Results 481-500 of 4,009 for speaker:Martin Browne
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)
Martin Browne: That is what I propose. If someone will second me, we will do that. We will get three or four off the list of ten the witnesses have brought in and we will sit them in this room again in order that the members can quiz them on the witnesses' behalf. Would they be happy with that, that over-----
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)
Martin Browne: The secretariat will be in contact with the group and we will cut down that list and start trying to move it on as quickly as we can in that way. Senator Eugene Murphy is not here. Deputy O'Donoghue, do you have any more-----
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)
Martin Browne: Before we let the witnesses go, does anybody on behalf of the group wish to make any closing statement?
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)
Martin Browne: I can guarantee you, and I can speak for the rest of the committee, that we will move this on as quickly as we can. It is slow trying to get answers from the Departments and from Ministers and so on, but I say on behalf of us and on behalf of the witnesses and other petitioners, that the staff and the work they do are unbelievable. We will try to move this on as quickly as we can.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)
Martin Browne: That is probably something on which we as a committee can contact the Department on the witnesses' behalf and try to move.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)
Martin Browne: Was it ever put to the Minister or the Department that even if the MIUs were 24-7 at this stage, it would take massive pressure off-----
- Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)
Martin Browne: On behalf of the committee, I thank Ms Moran, Ms McMahon, Ms Tonge and Ms Delaney. As soon as we hear anything back, we will try to get those answers for you. We will try to get people in before us here. As soon as we get that, there will not be the same delay again. We promise you that. The meeting is suspended for five minutes while the witnesses leave the room.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)
Martin Browne: There are nine petitions for consideration so we will go straight into them. The first petition is No. 35 of 2022, "Amend Child Care Act 1991 to provide HIQA with the necessary powers to sanction Tusla, Child and Family Agency when it fails to meet its statutory obligations”. This has been submitted by the Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice, known as ABC. ABC is...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)
Martin Browne: I am looking at one section here: It is the Ombudsman for Children’s opinion that the imposition of sanctions (and we are assuming it is a financial sanction that would be used) on Tusla when they are found to be non-compliant might form a barrier to the efforts to reach compliant levels. It could also have a chilling effect on innovation and trying new ideas. The fear of staff, or...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)
Martin Browne: Yes.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)
Martin Browne: We will get their response.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)
Martin Browne: We will take it from there. Is the Deputy happy with that?
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)
Martin Browne: Is that agreed?
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)
Martin Browne: The next petition is No. 66 of 2022, “Create a Health Services Student Allowance” in the name of Mr. Joel Rajesh. The petitioner advises that healthcare students in Ireland face substantial costs when they are on placements at HSE public hospitals. An allowance scheme to help with these costs now exists for student nurses, but does not exist for student doctors,...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)
Martin Browne: The third petition is No. 12 of 2023, “Justice & Safety” in the name of C.J. Gaffney. This petition relates to a request from the petitioner for the Government to compensate them out of the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund, EMFAF, which the petitioner states was offered at a meeting in Brussels and which the petitioner states is confirmed by the...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)
Martin Browne: Just to go back, there are gaps in our own legislation that may be working against the petitioner here. Once correspondence has gone over and back, we may see from the OPLA if the loopholes can actually be closed so that it may not happen to others who may get caught in the same position. The next petition is No. 23 of 2023, “Irish Citizenship Naturalisation application processing...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)
Martin Browne: The petitioner has made good points. I think that more detailed consideration should be given to the petition by the Department but we await the response.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)
Martin Browne: Yes. Is the recommendation agreed to? Agreed. Petition No. 30 of 2023, “Create a walking and cycling greenway on the closed railway from Sligo to Athenry”, was submitted by Mr. Brendan Quinn. This petition relates to the closed railway line from Collooney in County Sligo to Athenry. The line has been closed for over four decades and is lying in waste. People along the route...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)
Martin Browne: Petition No. 39 of 2023, “Petition for Disability Benefit Support Increase and Eligibility Revision”, was submitted by Mrs. Margarida Boléo. The petitioner wrote to the committee as a concerned citizen and a sufferer of vertiginous syndrome, which severely impacts her ability to work and maintain a livelihood. The petitioner finds herself in a challenging situation...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)
Martin Browne: On behalf of myself and the committee, I wish to say we are sorry to lose Karen. This is her last meeting. Karen has been a massive addition to us here on this committee. It has been a pleasure working with Karen and we wish her the best wherever she lands. This committee has a big turnover of clerks and we have enjoyed working with her immensely. Best of luck.