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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2021)

Martin Browne: We hear what Mr. Gleeson is saying, and we heard it before, but as far as I am concerned it just seems to be another reason the Department has found to make excuses for underperformance. That is my personal view. I do not know what other people feel. Nearly every month we have someone in from the Department and there is an excuse every time for not hitting the target relating to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2021)

Martin Browne: We do know people that are affected. Everybody on this committee knows people that are affected. In the interests of the efficiency of the Forestry Service and how public money is being used, do we have any figures on the average costs of processing a licence?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2021)

Martin Browne: I thank Mr. Gleeson.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Health and Safety (9 Sep 2021)

Martin Browne: 2. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of HSA investigations carried out to date in 2021, by county. [41515/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (9 Sep 2021)

Martin Browne: 36. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of properties owned by the IDA in Tipperary town; and the number of vacant IDA properties in Tipperary town. [43005/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (9 Sep 2021)

Martin Browne: 361. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the way the low income limits for County Tipperary under the Social Housing Assessment Regulations 2011 is forcing family members from homes that become subject to the mortgage to rent scheme; his views on the way this is leading to situations in which families become fragmented; the way in which he plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Sep 2021)

Martin Browne: 581. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason secondary school children are still not allowed access to lockers and are being required to carry excessively heavy school bags as a result; and if she will clarify the reason for children to be denied access to lockers in schools. [42561/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (9 Sep 2021)

Martin Browne: 653. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the basis for Turas Nua keeping files open on persons after they begin full-time employment even in cases in which persons have taken-up employment in circumstances (details supplied); her views on whether a person who had minimum to no engagement with Turas Nua should be on file for a year; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Children in Care (9 Sep 2021)

Martin Browne: 747. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he plans to review the rates paid to foster parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41623/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (9 Sep 2021)

Martin Browne: 835. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the actions taken to address the delays with on-campus phases of apprentices given that the current delays are creating challenges for apprentices and employers. [42223/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (9 Sep 2021)

Martin Browne: 836. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an allowance will be made for older apprentices to be prioritised in the current backlog (details supplied); and his plans to address the specific needs of this group of apprentices. [42224/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Peace Commissioners (9 Sep 2021)

Martin Browne: 876. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of peace commissioners appointment in County Tipperary in 2020-2021, by local electoral area; and the total number of applications in the same period. [41683/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Sep 2021)

Martin Browne: 923. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí stationed across the Tipperary division in each of the years since 2015 to date. [42607/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Sep 2021)

Martin Browne: 924. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is an optimal ratio of Garda personnel per member of the public; if Garda figures are based upon population or geographic area; and the way the number of gardaí currently serving compares to the optimum number. [42608/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Sep 2021)

Martin Browne: 925. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of functioning Garda stations in County Tipperary in each year since 2015. [42609/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Dealing (9 Sep 2021)

Martin Browne: 926. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on the practice of drug dealers enticing young people into using illegal drugs by initially providing them with free narcotics; and the actions that are being taken to tackle this. [42610/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Dealing (9 Sep 2021)

Martin Browne: 927. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures being taken to tackle the forceful collection of drug debts accrued through the drug trade; her views on the way criminals are targeting parents to pay these debts; and if instances of this kind of criminality are on the increase. [42611/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (9 Sep 2021)

Martin Browne: 1033. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to introduce legislation to amend the assisted human reproduction Bill to ensure that children born to LGBTQ+ couples will have a legal parent-child relationship with both parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41621/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (9 Sep 2021)

Martin Browne: 1058. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Templemore, County Tipperary is set to lose one of its two general practitioners; and his plans to address the situation given that there is already a lack of general practitioner services. [41698/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (9 Sep 2021)

Martin Browne: 1428. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists in County Tipperary currently participating in the dental medical card scheme; and his plans to address the number of dentists leaving the scheme which has left medical card patients in many areas with no access to dental treatment. [43004/21]