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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: Maybe Mr Cussen could comment generally on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: May I interrupt? Let us say that I came from the village of Camolin or somewhere else in Wexford, one that did not have adequate water or waste water facilities to expand but to which I was socially and economically connected. If I was offered a site just out the road and was able to come up with the willow beds solution, would I be given an assurance that I would be able to continue living...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: It is related. Following on from Senator Cummins and my earlier question, the difficulty is that Mr. Cussen is saying to many people living in rural communities that they may not be able to build in some of our villages until Irish Water gets its act together and provides the requisite water and waste water services. That is the aspect-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: Yes, but there are mechanisms, such as willow plants and other ways of treating-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I opposed many of those developments and I dealt with some of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I dealt with them, but the challenge we have here is that if there is not an alignment between the OPR and Irish Water, then we are not going to have balanced regional development. Our rural towns and villages will not be able to grow unless there is investment in water infrastructure. As the Chair is aware, we are going to have this debate for quite a while. I want to ask Mr. Cussen two...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: We are certainly in agreement on that matter. I have one question now on densities and another on the appeals process in respect of An Bord Pleanála. I refer to the view that the OPR is trying to force higher densities on provincial towns. A town such as Gorey, for example, is no different from Newbridge, Navan, or Clonmel. The idea in respect of higher densities is that we must look...

Seanad: Business and Covid-19: Statements (30 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I join others in welcoming the Tánaiste. I agree with Senator Keogan about the importance of social enterprise because as part of our recovery we do not just need an economic recovery, we also need to look at a social and community recovery. At the heart of that, I ask that we put young people first. That is important. Young people have made major contributions to help us through the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Data Protection Regulation: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: Go raibh maith again, a Chathaoirligh, and I start by asking whether you agree with all the conclusions Mr. Schrems has made, and by acknowledging the enormous contribution he has made in putting issues around data protection and privacy on the agenda. I have two questions, one each for both Mr. Schrems and for Dr. Logue, on the operation of the DPC. Mr. Schrems asked about moving from one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Data Protection Regulation: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I will be direct in my questioning. This dialogue is important. I will ask a question following on from that asked by Senator Ruane. Ms Dixon might outline the particular skill shortages and levels of staff shortages. Are there particular commercial or regulatory lawyers or specialists in particular areas of technology on the skills side that are missing? I also have a more general...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Issues Facing Women in Sport: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the witnesses for their contribution. I have a question for Ms O'Connor. Much of the focus has been on GAA so far but will she share a case study or example of one of the other governing bodies that have successfully increased the participation of women in sport and any specific lessons that could be drawn across all the sporting codes from that? We will shortly consider the...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Issues Facing Women in Sport: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I am keen to have somebody speak to the impact of social media on female participation. There is a certainly a concern around girls in their late teens dropping off because of social media pressure.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: Issues Facing Women in Sport: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: The impact of social media on young people's participation in sport is so important but the witness is correct to point out that it is not just about young women. That said, it is an issue we need to address.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Issues (26 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputy Darragh O'Brien. North Wexford is one of the fastest growing areas in the country outside of the main urban centres. Gorey town grew from about 4,500 to 11,000 in the 1996-2016 intercensus period. We have continued to see rapid growth since. Many people from...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Housing Issues (26 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I am glad that the Minister of State has reasserted that this is not a case of the Government failing to deliver resources. The Government is committing money towards these projects. However, I am disappointed that even though we have a commitment that by mid-2022 Wexford County Council will provide houses at Ramsfort Park, we are still awaiting the master plan for St. Waleran's. This is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I echo the calls made by my colleague, Senator Warfield, for a debate on sex education. Such a debate would be useful. Equally, I echo the remarks made by Senators Carrigy and Blaney. It happens only occasionally that an interview comes on the radio and stops you in your tracks. Ryan Tubridy handled the interview with Andrew Geary, about his son Calum, this morning quite well. We should...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Responses to Brexit in Further and Higher Education: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (26 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister. I pay tribute to him and the officials in his Department, and indeed the HEA and the higher education institutions, which I know have been dealing with many of the challenges that have resulted from Brexit. We need to come up with the least worst option and where we can avail of opportunities, we should do so. I welcome the Minister's reference to further...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Responses to Brexit in Further and Higher Education: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (26 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I am conscious that we were due to talk to the Minister specifically on Brexit-related issues, but that we have moved to a broader range of questions. I welcome the fact that the Minister is addressing the borrowing framework issue. I also welcome the indications from what he said about student access and the income thresholds for student grants. One of the biggest challenges is for middle...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Responses to Brexit in Further and Higher Education: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (26 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I agree. It is essential that we send out that message to incoming Erasmus and international students as publicly and loudly as we can.

Seanad: Future of Gambling Regulation: Statements (23 Apr 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State and his officials for their work on this long-needed reform of our gambling legislation. I know he is personally committed to it. My colleague, Senator O'Loughlin, has underlined many of the challenges around addiction and I will speak around some of the regulatory issues that will arise. It is important the new regulator's office will cover advertising,...