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

Martin Browne: On my own behalf and on behalf of the rest of the committee, if this is your last meeting, Senator Buttimer, we wish you the best. You have been one of the members who has been at meetings consistently and you have always given good input. I wish you the best if that is the way it turns out. On behalf of the committee, I wish the staff here and all the rest of the members of the...

Committee on Public Petitions:  Business of Joint Committee (24 Nov 2022)

Martin Browne: I welcome all present to the meeting. Apologies have been received from Senator Buttimer. All those present in the committee room are asked to exercise personal responsibility to protect themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid-19. The first item on the agenda is the approval of minutes of the previous meetings. Are the minutes of the private and public meetings held...

Committee on Public Petitions:  Business of Joint Committee (27 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: I welcome everyone to the meeting. It is nice to see a few Tipperary men like me against the Dubs and the Corkman. Apologies have been received from Senator Jerry Buttimer. I would like to explain to our visitors that I will have to leave at approximately 2.05 p.m. to speak in the Chamber but Deputy Devlin will take the Chair. I will return and resume the Chair when I have finished. All...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (13 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: We are now in public session. Apologies have been received from Senator Buttimer. I thank Deputy Padraig O'Sullivan, who has been discharged from the service of this committee, for all his work with us. We wish him all the best with the Joint Committee on the Irish Language, Gaeltacht and the Irish-speaking Community. I also welcome Deputy Troy, who has been nominated to join the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (29 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: Apologies have been received from Senator Buttimer. All those present in the committee room are asked to exercise personal responsibility to protect themselves and others from the risk of contracting Covid-19. Are the minutes of our previous private and public meetings of 14 and 15 September approved? They have already been approved in our virtual private meeting, but we must do this now...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee
Consideration of Public Petition on Saving the Services of the Owenacurra Centre in Cork: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Sep 2022)

Martin Browne: ...want to wish everybody a good afternoon and welcome them to our public meeting. I see that we have some members present in committee room 4. Apologies have been received from Senators Craughwell, Buttimer and Warfield at this stage. We have substitutions. Deputy Quinlivan is substituting for Senator Warfield and Senator Maria Byrne is substituting for Senator Buttimer. The Ceann...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Adding Chefs to the Critical Skills List Now to Save Irish Hospitality: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: Senator Buttimer is next. We cannot hear him.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Adding Chefs to the Critical Skills List Now to Save Irish Hospitality: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: I think Senator Buttimer has gone for a vote in the Seanad. I have some questions. Although the hospitality sector was supported during the pandemic, does Mr. Lynn think that it is properly valued in this country? I see Senator Buttimer but he is still on mute and we cannot hear him. Maybe he can run down to the committee room. I see there was a vote in the Seanad. Is the hospitality...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Adding Chefs to the Critical Skills List Now to Save Irish Hospitality: Discussion (7 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: I thank the Deputy. After today the ball is starting to roll. As Senator Buttimer and Deputy Ó Murchú said, we now know who we can contact to get it across the two committees. Everybody recognises the situation in the hospitality sector and here is a solution to stop places closing down. We need to follow up on it with the other committee. We will ask the secretariat to make...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Saving the Services of the Owenacurra Centre in Cork: Discussion. (7 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: For the information of Senator Buttimer, we planned to bring in the HSE. There is no problem with bringing in the Mental Health Commission or any other-----

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Saving the Services of the Owenacurra Centre in Cork: Discussion. (7 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: ...there is asbestos in the building that patients are possibly going to be placed in. I have no doubt about that whatsoever because that is what was being used at the time. I agree with Senator Buttimer. We will invite the Mental Health Commission, or anyone else, to a meeting. HIQA was involved in St. Brigid's in the end. Despite requesting the engineer's report that says that the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Saving the Services of the Owenacurra Centre in Cork: Discussion. (7 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: Do Deputy Buckley and Senator Buttimer have further questions?

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Saving the Services of the Owenacurra Centre in Cork: Discussion. (7 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: The recommendation we had was to invite the HSE to come before us. However as Senator Buttimer said we also asked the commission to come before us and anybody else in order to try to get answers on such issues as the Owenacurra Centre. I thank the witness.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petitions Received (7 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: ...to the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O’Brien. Those are the recommendations. Has Senator Buttimer seen the documentation? There are a great many things to be answered. This estate was bought by the council in 2007. Difficulties surrounded the whole thing from the word go when it...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (7 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: ...areas over the summer recess; and note in the committee's report if any of the outstanding local authorities fail to respond to the final reminder. Do members have any views? I wish to let Senator Buttimer know what was decided yesterday. The secretariat has been in touch with the local authorities and they have ignored us as well.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (7 Jul 2022)

Martin Browne: We are not sure if Senator Buttimer would even be able to hear if we go into private session because that thing is back on his screen again.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on a Ban on Herbicides in Public Areas: Discussion (Resumed) (26 May 2022)

Martin Browne: Does Senator Buttimer have further questions?

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on a Ban on Herbicides in Public Areas: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Martin Browne: I thank Senator Buttimer. The Ceann Comhairle, Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl, and the Cathaoirleach, Senator Mark Daly, have published a Covid-19 code of conduct for the parliamentary community, March 2022. Face masks should continue to be worn when people are moving around the campus and during the meeting except when speaking. This will help to reduce the risk of Covid-19...

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: I thank Ms McGovern. I would imagine that there will be many questions. I want to ask one or two myself, and Senators Higgins and Buttimer will follow me. Are many of the disputes resolved informally, or are the complaints recorded?

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Martin Browne: I thank Deputy Higgins and call Senator Buttimer now, please.