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- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Taking in Charge (Resumed): Tipperary County Council (27 Oct 2022)
Martin Browne: Is the council in regular correspondence with the Department in this regard? Can we get a copy of Mr. Coskeran’s MOU with the council in order that we can flag it with the Department?
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Taking in Charge (Resumed): Tipperary County Council (27 Oct 2022)
Martin Browne: What correspondence did the council have with the Department in this regard? When was the last correspondence it had and how often did it have correspondence with the Department?
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Taking in Charge (Resumed): Tipperary County Council (27 Oct 2022)
Martin Browne: Can we get a copy of the MOU from Mr. Coskeran or the council?
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Taking in Charge (Resumed): Tipperary County Council (27 Oct 2022)
Martin Browne: Yes.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Taking in Charge (Resumed): Tipperary County Council (27 Oct 2022)
Martin Browne: Deputy Buckley wants to come back in.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Taking in Charge (Resumed): Tipperary County Council (27 Oct 2022)
Martin Browne: We totally understand where the council is coming from and we appreciate some of the solutions. I am not sure which of the witnesses can answer this question. How confident are the witnesses that these solutions can be taken on board quickly in order that we can get this resolved? This is the second time the committee has had a public session on this issue. We will work as much as we can...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Taking in Charge (Resumed): Tipperary County Council (27 Oct 2022)
Martin Browne: No doubt Tipperary County Council has got the sense of urgency felt by the committee and the residents. The council will want to get this resolved. If we could have an update on that date, we can hopefully get some idea when we can resolve this. Do other members wish to contribute?
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Taking in Charge (Resumed): Tipperary County Council (27 Oct 2022)
Martin Browne: Is that agreed? Agreed. Does Mr. McGrath or Mr. Lonergan wish to make any final statements before we finish this session?
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Taking in Charge (Resumed): Tipperary County Council (27 Oct 2022)
Martin Browne: I thank the witnesses for appearing before us today. Hopefully it has been beneficial and something will come out of it early in the new year. I thank Mr. Terence Coskeran and Mrs. Margaret Coskeran for being here as well.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Oct 2022)
Martin Browne: We have five petitions for consideration. Petition No. 32 of 2022 is "Public Order Act amendment" from Mr. Liam Doran. This petition relates to a request that certain sections of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 be amended to reduce terms of imprisonment where a person is found guilty of certain offences under the Act. The petitioner has requested this petition be closed. The...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Oct 2022)
Martin Browne: Petition No. 33 of 2022 is "Amendment to Organisation of Working Time Act 1997" from Mr. Liam Doran. This petition relates to several changes the petitioner was seeking to the above Act regarding the length of breaks staff may take and time between breaks during work. The committee had already agreed to close this petition at its meetings of 14 and 15 September 2022 and the petitioner was...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Oct 2022)
Martin Browne: Petition No. 34 of 2022 is "That a WW1 memorial stone be erected in Clondalkin Park as soon as practicable to commemorate those from Clondalkin who died in WW1" from Mr. Liam Doran. This petition relates to erecting a First World War memorial stone in Clondalkin Park. The secretariat contacted South Dublin County Council which responded and set out its plans and concerns. This...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Oct 2022)
Martin Browne: Petition No. 41 of 2022 is "Tax exemption" from Mr. Jeremiah Murphy. This petition requests that the income tax exemption rate be increased to €40,000 for those aged over 65 years whose only income is from a pension or pensions. The secretariat corresponded with the Department of Finance on the petitioner's behalf and the Department replied, advising that policy changes to the tax...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Oct 2022)
Martin Browne: Agreed. Petition No. 52 of 2022 is "Lil Reds Legacy Sepsis Awareness Campaign" from Mr. Joseph Hughes. This petition requests that the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, and the national sepsis programme within the HSE develop a sepsis awareness campaign for TV and radio explaining to the public how to recognise the signs and symptoms of sepsis. The secretariat corresponded with the...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Oct 2022)
Martin Browne: That concludes our consideration of public petitions this afternoon. I invite members of the public to submit petitions via our online portal available at petitions.oireachtas.ie. A petition may be addressed to the Houses of the Oireachtas on a matter of general public concern or interest or an issue of public policy. Before we move to any other business, I echo what Deputy Buckley said...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (27 Oct 2022)
Martin Browne: You are responsible.
- Residential Tenancies (Deferment of Termination Dates of Certain Tenancies) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Oct 2022)
Martin Browne: A Bill such as this is needed because of the situation created by the Government and its broken housing policy. Only this week, people contacted my office in Cashel because they had nowhere to go after their tenancies ended. One case involves a single mother and her children. This family just cannot find accommodation in a market that is strangled through a lack of supply. The mother, who...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)
Martin Browne: I raise the crazy system of the retrofitting scheme the Government has introduced. When will the Government realise it is not working and will not work because it excludes a large number of households? One example is stone-built houses that were constructed in 1965 or earlier. These homes could really do with deep retrofits but we are told that they do not qualify. Such homes are usually...
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)
Martin Browne: These are the houses that need the deep retrofit.
- Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (Resumed) (26 Oct 2022)
Martin Browne: Anything pre 1965 does not even qualify.