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Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: We are going into private session to continue with the agenda.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: I take members' concerns on board but, as I said, the matter is not on the agenda and we are sticking to the agenda. This is the first meeting and I ask everyone to co-operate as we go into private session-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: This is not the forum for that. I have asked the Deputy, along with all members, to listen to the interview and we can come back to it then. We are now going to continue with the agenda in private session.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: Valid questions can be asked at a later date.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: We will continue with the agenda.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: To the best of my knowledge, Ministers make statements to the Dáil-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: I am going to go into private session.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: Deputy Murphy, I can guarantee everybody here that I will be impartial and that I will carry out this role to the best of my ability, being fair to every member here and to every member of the public or witness who takes part. I have suggested that we go into private session. The public session is over in that we have dealt with the two matters on the agenda-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: We are going into private session-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: We are continuing the meeting in private session.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: I am asking that we go into private session. I am putting the question, "That we go into private session."

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: The question is agreed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: We cannot continue with the agenda because the business was to be conducted in private session. We are in a quandary. A notice of motion has not been submitted to the clerk.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: I was going to suggest that we adjourn. Is that agreed? Agreed. We will set a date for the next meeting and if any motions need to be submitted, I ask that members submit them to the clerk.

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) and Subsequent Stages (9 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: What we are speaking about is the continuation of a two-tier health system that has been allowed to develop because of underinvestment in our public health service. The situation is such that we have citizens who have become reliant on a private system that many cannot afford but cannot afford to give up either. Many people in my constituency are faced with regular increases in already huge...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: I was contacted recently by a mother whose daughter, Brigid, was diagnosed with ASD in October. Brigid's psychologist said that she needed to be moved from her current school to one with a special unit that would suit her needs. Thanks to the assistance of a special needs officer, a school has been identified and applications were made for a SNA and transport for Brigid. However, neither...

Mental Health Policy: Motion [Private Members] (9 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: During the recent debate on the Mental Health Parity of Esteem Bill brought forward by Deputy Ward, Sinn Féin drew the attention of the Government to how mental health services tend to be an afterthought in overall health policy and service provision. That was apparent pre Covid-19, but it has become more pronounced now that, as a society, we are facing the challenges brought on by the...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Health and Safety Inspections (8 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: 36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the findings of a centre (details supplied) and HSA reports into meat factories across the country; his views on the findings of those reports in terms of Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 standard breaches; the date his attention was drawn to the contents of those reports; the measures that have been taken by his Department...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Health and Safety Inspections (8 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: Can I get the Minister's views on the concerning findings in the HSA reports into meat factories across the country that were obtained by the Right To Know group? Could he tell us the date on which his attention was drawn to the contents of those reports, the measures that have been taken by his Department regarding these findings, why these reports were not published at the time and his...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Health and Safety Inspections (8 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: It was concerning to read these accounts in the media at the end of last month. They referred to a number of inspections by the HSA on meat factories that had not been released to the public at the time. The reports were damning - face-coverings not being used, the potential for cross-contamination, the minimal level of acceptable personal protective equipment, PPE, being in place, staff...