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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 1510. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the provision of free medication for women suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum (details supplied). [1538/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (18 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 1429. To ask the Minister for Health the role that Nenagh Hospital can play in meeting the demand for emergency department treatment given the record number of presentations to UHL recently. [1237/23]

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

Martin Browne: 1430. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that he is taking and intends to take to enable Shannondoc to meet the demand for its services as witnessed over the Christmas period; the measures that he is taking to ensure that it is accessible in a timely manner, enabling it to take pressure off UHL’s emergency department; his views on the issues that people have experienced...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Eating Disorders (18 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 1671. To ask the Minister for Health , further to Parliamentary Question No. 508 of 15 November 2022, if he finds it acceptable that the advice contained within the reply was incorrect (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2114/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (18 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 1878. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has concerns that the €200 million arrangement between an organisation (details supplied) and Coillte will push up land prices, with the potential to adversely impact the ability of private foresters to compete in the market and will put the cost of land beyond the reach of farmers generally; if his attention has been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (18 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 1879. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his attention was first drawn to the agreement between Coillte and an organisation (details supplied); if he engaged with Coillte when his attention was drawn to the arrangement; the outcome of any such meeting; if he engaged with farmers or farmers’ organisations on the arrangement upon being informed of same; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (18 Jan 2023)

Martin Browne: 1880. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has any concerns that the availability of forest premia to private small-scale foresters will become diminished as a result of their availability to large scale funds such as an organisation (details supplied) upon the arrangement between Coillte and said organisation; his views on whether the forest grant scheme should...

Nationalisation of Energy System: Motion [Private Members] (14 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: I thank Solidarity-People Before Profit for bringing the motion before the House. This Government has led us to a situation where it has failed to prepare this country for the increase in electricity usage. It speaks fine words, but looking at its actions, they do not add up. It is a natural consequence of all this that we find ourselves discussing the renationalisation of the energy...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: An Garda Síochána (13 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: 263. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will raise the issue of access to the swimming pool in the Garda College with the Garda Commissioner given the lack of engagement from the Garda College in Templemore with the local community on same. [61725/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (13 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: 314. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the built heritage investment scheme allocation for Knocklofty House, Clonmel, has been returned to his Department. [62209/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Welfare Services (13 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: 426. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of community welfare officers in County Tipperary in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and the locations in which these services were located in each year. [62237/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (13 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: 427. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the average time for processing additional needs payment applications in County Tipperary in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022. [62238/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Emergency Accommodation (13 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: 456. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to a matter whereby a number of Ukrainians and other tenants resident in accommodation owned by a hotel (details supplied) are having their water turned off on a regular basis; and if his Department has contacted the hotel to carry out an inspection of the accommodation. [62065/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: 641. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the case of a patient (details supplied) who was told that they would have to wait three years for an appointment but would be seen in eight weeks if they were a private patient; and his views on whether this is an appropriate difference between public and private health care. [62239/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: I welcome the witnesses. Most issues have been covered. A year and a half ago, Coillte were before the committee and stated they had planted 600 saplings of the strains that were ash dieback resistant-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: Is that better?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: When Coillte was before the committee a few years ago it told us about 600 saplings of strains resistant to ash dieback and the target was to plant 3,000 in two years. In those two years, how has it fared? How close is it to being proved a success? Will it be capable of replacing our traditional ash plants?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: Is there any indication at this stage that it is going to be of a good enough quality to replace what we have lost?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: I will come back to what Deputy Fitzmaurice brought up earlier. We know the pressure was on for Coillte to provide more, but bringing in investment funds is the wrong way to go, in my opinion. That is driving out small farmers and small foresters, which I believe is counterproductive. I know Coillte is saying it is not involved in the drawdown of grants, but this kind of partnership is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: I am sorry, but this additionality will come from vulture funds and drive away the people this country has depended on for the last 20 to 50 years. Why are the additionalities coming from the big investment companies who are taking the profits back to England? The people this country has depended on are being squeezed out and will be squeezed out because they will not be able to compete...