arising will come into effect?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013: Post-Enactment Scrutiny (Resumed) (30 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: My next question is for the VCI in regard to canine artificial insemination. Does the VCI have the power to inspect veterinary premises? In an effort to identify some of these unauthorised practices, does it have the power to carry out spot checks or does it rely on concerns being raised by members of the public?

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (7 Apr 2022)

Martin Browne: 286. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); the progress to date in the processing of the application for renewal; if all efforts will be made to ensure that the passport issues in time for travel on 13 April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18992/22]

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (31 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: I welcome everybody here this afternoon to our public meeting using Microsoft Teams. No members are present in the committee room. Apologies have been received from Deputy Devlin and Senator Craughwell. The Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil, Deputy Ó Fearghaíl, and the Cathaoirleach of the Seanad, Senator Mark Daly, have published a Covid-19 code of conduct for the parliamentary...

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: Our next business is an engagement with the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman, FSPO. Before we start, I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses regarding references witnesses may make to other persons in their evidence. The evidence of witnesses physically present or who give evidence from within the parliamentary precincts is...

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: I thank Ms McGovern. I would imagine that there will be many questions. I want to ask one or two myself, and Senators Higgins and Buttimer will follow me. Are many of the disputes resolved informally, or are the complaints recorded?

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: In regard to business interruption insurance, what seems to be the issue? Is there any one issue or are a couple of issues involved? There are 295 resolved complaints. Is there a common thread between them?

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: In this day and age, why is it that banks do not allow people to use their bank cards to purchase cryptocurrency but those same banks will give people a loan to buy it? Is that not contradictory?

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: I cannot see a problem with that. I would not say that any of our members would see a problem with it, either.

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: Is the Senator happy to bring up the case he raised yesterday directly with the ombudsman through email?

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: When the ombudsman's office is contacting service providers in the course of its work, are the response times adequate? Does it encounter any issues when looking for information or documents from any of those service providers?

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: On customer service, in recent years we have seen banks downsizing and closing down. A lot of them have closed down in my own county. People have been left without actual physical banking. It is one of the most disruptive things that can happen in terms of customer service. It is also an issue that is particularly problematic for communities in rural areas. Has the ombudsman received any...

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: I have no more questions.

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: Just before the ombudsman comes in, following on from Senator Buttimer's comments, are there complaints coming in? We do not consider the Senator to be old fashioned, but are complaints coming in across the board from an older generation, concerned that we are becoming a cashless society?