Results 1-4 of 4 for lottery speaker:Martin Browne

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency Bill 2023: Second Stage (28 Sep 2023)

Martin Browne: .... This is just one example of where we need full commitment from the Government to support the agency in its work and support the victims in the process into which they are drawn. The postcode lottery that determines waiting times in our courts must be addressed. Serious efforts are needed to address the shortages in the courts system that result in waiting times for full hearings of...

Courts Bill 2023: Second Stage (19 Apr 2023)

Martin Browne: ...of six to 12 weeks, and a six-week wait in Clonmel, is unconscionable. There is an issue with how timely access to justice can depend on geographical location. There is, therefore, a postcode lottery which, again, is a failure of people. In the case of victims of domestic violence, for example, who may seek criminal convictions under the law through the District Court and Circuit...

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2022)

Martin Browne: ...issue. However, in CHO 5, which includes south Tipperary, the number waiting a year or more, while still too high, is far lower than in the north of the county, so the availability of services is a postcode lottery. This is no way to be treating our children. All of this has been watched over by this Government and previous ones with the familiar faces that we see on the benches...

Social Welfare Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Martin Browne: .... Sinn Féin would have increased the annual carer's support grant to €2,000. The Government made no provision for doing this and the availability of respite services continues to be subject to a postcode lottery. I suppose carers should be grateful for a €5 increase in the weekly allowance, which will go nowhere near to addressing the heavy fuel hikes we are seeing....