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Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: I thank Ms Justice Ring and Mr. Tyndall for their presentations. I am looking forward to working closely with their offices. It is to be hoped it will be as close as it was with the previous committee. We are all here for the benefit of the public to improve things. We will give people five minutes each if they indicate by raising their hands on their monitors. Everybody should be able to...

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: I express our own wish that we could speed everything up but in the strange times we are in we have, as Mr. Tyndall has referred to, put in a small bit of slack and things will be a little bit slow. Hopefully, within a short distance over the summer and perhaps into the autumn things will start to speed up.

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: Deputy Devlin is waiting anxiously to speak.

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: On the replies getting out faster, Mr. Tyndall mentioned we need a higher profile and outreach in county councils and so on. That will only bring so much. With all the new technologies, the likes of computers, phones and through social media, and this is in the forum report, could they be used and would they speed up things in getting information out to the public, both bringing in...

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: I appreciate that. I am conscious of the time and we are approaching the two-hour mark. Senator Eugene Murphy has apologised as he had to leave but he thanks the two guests.

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: I made a mistake and we have another 30 minutes. It was 12.30 p.m. when we started and not noon. There is plenty of time.

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: That is probably something that we can get advice on rather than ask Mr. Tyndall.

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: Does any Deputy or Senator wish to ask questions? No. On behalf of the committee, I thank the witnesses from the Irish Ombudsman Forum, Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring, Chair of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, and Mr. Peter Tyndall, Ombudsman. I thank them for coming here today for a virtual meeting and I hope they will be able to visit us again later in the summer. In the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: The Clerk has said that as this is a public meeting, there was no agreement to go into private session.

Committee on Public Petitions: Irish Ombudsman Forum: Discussion (9 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: Yes. The Clerk has said that after the meeting is adjourned, we can try for a private session. Is it agreed that we publish the submission of the Irish Ombudsman Forum on the committee's website? Agreed. I propose that we request the Business Committee to make the necessary arrangements, including agreement to have public meetings of this committee, so that we may finalise our report...

Impact of Covid-19 on Women for International Women’s Day: Statements (4 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: I wholly welcome the fact that the House is dedicating time to the issue of the impact of Covid-19 on women ahead of International Women's Day but it is a source of regret also because it confirms that there is still a lot to be done to address the issues of inequality and recognition. I was talking to somebody recently ahead of today's debate who summarised the challenges faced by women...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (4 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: 60. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 1 October 2020, if the revised scéim pobal Gaeilge has been launched (details supplied). [12281/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (4 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: 133. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to an application by a family (details supplied) for assistive technology for their child which has been rejected despite the recommendations of their doctor; and if there is another way the required assistive technology can be provided. [12246/21]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: This issue has been raised in respect of Tipperary. Cahir, Cashel and Templemore are three of the places that will lose out. Templemore will now have no bank and we got word this morning that EBS is pulling out of Tipperary town. The programme for Government makes a big thing out of the rebuilding of rural Ireland. Since the Government took power, it has been destroying rural Ireland. It...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Better Energy Communities Programme (3 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: 92. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on expanding the communities energy grant scheme to allow grants to be made available to community organisations and not-for-profit businesses who have very limited finances available to them to meet their costs under the scheme; his further views on making grants available to these organisations for...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (3 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: 107. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has examined the possibility of reinstating the rail connection between Rosslare and the Waterford to Limerick line; and his views on whether developing this line to carry rail freight would reduce traffic pressure along the N24 and improve the connectivity of the region. [11077/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (3 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: 106. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department has undertaken feasibility studies in regard to increasing the use of rail freight in Ireland. [11076/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (3 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: 108. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated number of trucks which could be removed from the N24 on a daily, weekly, monthly and annual basis if a reasonable rail freight service was available; and the estimated reduction this would have on Ireland’s carbon emissions. [11078/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Data (3 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: 137. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of illegal taxi operators detected in 2019 and 2020; the number of illegal operators detected in each county; the number of illegal operators prosecuted in each county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11549/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (3 Mar 2021)

Martin Browne: 310. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on providing grants to community centres and community sports centres to install rainwater harvesting systems in order to reduce their usage of treated water; the reason such supports are not in place at the moment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11937/21]