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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...

Food Costs and High Grocery Bills: Motion [Private Members] (9 May 2023)

Martin Browne: I also commend Deputy O'Reilly on bringing the motion before the House and wish the Minister of State well in his new post. Throughout the cost-of-living crisis, one matter we have consistently raised with members of the Government is the urgency of the issues facing people and the need to act accordingly, but the Government consistently fails to do this. It ended the eviction ban with no...

Europe Day: Statements (9 May 2023)

Martin Browne: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the European project on Europe Day. Peace is something that the EU has at its cornerstone. We see that in its support for the Ukrainian people in the face of the Russian aggressor and we see it in the way the EU has defended the content and the context of the Good Friday Agreement, because the context is important. These are to be welcomed. When...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (3 May 2023)

Martin Browne: I do not accept what the Minister of State has said. The only ones playing political football are local representatives belonging to the Government. They are on local radio and other media looking for special meetings with the Minister of State. She said the HSE has committed to the development of a new community nursing unit for older persons in Cashel. I received a reply to a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (3 May 2023)

Martin Browne: When will the design stage finish? We were told recently that funding depends on the design stage. When did the issues with the suitability of the site first emerge? Will reports that back up the HSE's decision that the St. Patrick's site is too small be provided? Do they even exist? How much has been spent on the preliminary stages of St. Patrick's to date? How far along are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (3 May 2023)

Martin Browne: It is not suitable

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (3 May 2023)

Martin Browne: The parliamentary reply we got a month and a half ago-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Hospital Facilities (3 May 2023)

Martin Browne: We have had this discussion on numerous occasions in recent months. I want answers from the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, this evening because a public meeting is being held in Cashel tomorrow night. The public of the town and the staff in St. Patrick's Hospital deserve answers at this stage. Public representatives belonging to the party of the Minister of State and other Government...

Support for Household Energy Bills: Motion [Private Members] (3 May 2023)

Martin Browne: The Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform is quoted this week as saying that in light of a mere 0.2% fall in food inflation, the Government will be monitoring any signs that any part of our economy may be benefiting from inflation. Is he serious in his comments? Has he failed to witness the disparity between costs and profits posted recently? I am...

Construction Safety Licensing Bill 2023: Second Stage (3 May 2023)

Martin Browne: We are facing a range of challenges, one of which is that our housing stock is limited and homelessness is at an all-time high. There is a need to increase stock safely and effectively. Construction has never been as important as it is now. Therefore, we must ensure that, during an increased demand for house building, no chances are taken with safety or competence. Developing criteria...

Final Report of the Joint Committee on International Surrogacy: Motion [Private Members] (27 Apr 2023)

Martin Browne: I also acknowledge the people in the Gallery and wish them all the best. I also acknowledge Deputy Whitmore, chair of the committee, and all of the members of the Joint Committee on International Surrogacy who compiled this report. I recognise the great lengths they went to. A total of 11 public meetings were held to examine issues arising from international surrogacy and to make the 32...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Apr 2023)

Martin Browne: The Government is not conscious of it.

Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement: Statements (26 Apr 2023)

Martin Browne: The Good Friday Agreement at 25 years is an endorsement of how peace, when it is pursued by all, is something that can be attained and can change lives and communities. When the painstaking negotiations were taking place that common goal of peace kept matters progressing to a stage when achievement was possible. That is the value of all sides pursuing the one objective. It is a common...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Apr 2023)

Martin Browne: My question is for the Minister of State, Deputy Butler. I want to raise my concerns about the future of St. Patrick's Hospital in Cashel and the services currently operating out of there. We submitted parliamentary questions on numerous occasions and were told money had been ring-fenced for the hospital but now, after four years, some bright engineer has decided it is not big enough for...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Apr 2023)

Martin Browne: We welcome it.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Apr 2023)

Martin Browne: Cashel will be moving to Clonmel. Good woman.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Apr 2023)

Martin Browne: The beds are gone, so.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Apr 2023)

Martin Browne: Because there is none there.

Rent Reduction Bill 2023: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Apr 2023)

Martin Browne: Like other Deputies, every day I deal with families who are finding it impossible to find rental properties that are any way affordable. The low availability of rental properties coupled with incredibly high rents relating to those properties that are available often results in these families living in totally unsuitable properties that are not fit for human habitation. I have seen the...

Re-introduction of Mortgage Interest Relief: Motion [Private Members] (25 Apr 2023)

Martin Browne: We all know people who have had to cut corners to pay their bills, to keep food on the table and to ensure their children are properly dressed and fed throughout the cost-of-living crisis. Among those households are those with mortgages. They have seen their mortgage payments soaring by thousands of euro a year because of the European Central Bank’s response to inflation, which is to...