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Committee on Public Petitions: Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision Report: Discussion (22 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: If nothing else goes out from here today - and it has come up on several occasions - it should be the number of professionals and trained people who could make a massive difference to our communities and the country if they were not caught up in the system year upon year. It has been flagged over and over again, with regard to the whole system speeding up. These professionals want to work...

Committee on Public Petitions: Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision Report: Discussion (22 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: The perception of a social welfare state for people in direct provision needs to be done away with. There are people in direct provision who would gladly start working, paying tax and being a major addition to this country tomorrow morning. I take it that no other member wishes to contribute. We are running against the clock anyway. Do Dr. Muldoon and Ms Ward wish to make a final comment?

Committee on Public Petitions: Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision Report: Discussion (22 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: The discussion has been beneficial and informative. On behalf of the committee, I thank our witnesses for attending, even though it has only been virtually. I hope that they will be able to visit the Oireachtas committee in person in the not-too-distant future. In the meantime, we wish them the best for the summer and hope they stay safe.

Committee on Public Petitions: Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision Report: Discussion (22 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: We lost the video feed during the meeting, but thanks to the staff here, we got it back fairly quickly and we were able to watch and listen again. I wish to correct the record. I said that the minutes were April's, but they were actually from 25 May.

Committee on Public Petitions: Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision Report: Discussion (22 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: If no members wish to raise any other business, then the committee will adjourn until 11 a.m. on Thursday, 8 July for a virtual private meeting, to be followed by a public meeting at 12.30 a.m. The details will follow. I thank Mr. Leo Bollins, Ms Barbara Hughes and the other secretariat staff for their work.

Committee on Public Petitions: Safety and Welfare of Children in Direct Provision Report: Discussion (22 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: I thank Ms Ward and I call Deputy O'Donoghue.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Network (17 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: 15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way a determination will be made regarding the development of the series of small bypasses he has spoken of in recent times; his views on the level of priority that will be given to the section of the N24 around Tipperary town in this regard; his plans to continue to engage with the population of Tipperary town on the matter; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (17 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: 38. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the goals of an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the Ballybrophy Limerick line; and his further views on the adequacy of monthly supports being made available for the X8 bus route. [32431/21]

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: We are in a situation in which a debate is ongoing over how a diminished pot of supports is to be distributed among the country's farmers who are being asked to do much more in return for far less. It seems as though our farmers are being utilised instead of being supported. The nature of the Common Agricultural Policy has changed from one that was supposed to assist farmers to engage in...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (15 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: 153. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 137 of 1 June 2021, the breakdown by sector and type of breach detected by the Workplace Relations Commission investigations in relation to the list of employment law breaches for County Tipperary. [31135/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (15 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: 204. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures being taken to improve the traceability of stolen scrap metal with particular reference to catalytic converters; if businesses have alerted his office in relation to being offered such items as catalytic converters for purchase; if there has been an increase in those alerts recently; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: 542. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the supports her Department has made available for persons working in the live entertainment sector who despite not being allowed fully return to work will see their pandemic unemployment payment cut which will create additional hardship for those who have already through no fault of their own not being able to work for over a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: I welcome our guests. Rather than supporting the production of affordable food, the focus of the CAP negotiations seems to be on increasing environmental measures without the funding that would be needed to do so effectively. Commitments and targets have been signed up to without the backing of the agricultural sector here. In the race to catch up with our commitments, will the EU the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: Ms Maher has covered most of what I was going to say. To come back on what Senator Boyhan said, it is no wonder Ireland ranks second lowest in Europe for organic farming when the research into organic crop production is being done by the groups themselves and there is no funding for it. No supports are being given in order that potential suppliers can grow. I wonder about the research end...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming: Discussion (15 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: I will not be able to make it.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (15 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: 1034. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to address the high cost of third-level fees here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30661/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (15 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: 1140. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of arrests, prosecutions and convictions for the theft of catalytic converters or for handling stolen catalytic converters that have taken place in 2020 and to date in 2021; the breakdown of these figures if possible by count and the details of the rising number of thefts of these items. [31260/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (15 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: 1203. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagements that have been taking place to develop an aligned border operating model process between the EU and UK governments when new rules come into effect on 1 October 2021; if the level of coordination between vets signing health export certificates in Ireland and import vets in the UK are to be enhanced for the benefit...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (15 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: 1204. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the stages of production and loading operations at which vets must be present at businesses under the new border operating model for export health certificate sign off on products of animal origin; and the progress being made on ensuring that adequate resources, that is, number of veterinary officers and administrative officers...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (15 Jun 2021)

Martin Browne: 1205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the potential difficulties that export health certificate sign off by veterinarians at businesses with 24/6 operations may have for the ability of those businesses to maintain the smooth and regular shipping of their products; his views on whether the introduction of the high-level border operating model for products...