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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: Petition No. 35 of 2022 is entitled Amend Child Care Act 1991 to provide HIQA with the necessary powers to sanction Tusla, Child and Family Agency when it fails to meet its statutory obligations, submitted by Ms Anna Kavanagh. This petition is from representatives of the Alliance of Birth Mothers Campaigning for Justice, ABC, which advocates for some birth mothers - not all - who have had...

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on St. Brigid’s Hospital, Carrick-on-Suir: Save St. Brigid’s Action Group (19 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: Our next business is our engagement with Ms. Susan Mullins and Mr. Barry Torpey who are representing the Save St. Brigid’s Action Group. This concerns Petition No. 48 of 2021, Save St. Brigid’s Hospital, from Councillor David Dunne. Before we start, I wish to explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the Houses as regards references to other...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: I agree. We say after every meeting the amount of work the secretariat, under Maggie Semple, does for us is unbelievable. It makes our job very easy, so I thank Susan Moran, Barbara Hughes and everybody else involved in getting these petitions together. That concludes our consideration of public petitions. I invite members of the public to submit petitions via our on-line portal, which is...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (19 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: We will adjourn. I thank everyone for participating today and wish everybody the best. My thanks again to Maggie and the secretariat.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (19 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to change the bands for social housing to better reflect the reality of the housing market (details supplied). [2502/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (19 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 309. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans in place to ensure non-medical card patients are not left without a GP when their GP retires (details supplied). [2501/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service (19 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 317. To ask the Minister for Health the resources that will be made available to implement the new protocol that would allow the National Ambulance Service to bring certain patients to the medical assessment unit, Nenagh; the needs that he foresees Nenagh as needing to address this new demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2532/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (19 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 318. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that will be taken to address the backlog caused by the cancellation of inpatient and outpatient appointments in the UL Hospitals Group as a result of reductions in scheduled care following the declaration of a major internal incident at University Hospital Limerick on 2 January 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2533/23]

Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2023: Second Stage (18 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: The measures and powers proposed by the Minister in this legislation are extraordinary in nature. They reflect the current challenges we face as a consequence of the illegal invasion by Russia of Ukraine. We must, however, be aware that among the factors that make the introduction of this Bill necessary is the Government's poor policy choices and its failure to invest over the years. Like...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Programme (18 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 37. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his views on the Industrial Relations (Provisions in Respect of Pension Entitlements of Retired Workers) Bill 2021, which was last debated in Dáil Éireann in June 2021; and if he plans to progress this Bill in the lifetime of the Government. [1537/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 252. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are any plans to provide a bus route between Cashel and Clonmel, County Tipperary; and if so, the timeline for the introduction of this route. [1539/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (18 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 428. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will issue an apology to the families of persons (details supplied). [63221/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (18 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 474. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he has any plans to take action against landlords issuing eviction notices in violation of the eviction ban. [63484/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (18 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 475. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on a mass eviction of the residents at a location (details supplied). [63485/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (18 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 557. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is no available emergency accommodation for families in County Tipperary; and his plans to ensure that persons are not forced to sleep on the street as a result of the lack of emergency accommodation. [1610/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Emergency Accommodation (18 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 558. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if additional funding will be made available to local authorities to provide emergency accommodation to prevent persons from being forced to sleep in tents. [1611/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 725. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 377 of 22 November 2022, if her office has liaised with the family in question regarding the remote area grant. [63824/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 760. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 48 of 7 December 2022, the basis of the decision to deem two pupils (details supplied) as ineligible for school transport due to their location of residence.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1340/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Irish Sign Language (18 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 1181. To ask the Minister for Health if there are adequate numbers of Irish sign language interpreters to provide services for persons with hearing difficulties in hospital; the process involved in securing an Irish sign language interpreter for inpatients and outpatients; the way that such interpreters are sourced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63276/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (18 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 1353. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the delays in CDNT appointments in County Tipperary due to staffing issues; if his Department has plans in place to resolve these issues and to recruit more staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63906/22]