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Tue, 11 Jul 2023

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Departmental Policies

Martin Browne

706. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health when the membership and the review of the terms of reference of the Deteriorating Patient Steering Committee at UHL will be concluded; the progress made to date; the measures taken to ensure appropriate implementation of the Irish National Early Warning System, the Irish Maternity Early Warning System and sepsis management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33619/23]

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Tue, 4 Jul 2023

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Disability Services

Martin Browne

471. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the date upon which a primary care autism assessment team will be operational in the Cashel area of County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32482/23]

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Tue, 4 Jul 2023

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Health Services Staff

Martin Browne

480. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unfilled positions for speech and language therapists in each of the community disability network teams in CHO 5, broken down by area. [32032/23]

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Tue, 4 Jul 2023

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Health Services Staff

Martin Browne

481. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unfilled positions for occupational therapists in each of the community disability network teams in CHO 5, broken down by area. [32033/23]

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Tue, 4 Jul 2023

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Health Services Staff

Martin Browne

482. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unfilled positions for physiotherapists in each of the community disability network teams in CHO 5, broken down by area. [32034/23]

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Tue, 4 Jul 2023

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Health Services Staff

Martin Browne

483. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of unfilled positions for psychologists in each of the community disability network teams in CHO 5, broken down by area. [32035/23]

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Tue, 4 Jul 2023

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Health Services Staff

Martin Browne

484. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of filled clerical and administrative posts in each of the community disability network teams in CHO 5, broken down by area. [32036/23]

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Thu, 29 Jun 2023

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School Funding

Martin Browne

243. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Education the reason schools that planned and budgeted around the ICT grant to schools as listed for payment in the FSSU schedule of grants in the 2022/2023 school year have been told that the next tranche of funding for ICT will not arrive until the 2023/2024 school year; if she aware that this effectively leaves schools without any ICT funding for the 2022/2023 school year, despite having been led to believe otherwise and having budgeted for its arrival; if there are plans to rectify this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31820/23]

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Thu, 29 Jun 2023

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Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

362. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to ensure that any backlog in afforestation licence applications that result from the delayed forestry programme will be processed in a prompt manner should the application to the European Commission for state aid to fund the forestry programme be successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31824/23]

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Thu, 29 Jun 2023

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Maternity Leave

Martin Browne

396. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he intends to amend legislation to enable women going through a cancer diagnosis during pregnancy or postpartum to defer their maternity leave while they go through cancer treatment; the reasons for a delay in meeting the calls made by an organisation (details supplied) on this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31821/23]

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Thu, 29 Jun 2023

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Hospital Staff

Martin Browne

427. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the status of the allocation of staffing resources to secure extended service provision at Nenagh MAU; the targets set to meet these commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31823/23]

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Wed, 28 Jun 2023

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Pharmacy Services

Martin Browne

134. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he has conducted or will conduct a review of pharmacy dispensing fees and the extent of service provision by community pharmacists; if he has engaged or will engage with an organisation (details supplied) on the matter; if so, the dates on which he has engaged or will engage it; if he will establish a review which encompasses the scope of services provided or which could be provided by community pharmacy; and if he will include scoping of a minor ailments or minor illness scheme in community pharmacy in the terms of reference of the aforementioned review. [31822/23]

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Tue, 20 Jun 2023

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Wildlife Regulations

Martin Browne

365. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will make publicly available the information that the open season Order for 2023 was based on. [29230/23]

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Tue, 20 Jun 2023

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Wildlife Regulations

Martin Browne

366. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department recognises the contribution of gun clubs to conservation efforts in Ireland in light of his Department engaged with game hunters and gun clubs prior to making the decision on the open season Order last year. [29231/23]

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Tue, 20 Jun 2023

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Wildlife Regulations

Martin Browne

367. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his Departments plans to meet with gun clubs ahead of the start of open season 2023. [29232/23]

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Tue, 20 Jun 2023

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Disability Services

Martin Browne

506. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of available children's residential places across CHO5 at present; the number of those that are currently filled on a full-time basis; and the various levels of priority in place for children seeking residential placement. [29220/23]

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Tue, 20 Jun 2023

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Disability Services

Martin Browne

507. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children who are assessed to be a priority one for residential placement across CHO5; the waiting times for those children waiting for residential placement from the time they entered the system; if funding has been given to increasing full-time residential capacity in CHO5; and if so, to provide details. [29221/23]

