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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: I appreciate the offer the Minister has made to meet me and other groups who have not already been met. I do not doubt his commitment to it. In reality, some of the groups, particularly survivors of Shan Ross, say even on this issue of commissioning a new dig there has been no engagement, or very little engagement with them. That is all they are asking for. Will somebody in the Department...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: 90. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on concerns that survivors of an institution (details supplied) and their relatives regarding the possibility that unmarked graves and remains may remain at the site; if consideration will be given to enabling digs to take place on land around the site considering the owner of land is willing to allow that; the status of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Mother and Baby Homes Inquiries (3 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: Survivors of Sean Ross Abbey and their relatives are concerned that there may be unmarked graves and remains at the site that have not been located or identified. Will the Minister give consideration to enabling digs to take place on land around the site? The owner of Sean Ross is willing to allow that. Will the Minister also provide me with the progress being made relating to the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (3 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: 63. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties faced by artists and creatives in accessing the pandemic unemployment payment due to the delays caused by the PRSI checks; if her attention has been further drawn to the fact that it is leaving persons that had received payment in March 2020 unable to access the payment...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (3 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: 173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is no rail representative on the National Transport Authority; his plans to address this shortcoming; his views on the disadvantage this poses for the development of rail and timetables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40854/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: Given the dedication and hard work of our nurses during the pandemic, will the Taoiseach commit to waiving the registration fee for nurses? The attitude to nurses the Government has shown of late has been less than perfect. Earlier, when the motion on pay for student nurses and midwives was being debated, we heard how our student nurses were being undervalued, taken for granted and expected...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (2 Dec 2020)

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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (2 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: 190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of livestock movements, that is, sales of cattle and sheep, between buyer and seller from farm to farm including marts for 2019; and the number to date in 2020. [40638/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (2 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: 191. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the term mart as defined in the Animal Health and Welfare (Livestock Marts) Regulations 2018 could also apply to an online market place; the requirements that such a venture would have to comply with in an effort to be able to operate as such; and his views on the matter. [40639/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (1 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: 68. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the reason class size reductions were only committed to for DEIS band 1 senior schools in budget 2021; her plans to commit funding to reduce class sizes in DEIS band 1 junior and vertical schools; the way in which the investment of €5 million in the DEIS programme will be distributed; her further views on the importance of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on the way in which the education of a child with learning difficulties could be affected if that child’s single parent is no longer able to afford to pay for a private school bus service due to there being no public school buses in their area serving a school that is just 6 km away; her further views on the impact the lack of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (1 Dec 2020)

Martin Browne: I welcome the Minister. At present, 34% of the annual catch of the Irish fishing fleet is caught in UK waters under the Common Fisheries Policy. That is the scale of the threat to the industry here from these negotiations. The industry is worth hundreds of millions of euro and 16,000 people are employed in the sector. Over the weekend, a representative from the Irish South and West Fish...

Mental Health Parity of Esteem Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Nov 2020)

Martin Browne: I congratulate Deputy Ward on bringing forward the Bill. I acknowledge his vision and understanding of an area of well-being that, as this Bill suggests, has been left behind in terms of policy decisions and access to care and treatment. In talking about parity of esteem, it may be worth talking about what represents a lack of parity of esteem. We see this with young people ending up in...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Motor Insurance (26 Nov 2020)

Martin Browne: 123. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has asked the motor insurance industry to provide refunds to learner drivers, who typically pay very high premiums until they receive their licences but have been unable to take the tests due to Covid-19 restrictions. [36600/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Process (26 Nov 2020)

Martin Browne: 249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on the electoral register as it is compiled at the moment; his views on the archaic manner in which access to the register is devised; his views on the public consultation process that took place in 2019 on modernising same; his plans to modernise the register as outlined in the programme for Government; the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Child Protection (26 Nov 2020)

Martin Browne: 331. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her views on whether parental alienation is a growing problem in Ireland; and her plans to address the matter. [39370/20]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Nov 2020)

Martin Browne: The programme for Government contains a commitment to ensuring that regional towns and villages act as hubs for sustainable development. Yet, towns in my county have seen the Expressway services cut, especially towns like Cashel, Cahir, Roscrea and Nenagh. When the restrictions are lifted and we beat this pandemic, my town of Cashel will be hardest hit by the withdrawals. We depend on the...

Greyhound Industry: Motion [Private Members] (25 Nov 2020)

Martin Browne: I also want to talk on the Sinn Féin amendment to the motion. I assure Deputy Cairns that I have no interest in or connection with the greyhound industry, good, bad or indifferent. I must make it clear that Sinn Féin is not opposed to State support for the greyhound sector. I am from County Tipperary where greyhound racing makes an important contribution economically and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network (24 Nov 2020)

Martin Browne: This line has more to offer than I mentioned. It is worth bearing in mind for the future. I have given an example of how the location of the line works for the region. If services on the Ballybrophy line were aligned with those at Limerick Junction, it would yield an opportunity to link with the Dublin-Cork line. It makes sense; it is as simple as that. It opens up the region. That is...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network (24 Nov 2020)

Martin Browne: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle. I am here to talk about the need for a better service on the Ballybrophy rail line. The Ballybrophy line in my county which serves the towns of Roscrea, Cloughjordan, Nenagh and Birdhill remains undervalued and has been for years, and it is true that the potential has not been realised. If one wants to open up rural Ireland in a way that...