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Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2012)

Thomas Byrne: Someone gets the allowance.

Seanad: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Mar 2012)

Thomas Byrne: I wish to make a brief observation. Many defective applications are being made to the Department, through no fault of the applicants. They just do not know the criteria the Minister has set out and the complications of the system. The Minister indicated that it is not a medical test for the domiciliary care allowance in full, it is a functional one. That is a problem across Departments....

Seanad: Planning Issues (8 Mar 2012)

Thomas Byrne: On behalf of Fianna Fáil I welcome what the Minister outlined today. I must refer to the Slane bypass, another issue of life and death. I welcome the Minister to the House. She is a most respected Minister. However, while I respect her I would prefer to see her constituency colleague, the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Varadkar. He is obviously not available. That is...

Seanad: Planning Issues (8 Mar 2012)

Thomas Byrne: I am pleased the Minister described the road as "terrifying", which is the case. It is gratifying that this has been acknowledged. Everyone knows that. I am astounded by the volume of comments on my Facebook page in recent days. People referred to their fear on the road and how they must constantly look through the rear-view mirror. I wondered why I did not experience that myself. The...

Seanad: Rare Diseases: Motion (7 Mar 2012)

Thomas Byrne: Seasaim ar son pháirtí Fhianna Fáil anseo chun lán-tacaíocht a thabhairt don rún seo. Táimid i bhfabhar an rúin agus measaim go mbeidh gach duine eile ó gach páirtí i bhfabhar an rúin. Ní leor sin, áfach, mar fiú má tá gach páirtí ag tacú leis an rún, caithfidh gníomhú leanúint ón rún agus caithfidh an tAire a lán rudaí a dhéanamh. Tá Fine Gael ag tabhairt...

Seanad: Redundancy Payments (6 Mar 2012)

Thomas Byrne: I am glad to have the Minister in the House. Go raibh maith agat a Chathaoirligh. Gabhaim buíochas duit an ábhar tábhachtach seo a roghnú maidir le na h-oibrithe thuas i nDún na Rí i gContae na Mí a bhfuil i ndáirire ar stailc agus a bhfuil "blocade" ar siúil acu ó lár mí na Nollaig seo chaite. I raise the issue of the Lagan Brick factory. If this factory were in a main town or...

Seanad: Redundancy Payments (6 Mar 2012)

Thomas Byrne: I have a number of questions. The last three paragraphs of page 2 of the Minister's speech and the first paragraph of page 3 should be included in a letter to the company. The Minister is making his remarks on the record of the Seanad but they would have some strength if they were on the Minister's headed paper and sent to the company. He would not be doing anything wrong by doing so as he...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Thomas Byrne: The first matter to which I wish to refer relates to the fact that the statutory instrument on copyright which was signed last night is not on today's Order Paper. While I was able to procure a copy of it from the Oireachtas Library and Research Service, when statutory instruments become available on the Internet and are the subject of discussion in the media, they should be listed on the...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Thomas Byrne: If we need more money from the European Union, it has been stated it will not be given to us if we do not vote in favour of the treaty.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Thomas Byrne: The people have absolutely no option but to vote "Yes", both in their own interests and in those of the country.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Thomas Byrne: We must vote "Yes" because otherwise we will place the people in an extremely difficult position.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Thomas Byrne: As a result of what was negotiated by the Government, we have no other option. The document discussed in the German Parliament was circulated to the governments of the various member states. We should not be asking why it was leaked to the Bundestag because the German Government is obliged under its country's constitution to circulate such documents to Members of Parliament. Why did the...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Thomas Byrne: Such a budget will further depress consumer confidence in the country. Why did the Government not do the job properly this year in the same way we did last year?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Thomas Byrne: The commission did a great job on the previous occasion.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Thomas Byrne: Did the Senator not hear about the second budget?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Thomas Byrne: Does Senator Whelan want the Bill to pass?

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Thomas Byrne: He was not that bad.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Thomas Byrne: Last night Deputy John Paul Phelan gave a good speech but he can do better.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Thomas Byrne: That is why Eamon Ó Cuív is against it.

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2012)

Thomas Byrne: The Senator's Government signed us up for it and it is why we must vote "Yes."