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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: I call Deputy O'Donoghue.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: To be fair to the secretariat, it is something that-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: The secretariat will examine the matter again. With the other committees, we will see if we can move our starting time or finishing time away from theirs. We will then revert to the committee.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: Our meeting was supposed to start at 1.30 p.m.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: It is a three-hour session from 1.30 p.m. until-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: We will ask the secretariat to examine the matter again and revert to us with times. They have looked at it and, unfortunately, it clashes with other committees. We will try to tweak the times. I want to follow up on what Deputy Devlin said. The Houses of the Oireachtas Service will make a video with me as Chair to promote the Committee on Public Petitions. It is talking about doing it at...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: I was going to do a TikTok but I refused.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: We are in full agreement with Senator Murphy. Now that Covid is lifting, the press office in the Oireachtas should get the message out to the public so they can see how this committee works. As everybody has said, it is a very important committee. It can be very important to people at a local level with what may be considered minor issues. For those who go to the trouble of submitting a...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: We will finish the discussion before it gets any more out of hand. In our next public meeting we plan to continue our consideration of direct provision. I thank Mr. Leo Bollins, Ms Margaret O'Donnell and Ms Barbara Hughes in the secretariat for all of the work they do in helping us with the committee.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (14 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: Senator Buttimer will not get any disagreement here. We all agree to those sentiments. To respond to Deputy O'Donoghue, the secretariat has tried. We have even moved the days we meet because of clashes with other committees. If it suits people, we might ask the secretariat to move a half hour either way. I know that this meeting time clashes with other committees, but no matter what...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (13 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: 53. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts that are being made to provide student accommodation for those attending the Technological University of the Shannon, Midlands Midwest; the plans in place to deal with the limited capacity of technological universities to borrow in order to build their own student accommodation; if a study to determine the capacity and capacity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Directive, Water Quality and Pollution: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: I thank our guests for attending the meeting. They stated that the nitrates action programme is important for improving water quality and meeting the water framework objectives. The fourth NAP, however, has not protected the water from nutrient pollution from agriculture. The EPA supports the fifth NAP, which it believes will help to tackle the failure of the fourth one. It says the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Directive, Water Quality and Pollution: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: Okay. There are other members who wish to contribute so I will leave it at that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Directive, Water Quality and Pollution: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: I welcome the witnesses from the two Departments. The key factor is ensuring optimum soil fertility by balancing nutrition and minimising sediment losses in the environment. Legislation is being developed to allow this to be adopted. What about farmers who want to avail of a good price on fertilizer? Will this inhibit their ability to shop wisely? Under the enforcement reform,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (12 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: 77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if clarity will be provided in relation to a reference (details supplied) in the National Development Plan; if this will include discussions with Iarnród Éireann on improving timetables to suit the demands of commuters on the line between Limerick Junction and Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49338/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (12 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on prioritising a by-pass of Tipperary town as part of the N24 project; the reason there was no mention of same in the National Development Plan; his views on the importance of prioritising the by-passing of Tipperary town due to the traffic and environmental issues caused by the current road layout; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (12 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: 164. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an estimated completion date for the review of income eligibility for social housing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49217/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (12 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: 286. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are plans to provide additional funding for the inclusion of ASD classrooms in a school (details supplied). [49423/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (12 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: 476. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to amend the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 to address the current barriers to both parents in families who have children via surrogacy to have an equal legal relationship with their children as those enjoyed by families who do not need to use surrogacy; and the status of the ongoing work on preparing the Assisted Human Reproduction...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (12 Oct 2021)

Martin Browne: 526. To ask the Minister for Health the number of paramedics employed by the National Ambulance Service, by county, in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [49421/21]