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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: I support the amendment too. As both speakers have said, the fishermen are being hit enough with the penalties and so forth, so if they seek an appeal it should be a nominal fee like €25.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: I agree with Deputy Michael Collins. What is being asked in this amendment is fair. I cannot get over the Minister's statement that it would be unfair on another Minister to have to go through the rigmarole of changing the fee. That is the Minister's job. He should set the fee now in this Bill. If a future Minister does not agree with it, he or she can bring forward proposals to change...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: The Minister spoke of mixing up the law. Will he clarify the difference between a serious infringement and being "involved a serious infringement not minor in nature giving due regard to..."? Will he clarify the difference where the penalty points kick in and give us some clarification on the two points?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: Have those regulations been sent out to the fishing industry so that its members know what is a minor infringement and what is a serious infringement?

Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: I thank the Minister for bringing this Bill forward. It makes sense finally to move educational and welfare supports and the school completion programme back to the Department of Education. Due to the very nature of the school completion programme it should not have been under the auspices of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. Education is an...

Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: I will talk faster.

Child and Family Agency (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: Deputy Devlin will not take up all his time, will you, Deputy Devlin?

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Statements (21 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: I am grateful for the opportunity to address the House as part of breast cancer awareness month. The key message I wish to convey relates to the importance of availing of the screening programme when the offer is made to individual women but also to the need to act on any suspected symptoms or concerns. As Deputy Martin Kenny said, the screening age should be reduced to 40. I recall...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (21 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: 47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the measures for the organic sector in Budget 2022. [50771/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: 64. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the measures for the forestry sector in Budget 2022; and the measures that will be taken to make the sector more attractive to new entrants. [50770/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (21 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: 164. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has engaged with the National Transport Authority, NTA, regarding the prevalence of illegal taxi operators; the nature of those discussions; if he has engaged with the NTA and An Garda Síochána to overcome the difficulties involved; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of legal operators regarding the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (20 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: 271. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the commitment in Budget 2022 to provide two CAMHS hubs. [51599/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Budget 2022 (20 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: 272. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the commitment in Budget 2022 to deliver enhancements in the areas of homecare packages and community beds; if he will define the term enhancements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51600/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (20 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: 273. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for capacity planning and reform within the National Ambulance Service. [51601/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (20 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: 274. To ask the Minister for Health the average response time of ambulances in the south-east area; the number of ambulances ordinarily based at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51602/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (20 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: 275. To ask the Minister for Health the average response time of ambulances in the mid-west area; the number of ambulances ordinarily based at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51603/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (20 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: 276. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paramedics assigned to ambulance services in the south-east area; and the optimum number of paramedics that should serve that area. [51604/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (20 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: 277. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paramedics assigned to ambulance services in the mid-west area; and the optimum number of paramedics that should serve that area. [51605/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (19 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: 110. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the way parents are being faced with paying for private needs assessment for their children due to lengthy public waiting times; his further views on the way that this is creating an unequal playing field for young people from families with limited means; the efforts being made to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (19 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: 472. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 12 October 2021, if he will provide a date for the income limits for social housing; and if his attention has been drawn to the basic income limits that have not changed since 2011 despite significant changes in the housing market since then. [51029/21]