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Two dozen random Scots to help advise on how to engage with communities

A randomly-selected group of 24 Scots will be chosen to help advise MSPs on how the Scottish Parliament can engage under-represented communities. The panel, which will broadly reflect the demographic make-up of Scotland, is designed to give members ...

08 Aug 2022 at 15:06

Seven-year-old schoolboy to make Holyrood history with water bottle campaign

A seven-year-old schoolboy will make history when he becomes the youngest ever person to present a petition to the Scottish Parliament. Callum Isted will appear before MSPs on Wednesday to make the case for every primary school pupil in Scotland ...

09 Mar 2022 at 03:55

Callum, age 7, brings his reusable water bottle campaign to Holyrood

The Scottish Parliament’s youngest ever petitioner, seven-year-old Callum Isted, impressed MSPs and the First Minister as he brought his campaign to Holyrood. Callum spoke to a committee of MSPs and Nicola Sturgeon about his campaign for every ...

09 Mar 2022 at 13:55

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Oireachtas committee seeks to quiz HSE on closure of Carrick-on-Suir hospital

Senior HSE officials are being invited to come before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Public Petitions to be quizzed over the closure of Carrick-on-Suir’s St Brigid’s Hospital. The Committee has decided to invite the HSE to attend one of ...

27 Jan 2022 at 11:33

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MSPs may question police on how the sex of rape accused is recorded

Police Scotland could be questioned by MSPs after the force told a Holyrood committee there were “no known cases” where someone who was born male but identified as female had been charged with rape. The force made the comment in a ...

22 Mar 2023 at 11:43

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Closure of 'vital health service' in Tipperary will be discussed in Leinster House

The Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen will meet in Leinster House tomorrow, Thursday, to discuss three petitions regarding the HSE closure of "vital health services" in counties Galway, Cork and Tipperary. ...

12 Jul 2023 at 22:33

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Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon could face committee over A9 dualling plans

Former first ministers Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon could be questioned by a Holyrood committee probing Scottish Government plans to dual the A9. With the project delayed, MSPs on the Citizen Participation and Public ...

21 Feb 2024 at 17:27

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TD refused to withdraw 'cover up' remark at Oireachtas hearing on Carrick-on-Suir hospital closure

Independent TD Mattie McGrath was directed to leave the Petitions Committee hearing after he refused to withdraw a comment he made alleging a “cover up” in relation to the decision to St Brigid’s Hospital. Paraphrasing ...

15 Feb 2023 at 17:33

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Oireachtas Committee hears HSE's reasons for closing St Brigid's Hospital

St Brigid’s Hospital was closed because the HSE considered its premises was not suitable to support the level of upgrade and adaptations required for it to safely resume short-stay inpatient care, a senior HSE manager ...

15 Feb 2023 at 17:33

HSE and HIQA to be called before Oireachtas committee over closure of Carrick-on-Suir district hospital

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HSE and HIQA to be called before Oireachtas committee to explain closure of Carrick-on-Suir hospital

The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Public Petitions has resolved to summon representatives of the HSE and HIQA to come before it to be questioned over the decision to close Carrick-on-Suir's St Brigid's District ...

19 Jan 2023 at 17:33

Scotland

Holyrood committee recommends citizen groups help with post-legislative scrutiny

Citizen panels should be regularly used by parliamentary committees to reach a consensus on post-legislative scrutiny, a Holyrood committee has said. The Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee ...

12 Sept 2023 at 00:01

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Oireachtas Petitions Committee to quiz HSE officials again over Tipperary hospital closure

The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsman will meet representatives of the HSE this afternoon (Thursday, October 5) to resume discussions on the public petition calling for the ...

05 Oct 2023 at 10:33

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