Martin Browne

Sinn Féin · Tipperary

Activity on Environment — 49 events (5 lobbying · 43 questions · 1 votes) full profile →

• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 2 returns Agriculture

  • Suckler Cow Supports - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Dairy - 2024 General Election
• 2025-01-18
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 10 returns AgricultureEU Affairs

  • Farm Forestry
  • Designated Natura Areas
  • Horticulture and Potatoes - 2024 General Election
  • Simplified, Fully Funded Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
  • IFA CENTRAL ASKS of Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Nitrates Directive/Derogation - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Soil Monitoring and Resilience
  • EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
  • EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
  • Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 3 returns EnvironmentBanking and Financial Institutions

  • EU Environment Fund
  • Supports within Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund
  • Banking
• 2025-01-16
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Environment

  • Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme (tyres)
• 2025-01-15
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 4 returns Local GovernmentSocial ProtectionEnvironment

  • LEADER
  • Farm Assist
  • Water
  • Planning Permission - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
• 2024-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the progress made on addressing the risks posed by public water supplies in the Environmental Protection Agency's drinking water quality in public supplies report for 2023; the improvements made in addressing the long-term resilience and safety with reference to environmental pollution of supplies in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41439/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current status of a Bill for national cyber security; to outline its expected progression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31920/24]
• 2024-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the funding assistance available to develop business projects on bogs by the owners of these sites in light of their discontinued use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22206/24]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on the impact that the slow progress being made in the taking in charge of housing estates is having upon the environment in situations whereby the developer-provided infrastructure, including wastewater treatment plants, are malfunctioning; if his Department has communicated with the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications on the consequences for local water sources and public safety that may result from delays in resolving the transfer of responsibility for developer-provided infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47297/23]
• 2023-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  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]
• 2023-03-08
  VOTE
  Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 47–78
• 2023-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Health

