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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (30 Jan 2024)

Martin Browne: 485. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the number of both IPAS applicants and Ukrainian refugees in Tipperary broken down per electoral district. [4104/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (23 Jan 2024)

Martin Browne: 503. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a clear account of the measures taken to ascertain the services available locally in Roscrea to facilitate the location of international protection applicants at the Racket Hall, Roscrea; the measures taken to bring those services in line with the availability needed; the engagement his Department...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (23 Jan 2024)

Martin Browne: 504. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a clear account of the measures that are taken by his Department to audit whether the services available in areas being considered to house international protection applicants have the capacity to deal with increased demand; to provide a clear account of how any deficiencies in those services is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (17 Jan 2024)

Martin Browne: 622. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her Department’s responsibility for a building (details supplied) which was subject of a fire on 3 January 2024; the progress made to date; the status of plans to refurbish the building for other purposes; the estimated timeline to bring the property back into use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1341/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (17 Jan 2024)

Martin Browne: 806. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he plans to use modular housing to tackle the housing crisis, or to change the planning rules around this type of housing. [1214/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (17 Jan 2024)

Martin Browne: 1233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the recent Bord Bia study “Market Potential for Irish Sheep Milk”; if he plans to act upon any of the recommendations contained within that report; if he acknowledges that there are opportunities available within the sheep milk sector if supported through many of the measures outlined; if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (17 Jan 2024)

Martin Browne: 1647. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE posts provided for the Substance Misuse Team in Clonmel, County Tipperary; the number of vacancies at the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1120/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Dec 2023)

Martin Browne: 189. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the recommendations of the independent review group into his Department’s response to ash dieback disease are to be implemented; the progress made in assessing his Department’s response to these recommendations; when a decision is likely to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55670/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Dec 2023)

Martin Browne: 308. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria for the pandemic special recognition payment; and the grounds on which a distinction between home and residential care assistants in an organisation (details supplied) can be made. [54262/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (5 Dec 2023)

Martin Browne: 367. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an application for the carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) was rejected despite them providing full-time care to two older neighbours [53725/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (5 Dec 2023)

Martin Browne: 594. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people per county approved for homecare by the HSE but currently left without care due to the inability of the private providers to fulfil the hours; and his plans to address the lack of care assistants that is causing this shortage. [53724/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (29 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 130. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that childcare providers are being asked to produce separate sets of accounts to meet the requirements of Tusla and Pobal as set out in legislation; and if he plans to simplify the process for providers. [52667/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 170. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the role that the Ryder Cup has played in securing his support for progressing the Adare bypass road with more urgency; if he is comfortable that commercial interests such as this should play such a role in progressing such projects; if projects such as the N24 project and the bypass of Tipperary town are at a disadvantage, given this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 340. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if consideration is being given to enabling homeowners to apply for grants or other financial supports to assist in repairing or replacing malfunctioning septic tanks; if consideration is being given to households requesting a local authority for an inspection of systems where there is concern at their effectiveness; if...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Septic Tanks (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 341. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of septic tank inspections that have been carried out on a national basis by county in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the targets for inspection, if any; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52505/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 429. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda recruits who passed through Templemore Garda Training College in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52506/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 430. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there is an optimum number of gardaí per 1,000 inhabitants; if so, the number, by rank; the ratios currently in place, by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52507/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 448. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the requirement within ACRES that plants provided to farmers must be of Irish origin or Irish provenance is sustainable, given the small number of retailers and nurseries and so on, that can provide for this across the range of plants in question; if he is satisfied that this narrow requirement does not exclude...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Invasive Species Policy (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 461. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is considering restricting the importation of certain raw wood products such as unsawn timber from areas where the bark beetle Ips typographus has been identified; the measures that are in place or are being considered to prevent the arrival of the bark beetle into Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Nov 2023)

Martin Browne: 462. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if information on how to identify trees that have ash dieback and need to be removed for public safety has been issued to landowners; if not, whether there are plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52487/23]