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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: I raise the issues of what approach is being made to secure staff for the children's disability network teams, CDNTs, in south Tipperary, and what is the availability of private providers to fill the gaps that are being left because of lack of services, especially regarding provision for children who have been assessed. On the first issue, I have been told that staff in the CDNTs in Clonmel...

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: I too thank People Before Profit for bringing this motion before the House. This motion notes the systematic abuses of Palestinian people over the decades, as well as the current bombardment, displacement and discrimination of the Palestinian people. A system of apartheid is firmly in place when it comes to the attitude adopted by the Israeli State towards the Palestinian people who, it has...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (22 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 142. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of when his Department was first notified that a facility (details supplied) was being used for the purposes of providing emergency accommodation to people experiencing homelessness; if he has engaged with Tipperary County Council that now, as a result of a contract being entered into with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (22 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 206. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to opening medical assessment units at Nenagh, Ennis and St John's hospitals on a 24-hour basis in light of the continued high number of presentations at University Hospital Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51415/23]

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (21 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: I too welcome the opportunity to discuss the Bill. We will support it, given the large number of people who are reliant on private healthcare providers to receive care in a timely manner. Risk equalisation, which the Bill will provide for annually, ensures costs will be constant across the lifespan of the individual. It seeks to ensure that, where possible, age, gender and health status...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: Sorry, just before Deputy Devlin goes ahead, on 20 September 2022, the committee stated: The Joint Committee on Health will meet tomorrow, Wednesday, 21st September for a discussion on the serious issues raised in the HIQA report in relation to the Emergency Department at University Hospital Limerick at 9.30 a.m. in Committee Room 2". That is when it was heard there.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition to Reopen Ennis, Nenagh and St. John's Emergency Departments: Discussion (16 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: Was it ever put to the Minister or the Department that even if the MIUs were 24-7 at this stage, it would take massive pressure off-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: I am looking at one section here: It is the Ombudsman for Children’s opinion that the imposition of sanctions (and we are assuming it is a financial sanction that would be used) on Tusla when they are found to be non-compliant might form a barrier to the efforts to reach compliant levels. It could also have a chilling effect on innovation and trying new ideas. The fear of staff, or...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: The next petition is No. 66 of 2022, “Create a Health Services Student Allowance” in the name of Mr. Joel Rajesh. The petitioner advises that healthcare students in Ireland face substantial costs when they are on placements at HSE public hospitals. An allowance scheme to help with these costs now exists for student nurses, but does not exist for student doctors,...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: The third petition is No. 12 of 2023, “Justice & Safety” in the name of C.J. Gaffney. This petition relates to a request from the petitioner for the Government to compensate them out of the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund, EMFAF, which the petitioner states was offered at a meeting in Brussels and which the petitioner states is confirmed by the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: Yes. Is the recommendation agreed to? Agreed. Petition No. 30 of 2023, “Create a walking and cycling greenway on the closed railway from Sligo to Athenry”, was submitted by Mr. Brendan Quinn. This petition relates to the closed railway line from Collooney in County Sligo to Athenry. The line has been closed for over four decades and is lying in waste. People along the route...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (16 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: The committee is adjourned until Wednesday, 29 November at 11 a.m.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to participate. I welcome the witnesses. Our committee has met them on several occasions. The first thing that jumped out at us was the figure that 11 million people a year worldwide die from something that is preventable. We thought after speaking to Mr. Staunton that we might get legislation similar to that in New York. We have asked the...

Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: I also thank the commission for this report and I welcome to opportunity to discuss the Bill. Representative politics as we have in this country should enable representation with a diversity of views inherent in a properly functioning democracy. I welcome the report and the legislation. I acknowledge the commission's independence and the fact that it had the difficult task of working...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (9 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: I appreciate that work is going ahead there and that there is funding there. It is, however, beyond unacceptable, at a time the pressure on all our hospitals is at its greatest, that the hospital is now faced with tightening its belt even further, with the added complication of it being unsure precisely what the impacts of the cuts will be. The year began with a total of 2,467 scheduled...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (9 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: I am confident that the management will do all it can to maintain the existing levels of service there. It is committed to advocating for the community locally and for the service demands to meet people's needs. We need, however, to hear the same commitment come back from the Government on this. The Minister mentioned primary care centres. I have brought up several times here, as we have...

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (8 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: On 25 October, when pre-European Council meeting statements were being discussed, the Taoiseach noted that the death toll in Gaza at the time was 5,000. The government of Israel has been moving quickly since then and attacking the Gaza Strip at such a rate that the number of deaths as a result of the bombardment of Gaza is now in excess of 10,000. It is precisely because of this rapid...

Home Care Workers and Home Support Scheme: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: ...Party for bringing the motion to the House. I welcome the opportunity to discuss the work done and the challenges faced by our home care and home support workers in the face of a Government that speaks about the importance of community care but fails to invest in the way it should. The Government's underfunding of the health service has been met with dismay by service providers and,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (7 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 1368. To ask the Minister for Health the progress made in assessing the suitability of sites at Palmers Hill, Cashel and land to the rear of St. Patrick's for the community nursing unit, originally planned for St. Patrick's, Cashel. [48808/23]

Joint Committee on Disability Matters Report: Motion (26 Oct 2023)

Martin Browne: I am happy to speak on this motion. I congratulate the Joint Committee on Disability Matters on all the work it has done. I want to note how fast problems are increasing when it comes to the challenges faced by children in need of disability services. This report was published in February. At that time, the HSE had confirmed that an average gap of 28% existed in respect of vacant...