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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: I am aware of that centre.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: As I stated, it is great news. Racing directly or indirectly supports 2,500 jobs in the county which the Chairman and I represent and brings in it €400 million county-wide. As such, any proposed developments, and the all-weather track in particular, are more than welcome. I heard part of the discussion earlier on point-to-point racing. What concerns do our guests have in respect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: What assistance has the HRI given to the point-to-pointers and pony racers in that regard? Has HRI approached and expressed its concerns to the point-to-pointers? Have any meetings taken place in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: I suspect most other issues have been covered. When the IHRB and HRI attended the committee at the start of May, concerns were raised by many members in respect of the pace at which the recommendations of the committee were being rolled out. At that meeting, Mr. Osborne stated he was satisfied that progress was being made on all fronts. It was clear, however, that it was not as cut and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: In 2019, the most recent year that was unaffected by Covid, 1.3 million people attended races. We have been unaffected this year. Are numbers up compared with 2019? Is there any indication of whether the numbers will be up? Will it level itself out?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: Are the 1,000 new owners to whom the witnesses referred people who have won horses?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: I will leave it at that. I imagine everything else has been covered.

Special Educational Needs School Places: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: A common theme that I hear on education is the allocation of special classes in schools locally. I have raised it here in the Dáil on a number of occasions yet the situation does not change. The parents of children with special needs still have to contact schools far outside their areas while at the same time they are told that there is no need for such classes in the areas where there...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: I also welcome the chance to speak on the Bill. The importance of the Bill, brief though it may be, cannot be overstated. It seeks to address the findings in Liam Varley v. Ciarán Davitt that there is no legal basis underpinning the system of garda court presenters at District Court level. This effectively means that no garda, other than the prosecuting garda, has the right of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (14 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: 94. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the need to increase the allocation for public service obligation in the National Transport Authority’s 2023 budget for additional rail services on the Limerick to Ballybrophy line and the Waterford to Limerick line; his views on a report by a company (details supplied) that if speeds were increased on the Waterford...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (14 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: 1699. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times that gardaí have had to be contacted regarding safeguarding issues in the emergency department at University Hospital Limerick each month to date in 2022. [30031/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (14 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: 1904. To ask the Minister for Health if he will categorise the differences between parent consultation clinic appointments and individual family support plan appointments; the number of parent consultation clinic appointments that have taken place since their inception; if the questionnaire issued ahead of such appointments are designed solely for parent consultation clinic appointments; and...

Higher Education Investment and Costs: Statements (2 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: I am nearly embarrassed to start talking now about Tipperary without mentioning Carlow. For counties like Tipperary, there has been some positivity on the third level education front. This provides the opportunity to study closer to home, if that suits the course people have chosen or have been accepted for and is more than welcome. The fact, however, that the technological universities...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child and Family Agency (2 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: 31. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a staffing shortage in fostering assessment teams in the south-east; the average length of time it takes to complete an assessment; if he will compare this comparison with target times; if he will provide details on approved staffing levels across all disciplines involved in the fostering assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (2 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: 78. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a lack of respite foster placements in the south-east; if his attention has been drawn to families being unable to get such placements in the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28536/22]

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (1 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: Sinn Féin realises that the way in which wardships of court operate needs to be reformed, but the manner in which the Bill is being brought forward, with particularly tight timeframes, goes against the spirit of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Under Article 4.3 of the convention, disabled people have a right to be consulted on policy and on the laws that...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: In April this year, 63 adults were confirmed to be homeless in County Tipperary, which is up 32 since April of last year. The number does not include children. The monthly figures have been increasing steadily over the past year and local authorities are coming under increased pressure to assist those individuals and families. For the entirety of last year, Tipperary County Council stated...

Adaption Grants for Older People and People with a Disability: Motion [Private Members] (1 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: Much like the outdatedness of the housing assistance payment, which has no bearing on current rental costs, the upper limit on the housing adaptation grant has remained the same for 13 years. It no longer has any bearing on the actual costs that many people in my constituency of Tipperary face. The annual rate of construction inflation hit 13.4% from January to December 2021. In Tipperary,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: I welcome the witnesses. The committee, Department, HRI and the IHRB should all be trying to work as quickly as possible to resolve these issues and restore confidence in the industry. We all know how important it is. I apologise for having had to go to another meeting. Some of the answers I have heard have been somewhat evasive. It is in everybody's best interest that we get answers as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing in Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board's Anti-doping Programme: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Martin Browne: Yes. It was in the IHRB statement that it had concerns around the time taken for investigations and the disciplinary process. Why was the IHRB concerned? What is the average length of time before these would come in front of the board?