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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (20 Jan 2022)

Martin Browne: As nobody objects to the proposal, I will ask the secretariat to contact Mr. Doran in that regard. Petition No. 48/2021 from Mr. David Dunne relates to saving St. Brigid's Hospital. The recommendation is that correspondence from Mr. Ray Mitchell, assistant national director at the HSE, be forwarded to Mr. Dunne for comment. Do members have any views on that?

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (20 Jan 2022)

Martin Browne: I am familiar with this situation because the hospital is in my constituency. As Deputy Buckley said, some facilities are archaic and there has been no investment in them. The local community has raised a massive amount of money over the years and was willing to do so again. I suggest that after we get a response from Mr. Dunne, we bring in representatives of the HSE to discuss this...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (20 Jan 2022)

Martin Browne: That concludes our consideration of public petitions this afternoon. I invite members of the public to submit petitions through our online portal. 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. The next item on our agenda is any other business. Does any member wish to raise anything or make a...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (20 Jan 2022)

Martin Browne: I agree with Deputy Buckley. It seems that the same criteria are being used to close both facilities. There has been very poor communication from the HSE in terms of producing engineers' reports that have been requested by groups in Midleton and Carrick-on-Suir. I do not see any problem with combining the petitions and putting questions to the HSE on both facilities. The petitions are...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (20 Jan 2022)

Martin Browne: As there is no other business, the committee will adjourn until 11.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 2 February 2022, at which point we will have a virtual private meeting. We will have a public meeting on Thursday, 3 February 2022 at 11.30 a.m. Just before we finish, I want to welcome Deputy Emer Higgins-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (20 Jan 2022)

Martin Browne: Deputy Higgins is replacing former Deputy Eoghan Murphy on this committee. We welcome Deputy Higgins. She is the only female member of the committee, more is the pity. All of the parties need to look at the committees across the House and try to ensure a more even gender representation on them. I welcome Deputy Higgins and assure her that the secretariat of the committee, including Leo,...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (20 Jan 2022)

Martin Browne: We are also looking forward to working with Deputy Higgins. This committee affects people in all communities, small and big. People are depending on us to run a good committee and to date, we have done so. All members have worked really hard, together with the secretariat. We have a very strong but very busy secretariat which we share with the Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Annual Reports from 2017 to 2020 and Related Matters: Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (20 Jan 2022)

Martin Browne: I will read out some formal notices. I remind members of the constitutional requirement that they must be physically present within the confines of the place at which Parliament has chosen to sit, namely, Leinster House, in order to participate in public meetings. I will not permit a member to participate where he or she is not adhering to the constitutional requirement and, therefore, any...

Committee on Public Petitions: Annual Reports from 2017 to 2020 and Related Matters: Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (20 Jan 2022)

Martin Browne: I think we have lost Mr. Justice Mahon.

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Second Stage (19 Jan 2022)

Martin Browne: My heart sank when I saw how many of the most important recommendations of the Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth were not taken into account when revising this Bill. An opportunity was there to address the injustices of the past that have been ignored or suppressed over the decades. We have seen this with the attitude that was shown to the survivors of...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: State Bodies (19 Jan 2022)

Martin Browne: 72. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of full-time staff by job title working in the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission as of 6 December 2021. [62966/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Public Sector Pensions (19 Jan 2022)

Martin Browne: 79. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 3 of 15 December 2021, the timeline for the public consultation on the matters raised during consideration of the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021. [63417/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Car Test (19 Jan 2022)

Martin Browne: 215. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there will be an allowance made for drivers unable to get a NCT retest within the 30 day time limit due to the current backlog to not be forced to pay for a full retest through no fault of their own. [63387/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (19 Jan 2022)

Martin Browne: 515. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of income limits for social housing; and if this review will take place in 2022. [1199/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (19 Jan 2022)

Martin Browne: 680. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of vacancies by rank in the Defence Forces school of music; and when each of the vacancies will be filled in tabular form. [62971/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (19 Jan 2022)

Martin Browne: 910. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons referred to Turas Nua in each county in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1107/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (19 Jan 2022)

Martin Browne: 911. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the cost of the JobPath service to the State in 2021. [1108/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (19 Jan 2022)

Martin Browne: 912. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her Department has carried out a review of the JobPath service based on participants' experiences in order to ascertain if the programme helped them in finding employment. [1109/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Jan 2022)

Martin Browne: 1180. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a new recruitment campaign for the Garda band will happen in quarter 1 of 2022. [62967/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Jan 2022)

Martin Browne: 1181. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of new marked and unmarked Garda cars allocated to Tipperary Garda division in 2020 and 2021; and the number of cars withdrawn from the division during same period. [62968/21]