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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: I have made a statement, Deputy Griffin, and we are leaving it at that. Thank you very much.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: The rest of the meeting is-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: I will not politicise the situation, as Deputy Griffin is trying to do. I have made a statement. Like I said, I unreservedly condemn the actions that they have done.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: I have made that clear. My sympathies go out to the McCabe and O'Sullivan families.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: You have asked me to make a statement and I have made a statement. The committee is adjourned until 11 a.m. on Thursday, 16 September, for a virtual private meeting to be followed by a public meeting at 12.30 p.m. As we discussed earlier, the executive will contact some of the other ombudsmen to check whether they can attend on that date. We agreed to hold a private virtual meeting at some...

CervicalCheck Tribunal (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: The purpose of the CervicalCheck tribunal was to foster and rebuild trust between women and the health services as an alternative option to the courts dealing with claims against the State. It was supposed to be a forum where women affected by the CervicalCheck scandal and their families and survivors could give an account of their experiences and be compensated for the dreadful failings to...

Post Office Network: Motion [Private Members] (7 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: I thank the Regional Group of Independents for tabling this motion as well as Deputy O'Rourke for bringing the amendment. That we are again talking about the future of the post office network is testament to the continued refusal of the Department to support our post offices and to support rural areas and their local economies. At this stage it seems as though the Department of the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (6 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: I remind the Minister that the Ombudsman stated there is a lack of operational guidance between IPAS and Tusla. I appreciate he acknowledged that already. Those agencies both have responsibilities for children in direct provision, which has resulted in a situation in which children lack visibility in their systems. Direct provision is on the agenda of the Committee on Public Petitions...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (6 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 52. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on the decision not to implement the recommendations in the McMahon report on direct provision; the reason those recommendations were not implemented; if the recommendations of the Ombudsman for Children in his report on the safety and welfare of children in direct provision will be implemented before...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (6 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: My question follows up on the issues raised by Deputy Cairns. Why have the recommendations in the McMahon report on direct provision not been implemented? Will the recommendations of the Office of the Ombudsman for Children report, entitled Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision, be implemented before the new system of direct provision is in place? What are the Minister's views...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Direct Provision System (6 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: I appreciate that the situation has improved since the publication of the White Paper. However, as Chairman of the Joint Committee on Public Petitions, I was shocked when the ombudsman came before us recently to present his report. It highlights how children in the direct provision system are not deemed to be a vulnerable group. How that ever happened puzzles me. Inspections are not...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Trade Missions (6 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 97. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are plans to have a trade mission to Australia later in 2021. [36098/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (6 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 98. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA client companies located here that originate from Japan. [36099/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (6 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 145. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when replacement lift work at Thurles train station will be completed; and the estimated cost of such work. [36095/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Meetings (6 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 146. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the virtual or in-person meetings he has had with his EU counterparts since his appointment in tabular form.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36096/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Appointments (6 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 147. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the dates he has spoken to the chairperson and or CEO of each State agency under the remit of his Department to date in 2021, in tabular form. [36097/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Universal Social Charge (6 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 172. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost in 2022 of removing the universal social charge for earnings up to €19,500. [36108/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (6 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 189. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of OPW staff by job title working in the Rock of Cashel. [36101/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (6 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 227. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of the review of social housing income limits; and his views on whether a €5,000 difference between County Tipperary and neighbouring counties is having a serious impact on persons in County Tipperary. [35961/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (6 Jul 2021)

Martin Browne: 232. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the current status of the Emergency Management and Fire and Public Safety Bill 2020. [36102/21]