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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Planning Framework (22 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: 352. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there has been any update from his Department to local authorities in relation to the connection to the local area aspects of planning policy and the need to live in the community aspects, in view of the rising cost of housing and the chronic lack of supply, which are forcing persons away from areas they would otherwise...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (22 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: 1100. To ask the Minister for Health the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists in the CHO5 and CHO3 areas in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, by area. [15082/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (22 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: 1101. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patient cancellations that have occurred in CHO5 and CHO3 to date in 2022 due to the fact that speech and language therapists have been reassigned; the reason for this; the figures by area [15083/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (22 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: 1102. To ask the Minister for Health the number of initial assessments of needs that have taken place in CHO5 and CHO3 in 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of assessments of needs that have taken place in CHO5 and CHO3 in 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15084/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (22 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: 1103. To ask the Minister for Health the campaigns that are and have been underway to recruit speech and language therapists in CHO5 and CHO3 in 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists that have been recruited in 2021 and to date in 2022 in each CHO area; and the details of recruitment campaigns currently underway and scheduled for...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Payments (10 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: Family Carers Ireland says it is not enough.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Payments (10 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: The Government needs to realise that these families save €20 billion a year. What would happen if they withdrew the service they provide tomorrow morning?

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Payments (10 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: It is not enough.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Payments (10 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: I raise this issue because it concerns another example of difficult circumstances in which many people, whether they are carers or not, find themselves. It relates to the inability of people who care for a loved one to pay for the additional electricity consumption that caring for someone requires. As the Minister of State will be aware, many people find it easier to keep on top of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Social Welfare Payments (10 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: As I predicted, the Minister of State rattled off figures from the budget and mentioned some of the other measures the Government has brought in, but carers have told me, and I have no doubt they have told him too, that the measures are not enough for them. I told him about the video I received. That family's electricity bill has jumped from €197 to €349 in five months, so a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Prices (10 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: 186. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to address the rising fuel costs (details supplied); and the measures he plans to introduce to reduce fuel costs. [13625/22]

Financial Resolution: Excise (9 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: Judging by what the Government plans to implement today, it is obvious that it is still intent on continuing with the relaxed attitude to addressing the crisis that families and businesses are facing right now. There is one particular identifier when it comes to this Government. It will hold out until the last minute, and when an action needs to be taken, it will always stop short of doing...

Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: This Bill brings to light a number of points. First, it reminds us that the Covid pandemic is not over yet, and that families, households and businesses are still being affected by the threat and the effects of the virus. It also reminds us that the pandemic is never far away, and that we must maintain a state of readiness for any further complications that may lie ahead. Yet, the way...

Proposal for a Council Decision on Hate Speech and Hate Crime: Motion (9 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: According to the UN, there has been an alarming spike in online and offline speech in recent years. In examining the reasons for this, the UN has said that this rise can be linked to changes in the social, economic and technological environment and to Covid-19 and Internet use. For the European Commission, only the identification of hate speech and hate crime as a new and distinct area of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (9 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: 82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the reluctance of some local authorities to take charge of housing estates containing developer provided water infrastructure based on the distance from the DPI infrastructure to the local public connection; his views on whether additional funding should be made available for such instances; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (9 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: 83. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 352 of 1 March 2022, if a local authority can refuse to take over responsibility for the roads and footpaths, public lighting and open spaces following a request to do so by the majority of dwellings owners at least four years since the expiry of planning permission; if so, the situations...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: 84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason that his Department does not hold data on a year-to-year basis regarding developments that have been taken in charge; his views on whether it would be appropriate to reconsider this stance given the number of estates nationally that are not receiving any assistance for their needs; and if he will make a statement...

Committee Report on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community: Statements (3 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: Can I have another small bit?

Committee Report on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community: Statements (3 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: I also welcome Senator Flynn and congratulate her on and her committee on the report. I assure her that she is more than welcome and entitled to be in this House. This is an incredibly important document and, as the committee Chair has said, we cannot let this become just another report. We must put an end to the policies and practice that have failed the Traveller community. That is why...

Committee Report on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community: Statements (3 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: -----I urge all Oireachtas Members, and local authority members and officials to read the report and to act. I will also put my name to it. As Deputy Bríd Smith said, it is up to the 160 Members of this House, Senators and councillors throughout the country to ensure we put pressure on local authorities to implement the recommendations. I will be doing that on their behalf.