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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Revitalising Derelict and Vacant Homes on Farmland: Discussion (17 May 2023)

Martin Browne: I see.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Revitalising Derelict and Vacant Homes on Farmland: Discussion (17 May 2023)

Martin Browne: I thank Mr. Davitt. As Senator Daly said, it is comprehensive and there are many good ideas in it. I wish the institute the best with it.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 May 2023)

Martin Browne: 190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine he plans to revise the reconstitution and underplanting scheme to include payments to farmers to remove roadside trees infected by ash dieback; if he has plans to allow for a support package to be made available through local authorities to enable farmers and landowners to hire professional to safely remove infected trees; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 May 2023)

Martin Browne: 191. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has plans to revise the reconstitution and underplanting scheme to allow for a 100% reconstitution grant that would cover all costs associated with site clearance and subsequent replant with a suitable replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23619/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (17 May 2023)

Martin Browne: 249. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline involved in delivering the capital project to be financed from the recent €75 million funding allocation for Tipperary University Hospital; if he will provide a breakdown of how this funding will be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23620/23]

European Year of Skills: Statements (10 May 2023)

Martin Browne: The launch of the European Year of Skills is designed to put skills centre stage, helping people get the right skills for quality jobs and helping companies, in particular small and medium enterprises, and to address skills shortages in the EU. The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science website outlines the key features of the OECD skills strategies...

Planning and Rural Housing: Motion [Private Members] (10 May 2023)

Martin Browne: Rural decline is a genuine concern for many communities. We have all heard of GP clinics closing because of the inability to attract GPs to rural areas. A case of this in County Tipperary has gained national attention as being symptomatic of a national problem. We have heard farmers speak of their concerns for the future, while investment in some rural towns and villages is seen as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Martin Browne: I welcome our guests. I apologise for being late but I was brought in at the last minute to replace my colleague Deputy Kerrane. I presume every member present has made their pitch. I hope the Cathaoirleach made his pitch for County Tipperary as it is easily accessed by train and the whole lot and is right in the middle of the Golden Vale, the best land you can get. It is accepted there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Martin Browne: Have we any indication or does the study show that most of the number who are not successful will try to source training someplace else or change their mind and go away from veterinary altogether?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Martin Browne: Could an argument be made for veterinary medicine courses to be coupled with some of the locations where veterinary nursing courses are provided?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Martin Browne: What about the availability of qualified lecturers and tutors? What availability do we have in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Martin Browne: What steps need to be taken to speed it up and turn people around, for want of a better word, so that they are qualified?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Martin Browne: I welcome our guests. What is the Department's view on regional balance when it comes to the creation of the new veterinary schools? Is the Department working on the assumption that it will be one new centre or is it considering opening new centres in several places? If we are talking about regional accessibility, what kind of spread has the Department in mind in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Martin Browne: Will it be just the one new centre or are talks continuing for others?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Martin Browne: Has the Department any data about the full extent of people's interest in pursuing veterinary medicine as a career? We were told earlier there are 135 places in UCD, and numerous people do not get onto the course. Some students, perhaps for monetary reasons, are not able to go to a foreign county to study. Have we any idea how many people are put off doing veterinary medicine because they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Martin Browne: That child will have to start thinking about the CAO.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Martin Browne: Of those who go abroad to study, have we data to indicate if they come back? It is an awful pity we are so short of veterinarians here and are still sending students abroad. The unfortunate truth is that many of those students do not come back for a long time and we are stuck in the same situation. Do those who study abroad come back once they are qualified or do they stay put and come...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (10 May 2023)

Martin Browne: 142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the process that must be followed to enable a person (details supplied) to obtain a travel document; the options open to them given that the Embassy is only open on an intermittent basis and may also prove unsuitable for the person concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22007/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (10 May 2023)

Martin Browne: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress that has been made in resolving the situation of adult education tutors employed by education and training boards for whom a pay offer based on a recommendation by the Labour Court has yet to materialise; if there is a working timeline for the conclusion of discussions between his Department and the Department of Public...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (10 May 2023)

Martin Browne: 212. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his commitment to ensuring that adult education tutors claim for proper public service contracts with an incremental salary scale, recognition of prior service and improved conditions is delivered upon; the progress being made on same and on securing pay parity for those recruited after 2011; and if he will make a statement...