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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Water Quality Monitoring Report: Discussion (19 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: On a professional level with regard to the EPA, and without reference to the European Commission, which data, as inferred by the targeted measures map and the red map, are, from the point of view of the EPA, more useful in identifying the problems and in determining the actions which need to be taken here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Water Quality Monitoring Report: Discussion (19 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: The IFA will be appearing before the committee later and it has estimated that the loss to the rural economy is likely to be approximately €236 million to €240 million. That will have an impact on family farms and will be much more devastating. It is imperative that we use all of the data that is available. What seems to be the problem is that the EPA's reports are ignoring...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Water Quality Monitoring Report: Discussion (19 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: More than 30 measures have been included in the Nitrates Directive since 2018. They need to be given time to demonstrate that there are improvements and it comes back to this lag in time. In the witnesses' opinion, how much time should be given to get a correct reading over a space of time rather than the 12-month period that seems to be happening here? Would it take two or three years to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: I accept what the Aire is saying, but could he tell us what was the result of the extra push when he sought the extra money? Earlier in the year, the agriculture committee in Europe said that given the rate of inflation that tens of billions of euro were effectively wiped off CAP. This affects every farmer in the country. The Minister has a duty of care to represent them and to get the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: Will the Minister confirm whether he sought a higher funding allocation under the Common Agricultural Policy as part of the EU multi-annual financial framework, MFF, mid-term review and make a statement on the matter?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: I thank the Minister for his response. We accept that while the current CAP is higher than before, he must realise that in real terms it is substantially reduced as Irish farmers are dealing with rising costs of doing business while at the same time being expected to do more with their payments. The CAP was brought in for food production first, but at this stage it has been eaten up by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: 39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the progress being made in his Department’s engagement with the European Commission pertaining to the forestry programme 2023 – 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34530/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: 645. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 507 of 20 June 2023, to provide the waiting times for those children waiting for residential placement from the time they entered the system. [35458/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: 646. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 506 of 20 June 2023, to request a full response to the question raised. [35459/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: 687. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the progress made in extending the usage MAUs and LIUs at model 2 hospitals in the mid-west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35005/23]

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: On behalf of the committee, I welcome everyone to our public meeting this afternoon. We have received apologies from Senator Warfield and Deputy O'Donoghue. The minutes of the private and public meetings of 28 June and 29 June 2023 were agreed at our virtual private meeting, but we must agree them now for procedural reasons. Are they agreed? Agreed. I remind members of the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: Today we have three different groups and three sets of witnesses to speak to us on issues around the HSE closure of vital health services in counties Galway, Cork and Tipperary. The first set of witnesses will be invited to give their opening statement. This will be followed by questions and comments from members to those witnesses. Then the next set of witnesses will give their opening...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: Twenty minutes have gone by and I have to let people in. We appreciate everything Mr. Quinn has said. We have heard it before with all the different groups. As I said to Mr. Quinn outside, every one of the reports we have seen are nearly cut-and-paste. Some of the reports that we got from the HSE that are redacted will come up later. It is a scandal that we cannot get an indication as to...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: I appreciate that and the witnesses will see, as we go through the day with the other petitions as well, that they have faced the same thing. The only difference between the petitioners from Loughrea and others is that they are being taken out of a purpose-built building and put into an old building, whereas nearly everywhere else we are being told all these old buildings cannot be done up or...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: I assure the witnesses that when Ms Mullins from Carrick-on-Suir gets to speak, she will tell the committee there are 11,000 signatures from that area and the HSE is not listening there either. While we have three groups here today, we know of two more that have petitions on the way regarding Clifden District Hospital, and in my town, Cashel, a unit is supposed to go up in Saint Patrick's...

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: Yes, we will have more later. I just have to be fair to everyone. Perhaps Mr. Quinn could just answer that question.

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: The smaller ball is better down in Tipperary.

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: Never mind that big ball.

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: According to some of the responses the committee received, offers of €1 million have been made but we cannot see the information behind the redactions. I thank the witnesses. I will bring them back in at the end. I invite Ms Curtis to make her opening statement.

Committee on Public Petitions: Closure of Vital Health Services: Discussion (13 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: I thank Ms Curtis. I am anxious about the time, so I ask each member to stick to five minutes.