Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Mental Health Services

Martin Browne

1022. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on working with non-governmental organisations to complement the provision of public mental health services; his views on funding organisations that currently deliver integrated services for persons with dual diagnosis; if he will meet with those providing these services on a voluntary basis in County Tipperary. [18703/20]

Local Authority Housing

Martin Browne

57. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the €4 million that Tipperary County Council is borrowing to upgrade 114 houses in its stock; the impact this level of borrowing will have on the housing finances of the council going forward; if he plans to increase funding allocations for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17627/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Martin Browne

96. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an application for emergency funding by a group (details supplied) has been received; if so, the details of the submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17905/20]

Community Employment Schemes

Martin Browne

29. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his views on a Labour Court recommendation that the State should put in place an occupational pension arrangement for community employment scheme supervisors; his plans to give effect to the recommendation; his further plans to engage with the sector and unions on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16802/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Martin Browne

316. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties facing local leisure centres in reopening (details supplied); if the stimulus promised will take deficits of the year to date into account; and if extra funding will be provided to ensure leisure centres remain open post-Covid-19. [17005/20]

Housing Data

Martin Browne

334. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of approved housing applicants in County Tipperary; and the number in receipt of HAP and RAS housing support. [17343/20]

Emergency Accommodation

Martin Browne

335. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of emergency beds the local authority has in County Tipperary [17344/20]

IDA Ireland

Martin Browne

48. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA-organised visits involving those from the industrial sector that have been made to an unused IDA site in Tipperary town since it was vacated by a company (details supplied); the way in which it is being marketed by the IDA; and the amount in nominal rent that has been paid for the site to date. [16411/20]

IDA Ireland

Martin Browne

49. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of vacant properties on IDA lands nationwide and in County Tipperary; his views on turning over unused lands or premises to local authorities to allow community organisations to use them as a premises in view of the contribution such groups make to communities such as those across County Tipperary; the cost of maintaining such empty premises in County Tipperary each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16412/20]

Banking Sector

Martin Browne

61. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Finance the consequences for banks found to be making additional profits from the Covid-19 crisis; if those banks have been informed of the sanctions they will be subject to; and the sanctions that have been implemented to date. [16413/20]

Childcare Services

Martin Browne

151. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the administrative burden that managers of early years childcare services are under; his views on the concerns that many centres in County Tipperary have for their futures due to the costs being faced for PPE and adherence to social distancing; his further views on the adequacy of the funding allocated to them to restart their businesses; his views on the level of additional funding that should be provided to the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16414/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Martin Browne

152. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to take into account both the immediate needs of the childcare sector and the long-term sustainability of the sector when drawing up the July 2020 stimulus programme; his plans for the long-term viability of the sector; the position regarding the ambitions of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16415/20]

National Children's Hospital

Martin Browne

181. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the additional cost associated with the halting of the national children’s hospital project for the duration of the Covid-19 crisis to date [16416/20]

Social Welfare Code

Martin Browne

109. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons who turn 66 years of age before the completion of the review by the commission on pensions will be entitled to receive a State pension under the policy; and if it will be the case that once awarded a pension these persons will not be affected by a change to the pension age. [16175/20]

Bus Services

Martin Browne

219. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to an instance in which a parent and a child with autism who had attended a hospital appointment were prevented from boarding a bus from Limerick to Dublin due to the fact they were only destined for Roscrea, County Tipperary, and not Dublin; if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that parent has also encountered in getting a seat on a Dublin to Limerick bus at Roscrea; if there is a policy to give preference to passengers travelling the full journey of a bus service; and his plans to give parents of children with special needs priority access to transport services. [15256/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Martin Browne

248. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many hoteliers that have not met the criteria for the restart grant find themselves in a situation in which they have no access to supports other than Covid-19-related loan schemes, which would put them into more debt; his plans to address this problem that affects many in the tourism industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15607/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Martin Browne

739. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the measures her Department has taken to provide supports to seasonal workers, such as those employed in summer camps, who have lost income due to Covid-19 but are not covered by the pandemic unemployment payment. [15250/20]

Human Rights

Martin Browne

970. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the challenges faced by LGBTQ parents due to the lack of legal recognition for both parents; his plans to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14677/20]

National Broadband Plan

Martin Browne

62. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to a number of households just outside the reach of national broadband coverage (details supplied); the steps being taken to expedite broadband connection; and if those households within 500 metres of the existing roll out will be treated as priorities in cases in which a clear need for connection exists. [14109/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Martin Browne

77. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider providing a local authority fund to assist small, non-profit sports clubs when they struggle to meet their running costs during difficult times such as the lockdown (details supplied). [14152/20]