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Thu, 15 Jun 2023

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Visa Applications

Martin Browne

243. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Justice the working target for her Department to process atypical visa applications; the number of atypical visa applications that are currently being processed; the number of applications that have been issued in 2023 to date; the length of time it is taking to process these visa applications on a graduated basis; if the length of time it is taking to process such applications reflects the urgency fill positions in which skill shortages have been identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28946/23]

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Thu, 15 Jun 2023

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Children in Care

Martin Browne

254. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children in care who have been allocated a social worker in 2023; the number of children in care who are waiting allocation of a social worker on three-monthly increments in 2022 and to date in 2023, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28947/23]

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Thu, 15 Jun 2023

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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Martin Browne

274. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if a study of a parcel of land to the rear of St. Patrick’s Hospital, Cashel, to determine suitability for a community nursing unit has been completed; if not, if a study is due to be carried out; and the details of same. [28948/23]

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Thu, 15 Jun 2023

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Nursing Homes

Martin Browne

275. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the study of a site on Palmers Hill in Cashel, County Tipperary to determine suitability for a community nursing unit has been completed; if not, if it is due to be carried out; and the details of same. [28949/23]

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Thu, 15 Jun 2023

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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Martin Browne

276. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of sites that are being considered for the development of a community nursing unit in Cashel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28950/23]

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Wed, 14 Jun 2023

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Pharmacy Services

Martin Browne

156. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the progress made in reviewing pharmacy services and funding; the estimated date of completion of the review; if he will engage with pharmacy representatives ahead of a decision being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28718/23]

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Tue, 13 Jun 2023

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Insurance Coverage

Martin Browne

969. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that the North Tipperary Horse Show had to cancel this year's show due to rising insurance costs; and the steps he is taking to ensure that insurance is available and affordable for country shows. [28003/23]

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Wed, 31 May 2023

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Mental Health Services

Martin Browne

191. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if the access to care fund could be accessed by the family of a patient (details supplied) who has ARFID and autism, who cannot gain access to a dietitian with knowledge of ARFID, who cannot gain access to a psychologist and who has been deemed unsuitable for CAMHS on the basis that ARFID is not a mental health issue; if he will outline a scheme that would provide financial assistance to enable the family to access services abroad in the event that no treatment is available in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26614/23]

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Wed, 24 May 2023

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Fire Service

Martin Browne

127. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he is taking to meet his Department’s commitment to address the recruitment and retention crisis in the retained fire service. [25422/23]

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Tue, 23 May 2023

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Energy Policy

Martin Browne

180. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has any plans to address the access barrier to the low-interest loans for energy upgrades caused by inflation in the cost of building materials (details supplied). [24837/23]

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Tue, 23 May 2023

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National Parks and Wildlife Service

Martin Browne

392. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the steps he has taken to ensure full, public visibility of the "available data" that the NPWS is using in order to inform decisions on the review of the Open Seasons Order and transparency as to whom the "stakeholders" are that NPWS is engaging with as part of this public consultation. [24092/23]

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Tue, 23 May 2023

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Community Welfare Services

Martin Browne

457. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of community welfare officers allocated to County Tipperary; and the number of vacant posts, broken down on a county and office basis. [24194/23]

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Tue, 23 May 2023

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Control of Firearms

Martin Browne

526. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Justice if he has met with the representatives of gun clubs and hunters regarding their concerns over the expert firearms committee which was established to review the legislation regarding firearms licensing; and if he will be taking any action to ensure the voices of gun clubs are represented on the committee. [24090/23]

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Tue, 23 May 2023

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Control of Firearms

Martin Browne

527. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Justice if the data which the expert firearms committee uses to make its decisions will be made publicly available to ensure transparency. [24091/23]

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Tue, 23 May 2023

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Agriculture Industry

Martin Browne

580. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department has put in place for the enforcement of the EIA (Agriculture) Regulations 2011. [24093/23]

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Thu, 18 May 2023

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Naturalisation Applications

Martin Browne

402. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Justice if a decision is due on the application for naturalisation made by a person (details supplied); and the status of the application concerned. [23806/23]

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Thu, 18 May 2023

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Health Services Waiting Lists

