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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: I did not ask that. I asked whether the Taoiseach or Minister will make an apology for calling them "mom and pop" operators.

Nature Restoration Law: Motion [Private Members] (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: I thank the Independent Group for tabling this Private Member's business and Deputies Kerrane and O'Rourke for the amendment. Urgent action is needed to address the fact that when it comes to our climate, future generations are under threat but the manner in which the nature restoration plan was initially presented rightly caused considerable concern among farmers and rural communities....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Water Quality: Discussion (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: I apologise as I missed much of the meeting. I will only ask one question. The EPA's findings were communicated to the Commission. Will the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's representatives give us their view of how reflective it is in terms of the measures that have been taken by farmers to address the matter and in terms of the time needed for the impact of those measures...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Update on Ireland's Forestry Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: We are back where we started.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Update on Ireland's Forestry Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: I second that. It is 9.20 p.m. and we have been over this time and again. We will spend another hour here and finish up with no answers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Update on Ireland's Forestry Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: Yes. It is no reflection on the witnesses but I agree with Deputy Fitzmaurice we need the Ministers in here with answers. It is Groundhog Day. Christ, every time we come in here with forestry it is the same thing. We go out more frustrated than we came in because we finish up with no answers to anything. I second the proposal to suspend the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Update on Ireland's Forestry Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (5 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: When the invitation goes out to the Ministers and Department, it needs to be made clear that, when this meeting is reconvened, every answer that has been sought for months must be on the table in front of us so we are not having a big row again with officials or Ministers. It is like extracting teeth at times.

Matters Arising in RTÉ: Statements (4 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: Ordinary workers and journalists at RTÉ, as well as the fee-paying public, all feel utterly betrayed when they hear of the slush funds and barter accounts in the golden circles at RTÉ. One of the main issues here is trust, a quality that features prominently on the RTÉ website. Trust has been lost and will be very difficult to regain. There must be serious changes going...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (4 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: 471. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date upon which a primary care autism assessment team will be operational in the Cashel area of County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32482/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (4 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: 480. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unfilled positions for speech and language therapists in each of the community disability network teams in CHO 5, broken down by area. [32032/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (4 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: 481. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unfilled positions for occupational therapists in each of the community disability network teams in CHO 5, broken down by area. [32033/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (4 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: 482. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unfilled positions for physiotherapists in each of the community disability network teams in CHO 5, broken down by area. [32034/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (4 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: 483. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unfilled positions for psychologists in each of the community disability network teams in CHO 5, broken down by area. [32035/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services Staff (4 Jul 2023)

Martin Browne: 484. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of filled clerical and administrative posts in each of the community disability network teams in CHO 5, broken down by area. [32036/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (29 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: 243. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason schools that planned and budgeted around the ICT grant to schools as listed for payment in the FSSU schedule of grants in the 2022/2023 school year have been told that the next tranche of funding for ICT will not arrive until the 2023/2024 school year; if she aware that this effectively leaves schools without any ICT funding for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: 362. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to ensure that any backlog in afforestation licence applications that result from the delayed forestry programme will be processed in a prompt manner should the application to the European Commission for state aid to fund the forestry programme be successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Maternity Leave (29 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: 396. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to amend legislation to enable women going through a cancer diagnosis during pregnancy or postpartum to defer their maternity leave while they go through cancer treatment; the reasons for a delay in meeting the calls made by an organisation (details supplied) on this matter; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (29 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: 427. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of the allocation of staffing resources to secure extended service provision at Nenagh MAU; the targets set to meet these commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31823/23]

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (29 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: We have apologies from Senator Warfield. The question is that we approve the minutes of the private and public meetings of 14 June and 15 June 2023. They have already been approved at our virtual private meeting, but we must approve them now for procedural reasons. Is that agreed? Agreed. I will read out some formal notices. I remind Members of the constitutional requirement that...

Committee on Public Petitions: Ombudsman for the Defence Forces Annual Report 2021: Office of the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces (29 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: The next item of business is our engagement with the Ombudsman for the Defence Forces, which will be followed by our consideration of public petitions. I will explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards references witnesses may make to other persons in their evidence. The evidence of witnesses physically present or who give evidence from...