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Health his views on the suitability of the environments provided to cater for crisis mental health presentations to the emergency department at Tipperary University Hospital; if it provides the privacy needed to cater for multiple patients at one time; if he has plans to invest in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5177/23]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the impact for rural households of the ban on the sale of turf given the rising cost of all fuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55371/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way in which the electricity credits will apply to households on coin-operated meters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55401/22]
• 2022-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the additional proposed changes demanded of the agriculture sector in relation to the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law; his views on the way that this may further distort the unequal relationship between Ireland through trade agreements between the EU and third-party countries who may not have similar environmental aspirations as those proposed in the EU Nature Restoration Law; his views on the consequences of this for producers in the Irish agricultural industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53752/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some persons who are living in stone cottages and farmhouses have been refused works under the retrofit scheme on the grounds that the buildings cannot be sufficiently insulated to a high enough building energy rating given that a sizeable section of the rural population live in stone houses; and if he plans to ensure that they can avail of retrofits. [52732/22]
• 2022-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will confirm that no household will have their electricity turned off by their energy provider this winter (details supplied). [48406/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of applicants for the fully funded retrofits under the warmer homes scheme each year for the past five years, per county, in tabular form. [35528/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of households approved for the fully funded retrofits under the warmer homes scheme each year for the past five years, per county, in tabular form. [35529/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average wait time between submitting an application for the warmer homes scheme and receiving approval, per county, over the past five years. [35530/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide certainty to postmasters regarding future support for the post office network before the end of current supports in June 2022. [16184/22]
• 2022-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the supports that are available for farmers whose land has been affected by Bord na Móna rewetting bogs.. [12264/22]
• 2022-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a farmer whose land has been left unworkable due to Bord na Móna rewetting neighbouring bogland is entitled to financial compensation.. [12265/22]
• 2022-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the details of the avenues available to customers of State retrofit schemes who have complaints in relation to sub-standard work that has been carried out on their homes; the level of oversight in place to monitor work that has been carried out; the level of oversight in place to ensure the level of work and materials used are of sufficient quality to justify the expense incurred; if his attention has been drawn to situations in which homeowners have not had their complaints treated with the seriousness deserved by contractors involved and by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland; the way that such complaints are addressed and resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10474/22]
• 2022-02-23
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way that the electricity credit will be paid to persons with prepay meters. [10243/22]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken at European Union level to ensure that additional beef imports which would depress beef prices and damage the environment do not enter the single market. [60881/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to make the warmth and wellbeing scheme available to homes outside of the currented limited pilot areas. [52050/21]
• 2021-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Transport his views on prioritising a by-pass of Tipperary town as part of the N24 project; the reason there was no mention of same in the National Development Plan; his views on the importance of prioritising the by-passing of Tipperary town due to the traffic and environmental issues caused by the current road layout; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49337/21]
• 2021-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the unprecedented number of scam phone calls and texts that are being received by persons at present; the efforts being made by his Department to address these scams; his views on the actions that can be taken by the phone and communications companies to address this disruption; the discussions that he has had with the companies concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44222/21]
• 2021-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures being taken to improve the traceability of stolen scrap metal with particular reference to catalytic converters; if businesses have alerted his office in relation to being offered such items as catalytic converters for purchase; if there has been an increase in those alerts recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31427/21]
• 2021-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the possibility of introducing a scheme that would provide funding to local community centres, sports centres and other such premises for rainwater harvesting systems; the research that has been carried by his Department into such systems; his views on whether funding or contributing to the funding of such systems would have a beneficial effect on water usage and the costs incurred by these organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29390/21]
• 2021-05-18
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has spoken virtually with the CEO and Chairperson of Inland Fisheries Ireland in the past three months. [25935/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn to the fact that wood pellets are being imported from Australia; his views on the carbon footprint involved in importing such products over such a distance; the level of the importation of such alternatives; his views on the way this is compatible with environmental policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13076/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on expanding the communities energy grant scheme to allow grants to be made available to community organisations and not-for-profit businesses who have very limited finances available to them to meet their costs under the scheme; his further views on making grants available to these organisations for standalone projects such as the installation of solar panels without the need for large projects to be undertaken; his views on whether allowing grants for standalone projects in this way would result in cost savings that could lead these organisations to be in a position to carry out larger-scale projects in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11938/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of additional staff that have been recruited to National Cyber Security Centre in 2020 and to date in 2021; and if further staff will be recruited later in 2021. [9774/21]
• 2021-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans to introduce grant funding for sport centres interested in installing solar panels to reduce running costs and the carbon footprints of the centres, given that the current SEAI grant does not fully meet the requirements of sports centres. [8779/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the carbon emissions of Ireland's 5,500 ha of bog used for horticultural peat harvesting per annum; and the reduction in emissions envisaged for 2021 and 2022 through the use of imported peat. [7082/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the carbon emissions of Ireland's 5,500 ha of bog used for horticultural peat harvesting; and the reduction in emissions envisaged for 2021 and 2022 through the use of imported peat. [4004/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of horticultural peat exported in each of the past ten years; and the alternative employment envisaged for those employed in the export horticultural peat and root stock sectors. [4006/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the measures that have been taken to assist the horticultural peat sector under the just transition fund. [4007/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of households that applied and received grant aid from Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland for attic, wall and other insulation grants in 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [4204/21]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science his views on the impacts that the Covid-19 restrictions have had on the mental health of third level students; the measures he has taken to ease their introduction to third-level in the current environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43336/20]
• 2020-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated amount it would cost in 2021 to recruit two additional full-time petroleum exploration specialists for his Department. [43109/20]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the future of the post office network (details supplied); and his plans to avoid these closures and loss of services and jobs. [41380/20]
• 2020-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications his views on a report (details supplied) on the post office network which highlighted the annual projected shortfall of €17 million from 2021 onwards; his further views on the steps being taken to save the post office network; his views on the importance of the post office network to rural areas; his further views on the effect the closure of more post offices would have on the areas affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34099/20]
• 2020-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Environment

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes in County Tipperary that have been awarded funding as part of the SEAI warmer homes scheme in 2020. [32258/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Education

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if school principals will be informed of the arrangements she expects them to put in place the ensure a safe working environment for staff and pupils; if they will be provided with instructions on the way in which to manage the process; if they will be provided with instructions on the type hygiene products and the quantities of such products that need to be purchased; the resources and finances that will be provided to them to give effect to the requirements; when schools will be comprehensively informed of the instructions and supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19036/20]
• 2020-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  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]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Communications

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has met formally with the director general of RTÉ in the past three months. [6505/20]