Martin Browne

415. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the pathways available to families of children requiring needs assessments to secure private assessments funded by the State in the absence of the availability of timely assessments in the public system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23816/23]

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Thu, 18 May 2023

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Hospital Staff

Martin Browne

457. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of approved ICU staffing allocations in the ICU at University Hospital Limerick for each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of staffing vacancies in the ICU at University Hospital Limerick for the corresponding timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23811/23]

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Thu, 18 May 2023

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Home Care Packages

Martin Browne

458. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of people approved for the provision of homecare in CHO5; the number of those people who have received homecare provision; the number of those people who are waiting for the provision of homecare; if he will provide a breakdown of the length of time in two-month increments that those people who have not yet received homecare provision have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23812/23]

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Thu, 18 May 2023

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Home Care Packages

Martin Browne

459. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of people approved for the provision of homecare in CHO3; the number of those people who have received homecare provision; the number of those people who are waiting for the provision of homecare; if he will provide a breakdown of the length of time in two-month increments that those people who have not yet received homecare provision have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23813/23]

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Thu, 18 May 2023

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Home Care Packages

Martin Browne

460. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of homecare hours that have been approved in CHO5; the number of homecare hours approved but not yet provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23814/23]

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Thu, 18 May 2023

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Home Care Packages

Martin Browne

461. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the number of homecare hours that have been approved in CHO3; the number of homecare hours approved but not yet provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23815/23]

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Thu, 18 May 2023

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Home Care Packages

Martin Browne

462. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health when the tender process between the HSE and private homecare operators is due to conclude; when the process started; the number of homecare hours being sought from private operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23817/23]

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Thu, 18 May 2023

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Nursing Homes

Martin Browne

463. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the feasibility study concerning the potential acquisition of a nursing home (details supplied).; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23818/23]

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Thu, 18 May 2023

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Mental Health Services

Martin Browne

464. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health if there are financial supports available to assist former voluntary providers of mental health supports and counselling which continue to be contacted by people in need. [23810/23]

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Thu, 18 May 2023

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Further and Higher Education

Martin Browne

471. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he intends to implement the 2020 Labour Court recommendations for adult education teachers; and if so, if he will provide a timeframe for its implementation. [23681/23]

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Wed, 17 May 2023

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Rental Sector

Martin Browne

120. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the measures he intends to introduce to support tenants facing unsustainable rent increases, given that in one case in Tipperary, a tenant has been informed by their landlord that they intend to raise the rent by €400 per month. [23360/23]

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Wed, 17 May 2023

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Agriculture Schemes

Martin Browne

190. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine he plans to revise the reconstitution and underplanting scheme to include payments to farmers to remove roadside trees infected by ash dieback; if he has plans to allow for a support package to be made available through local authorities to enable farmers and landowners to hire professional to safely remove infected trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23618/23]

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Wed, 17 May 2023

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Agriculture Schemes

Martin Browne

191. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has plans to revise the reconstitution and underplanting scheme to allow for a 100% reconstitution grant that would cover all costs associated with site clearance and subsequent replant with a suitable replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23619/23]

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Wed, 17 May 2023

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Hospital Facilities

Martin Browne

249. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health the timeline involved in delivering the capital project to be financed from the recent €75 million funding allocation for Tipperary University Hospital; if he will provide a breakdown of how this funding will be used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23620/23]

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Wed, 10 May 2023

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Travel Documents

Martin Browne

142. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Justice the process that must be followed to enable a person (details supplied) to obtain a travel document; the options open to them given that the Embassy is only open on an intermittent basis and may also prove unsuitable for the person concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22007/23]

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Wed, 10 May 2023

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Adult Education Provision

Martin Browne

211. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the progress that has been made in resolving the situation of adult education tutors employed by education and training boards for whom a pay offer based on a recommendation by the Labour Court has yet to materialise; if there is a working timeline for the conclusion of discussions between his Department and the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform with a view to finalising the offer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22052/23]

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Wed, 10 May 2023

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Adult Education Provision

Martin Browne

212. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will outline his commitment to ensuring that adult education tutors claim for proper public service contracts with an incremental salary scale, recognition of prior service and improved conditions is delivered upon; the progress being made on same and on securing pay parity for those recruited after 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22053/23]

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