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Committee on Public Petitions debate -
Thursday, 28 Apr 2022

Decisions on Public Petitions Received

Vice Chairman

We have three petitions for consideration. We considered them during our meeting in private session yesterday. The first is No. 4/22, to revise employment conditions for stamp 3 residence permit holders, from Mrs. Tracey Milledge. The recommendation is the committee advises that the correspondence from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment be sent to the petitioner for comment. Do any members wish to comment?

No. I agree with the recommendation.

Vice Chairman

Agreed.

Petition No. 36/21, reform of insurance for thatched heritage buildings, is from Ms Katie McNelis. The recommendation is the committee advises that the correspondence from the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman be forwarded to the petitioner for comment and this petition be sent to the Department of Finance for consideration; and that this petition remain open and the committee forwards it to the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach and to the Committee of Public Accounts. Do any members wish to comment on that?

Well done to the secretariat on this because it is a very substantial reply and, in fairness, a lot of work has gone into it. I agree with the recommendation.

Vice Chairman

That is agreed. The next petition is No. 40/21, petition for nationwide public recycling bins, from Ms Kezia Wright. The recommendation is that the committee advises that the reply from Mr. Paul McDonald, principal officer in the environmental protection division of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications be sent to the petititoner for further comment. A second recommendation is that the committee secretariat corresponds with Dublin City Council to request further information on the #CircleCity campaign. A third recommendation is that, pending the outcome of recommendations Nos. 1 and 2, at a future date and if time allows, to consider adding this to our work programme for the coming years.

There is a five-page response, so well done to the secretariat on this. I agree with the recommendations.

Vice Chairman

As we discussed yesterday, this is something to consider not just for Dublin but nationwide. The third recommendation, to consider it for a future work programme, is warranted. It is agreed.

That concludes our consideration of public petitions this afternoon. I invite members of the public watching online or on television to submit petitions via our online portal, which is available at petitions.oireachtas.ie. A petition may be addressed to the Houses of the Oireachtas on a matter of general public concern or interest or on an issue of public policy. Do any members wish to comment on any other business?

I thank everybody involved with today's committee meeting. It was amazing to have witnesses from the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission before us and I learned much from the meeting. I hope members of the public have learned much as well. We should follow up on today and I am very grateful for the information I was given.

Vice Chairman

I agree. I thank the secretariat for all the work gone into the meetings today and yesterday, as well as in between all the meetings with all the petitions. It is great to have engagement from the public on various petitions. Members should note the change in time for our next public meeting; we normally meet at 1.30 p.m but we are to meet at 2.30 p.m. that afternoon.

The joint committee adjourned at 3.15 p.m. until 2.30 p.m. on Thursday, 12 May 2022.
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