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Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: I am inclined to agree with Deputy Buckley. This looks to be a very well laid out site. Problems arose when the council moved in first. I live in a council estate and I know what happens when there is no communication between the council and residents. However, as Deputy Buckley has said, there seems to have been no end of communication going on here. What was the reasoning behind...

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: The petitioner claimed that in 2007 houses were being demolished in order to gain access to the adjoining field. Is Mr. Creighton saying that was not the reason for their demolition?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: The remedial works came after that. The petitioner says in 2007 the reason that was given to the residents for the demolition was to gain access to the adjoining field in order to build more houses, and to provide a roadway through. Can Mr. Creighton comment on that or was that before his time?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: Are all of the 34 units that were refurbished occupied now?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: How many units had been vacant since 2007 and have they all be occupied now? Are any of the original houses still boarded up?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: Are they still vacant?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: Does Mr. Creighton have any kind of timeline for when they will be occupied?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: As we said at the start, and in agreement with Deputy Buckley, I encourage all councils to do as much communicating with the local community as possible, as Kildare County Council seems to have done. As I have said, I lived in a council housing estate myself and I know that, when houses become vacant, there is a mad panic and everyone has a theory as to why they are vacant. Communicating...

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: No one else is indicating. Does Mr. Creighton wish to make a closing statement?

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: I thank Mr. Creighton and Mr. Kelleher for coming to present to us today. The session has been very beneficial and, as has been said, this is an example of how councils should approach works going on in an area. Some councils have a lot to learn. I thank the witnesses again and wish them both a happy Christmas.

Committee on Public Petitions: Public Petition on Housing and Homelessness in County Kildare: Kildare County Council (8 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: We will suspend the meeting for two minutes to let the witnesses leave.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: We have six petitions for consideration today. Some petitions that were not approved at the previous meeting have been brought forward. One was the petition we have just discussed. As was agreed in private session on 23 November 2022, the petitioner was informed that Kildare County Council was presenting at the Committee on Public Petitions public meeting today, Thursday, 8 December,...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: I have a personal view, which is that this is another example of smaller hospitals being taken out of the system, putting more pressure on the bigger hospitals. We will see what the petitioner comes back with. Is that agreed? Agreed. Petition No. 20 of 2021 is titled: Why we need to dispel old illogical lunacy laws in Ireland, which have been amended and repealed. This is not enough....

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: From 1871.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: Is that agreed? Agreed. Petition No. 21 of 2021 relates to taking in charge and comes from Mr. Terence Coskeran. The committee recommends that the correspondence from Mr. Eamon Lonergan of Tipperary County Council be forwarded to the petitioner for information. Do members have any views or is that agreed?

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: It seems to be moving there. That is agreed. Petition No. 46 of 2022 relates to the names of registered political parties and comes from Mr. Jeremiah Murphy. This petition relates to a statement that all political parties in Ireland should “state their names in English on all their literature”. The secretariat corresponded with Mr, Peter Finnegan, Clerk of the Dáil and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: 178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that he intends to take to resolve lengthy delays in processing and fulfilling reconstitution and underplanting scheme applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61172/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (8 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: 179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide adequate supplies of peat to the horticultural industry following the publication of numerous reports on the matter. [61173/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: 294. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and location of the Garda stations in County Tipperary that have closed as part of the Garda district and station rationalisation programme; and the number of Garda stations in County Tipperary that offer a manned 24-7 service. [61454/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (8 Dec 2022)

Martin Browne: 295. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda stations in County Tipperary that have closed since 2015 due to being considered unsuitable to function as Garda stations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61455/22]