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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: -----or maybe Robert Watt is the modern Sir Humphrey-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: -----but what we need in terms of this digital archipelago is a digital czar at Government level to bring all this together.I ask again for a debate-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: -----on how the Government responds to emerging technologies like nanotechnology, biotechnology and artificial intelligence. I appeal for a debate on how the State is responding in these sectors.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: We know we are writing all of Fine Gael's policies, but we cannot do everything-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: She will need Senator Gallagher's help.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank Senator Dooley for allowing me to contribute at this time. I also welcome our guests. In this country, we take for granted media freedom and the right to peaceful protest.When our guests were coming in through the gates of Leinster House today, a peaceful protest was taking place outside. Unfortunately, in Hong Kong that is not the case. Because of the use of the national security...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Higher Education (20 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this matter. I welcome from the National College of Ireland, Ms Gina Quin, president, and Dr. Deirdre Giblin who are here for this issue. I appreciate the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, is taking this on behalf of another Department. However, as a former education spokesperson, he is familiar with the work of the National College of Ireland, NCI....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Higher Education (20 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State. I appreciate he is taking this matter on behalf of another Department. However, it is almost a case of “tell me something that we do not know” because this is very clearly what is laid out within the legislation. What I am asking, and I would ask the Minister of State to take it back to the Minister, Deputy Harris, is that we need to know the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I raise the case of Vladimir Kara-Murza. He is a politician and journalist based in Russia and an opponent of Vladimir Putin. He has now been jailed for 25 years simply for speaking out against Putin's regime, pointing out the folly of his war and identifying what is going on in Russia. We are very fortunate in this country. We may have plenty of reasons to disagree with Government, but...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I appreciate that, but I am tired of us not standing up to racism and xenophobia and her comments were totally unacceptable. I made the point that in my party, and I am quite certain in the Deputy Leader's party or any other party, action would be taken against a member for that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: The Independent Group members now need to take action against Senator Keogan.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: In every other group the whip would be withdrawn and speaking rights restricted.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Is Senator Craughwell going to condone Senator Keogan's-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: -----continued xenophobia and stand with her or stand with the rest of us?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: There is a lot of "Killinaskully" in here as well.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Tá cúpla ceist agam. Ms Ní Raghallaigh will appreciate that one of the primary responsibilities of the chair and the authority is the appointment of a new chief executive, and I certainly welcome the appointment of Kevin Bakhurst. However, I have to say it was not appropriate that a lot of that process was aired in public media. It was completely unfair to the candidates who...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: That is as it should be.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I am happy on the basis of that and I wish the new director general well. It is important that RTÉ functions well. I agree with Deputy Christopher O’Sullivan that there is a lot that RTÉ does well; we have criticisms, and that criticism is healthy as well. Ba mhaith liom freisin comhghairdeas a dhéanamh le Siún mar gheall ar a cuid oibre le TG4. Conas a...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I liked Ms Ní Raghallaigh's description of RTÉ as the national storyteller. Our question is that RTÉ is going to have to address the funding model. The independent production sector has been a major part of being that national storyteller. One of the questions we have considered in the committee is whether the model RTÉ should move towards is more of a...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Engagement with Chairperson to the Board of RTÉ (19 Apr 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: It is important. The TG4 experience operated very effectively within the model. Our concern is how RTÉ can ensure it has a model that is sufficiently flexible in a very competitive international environment, where it is dealing with a lot more platforms, and how this can ensure that RTÉ remains the national storyteller. To be blunt, if Ms Ní Raghallaigh is going to try to...