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Committee on Public Petitions: Campaign for a Walking and Cycling Greenway on the Closed Railway from Sligo to Athenry: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Apr 2024)

Martin Browne: I apologise to the witnesses who were due to bring petitions in front of us for the rest of this meeting. Due to circumstances beyond our control, our public representatives have gone back to their constituencies. We will defer the four petitions that were in front of us today until next week's meeting.

Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024: Second Stage (10 Apr 2024)

Martin Browne: Sinn Féin is supportive of establishing of a sovereign wealth fund. With the significant growth in corporation tax receipts in recent years, it is important that the moneys collected in this regard are treated in a manner that protects them in order that they can be used to combat future challenges and crises as they may arise. The design of such a fund must take various factors into...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (9 Apr 2024)

Martin Browne: 1062. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the total amount spent by the Health Service Executive on the regional assessment of need hubs in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13690/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (9 Apr 2024)

Martin Browne: 1063. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of assessments of needs accepted by the regional assessment of need hubs in 2023; and the number of assessments completed by the regional hubs in 2023. [13691/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (9 Apr 2024)

Martin Browne: 1064. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of assessments of need outsourced in 2023; the total cost of these outsourced assessments of need in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13692/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (9 Apr 2024)

Martin Browne: 1107. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current children's disability network team, CDNT, whole-time equivalent, WTE, vacancies across each of the teams in CHO 5; the number of administrative posts vacant; the number of approved posts in each of the teams; and the actions that are being taken to address those vacancies, in tabular form. [14258/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (9 Apr 2024)

Martin Browne: 1225. To ask the Minister for Health if he was aware of the reported removal of five patients at UHL to other healthcare facilities locally in order to free up space during high presentations during March; if he can confirm the veracity of those reports and if such instances were confined to five patients; whether those patients were removed during night-time hours; if he can confirm whether...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Apr 2024)

Martin Browne: 1226. To ask the Minister for Health the current WTE filled and vacant in each South Tipperary CAMHS team, broken down by discipline, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13686/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Apr 2024)

Martin Browne: 1227. To ask the Minister for Health the number of referrals received by each CAMHS team in south Tipperary in 2023; the number of those referrals that were accepted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13687/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Apr 2024)

Martin Browne: 1228. To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of referrals to the South East CAMHS-ID team in 2023; and the number of those referrals accepted. [13688/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Apr 2024)

Martin Browne: 1229. To ask the Minister for Health the WTE posts currently allocated and the number of those posts vacant, in the South East CAMHS-ID team, broken down by discipline, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13689/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service (9 Apr 2024)

Martin Browne: 1332. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration is being given to increasing the travel allowance for home care support workers given the increased cost of fuel has not been matched with an increase in the travelling allowance; his views on the situation at present regarding the impact of this shortfall on workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14217/24]

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: We will now deal with the consideration of public petitions. I propose that the petitions considered by the committee at this meeting and previous meetings be published and that the replies from the Departments and other bodies also be published. Is that agreed? Agreed. There are seven petitions for consideration today. The first is P00006/22, which concerns by-elections in Ireland and...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: The petitioner is not satisfied with the response from the Department with its reference - or lack of reference, according to the petitioner - to Article 16. We recommend that the petitioner's concerns, as outlined in his letter, be forwarded to the Department for response so that the shortcomings, as the petitioner sees them, are addressed. Do we need to discuss the parts of the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: Yes, we should seek the most comprehensive answer possible for our petitioner. Is that agreed? Agreed. Petitioner No. P00035/22 concerns amending the Child Care Act 1991 to provide HIQA with the necessary powers to sanction Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, when it fails to meet its statutory obligations. The petitioner is Ms Anna Kavanagh, who states: The Alliance of Birthmothers...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: The petitioner has concerns around accountability. The role of HIQA is seen as inspecting, making findings and working with Tusla in bringing standards that fall short back up to where we want them to be. We all want the highest standards when we are dealing with children.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: The Ombudsman for Children's advice to the petitioner is that complaints can be made through Tusla's "Tell Us" system. The petitioner is not happy with this advice and argues that Tusla is inspecting itself. This is where the concern lies. If HIQA is not the body to investigate, who should we recommend does so when we next have the ombudsman in front of the committee?

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: That Tusla should be.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: I call Senator Murphy.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Mar 2024)

Martin Browne: Will we get the petitioners in first, was that Senator Craughwell's recommendation? We can get their view and what they want us to find out from Tusla? If Tusla can appear in front of us, we will get it in here after that.