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Seanad: Free Education (Prohibition of Fees and Charges) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (9 Oct 2019)

Maria Byrne: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2019)

Maria Byrne: I joined a march in Limerick last Saturday attended by thousands of people protesting the decision of the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, to grant a licence for the burning of rubber tyres and various other forms of rubbish in a cement kiln at the Irish Cement plant on Dock Road. There is grave concern among residents. There are schools and many older people in the affected community...

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Maria Byrne: In the area of health, I welcome the €50 increase in the medical card threshold for the over-70s. People have been coming to me every week to tell me they have been caught by the threshold. The €150 per couple increase is also most welcome, as is free GP care for the under eights, dental care for the under sixes and a 50 cent reduction in prescription charges, which will help...

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Maria Byrne: The Senator has three minutes.

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Maria Byrne: Senator Gavan without interruption.

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Maria Byrne: Senator Gavan, without interruption.

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Maria Byrne: The Minister, without interruption. I said earlier that everyone deserves their chance to speak.

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Maria Byrne: The Minister of State, without interruption.

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Maria Byrne: Without interruption.

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Maria Byrne: I ask Senator Higgins not to interrupt.

Seanad: Budget 2020: Statements (8 Oct 2019)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister of State. When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Oct 2019)

Maria Byrne: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re the arrangements for the sitting of the House for Tuesday, 8 October, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business without debate; No. 2, motion re the appointment of members of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, back from committee, to be taken the conclusion of No. 1 without debate; and No. 3, statements on the beef sector, to be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Oct 2019)

Maria Byrne: I thank the ten Senators who raised the different issues today. Senator Horkan started off by wishing Ireland all the best. I do not know what the score is but I hope they are in a winning mood today.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Oct 2019)

Maria Byrne: Everybody here in the House is united in wishing Ireland all the best.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Oct 2019)

Maria Byrne: I applaud the supporters, certainly, for the way that they have conducted themselves.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Oct 2019)

Maria Byrne: Ireland certainly is being commended. Even after the match the other day, they stayed and clapped the Japanese. We are renowned for the way that we carry on when we are abroad, certainly, in terms of sport. The budget and Brexit are the other matters Senator Horkan raised, and how the Good Friday Agreement needs to be protected. We are all in support of that and all in agreement. The...

Seanad: Sittings and Business of Seanad: Motion (3 Oct 2019)

Maria Byrne: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the Seanad shall meet at 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 8th October, and Standing Orders 29 and 30 shall stand suspended.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulatory Authority Appointments: Motion (3 Oct 2019)

Maria Byrne: I move:That Seanad Éireann, noting that the Government agreed on 1st October, 2019, to propose, for the approval of Seanad Éireann, the re-appointment of the persons concerned to be members of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, and pursuant to sections 9 and 10 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, approves the re-appointment, with effect from 1st October, 2019, by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Insurance Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (3 Oct 2019)

Maria Byrne: I apologise for not being here earlier, but I was in the Seanad. I was at a meeting of a voluntary group last Friday and the cost of insurance for all community and volunteer groups was raised. The group found that when it applied for insurance for a men's shed or whatever it was almost treated as a commercial entity. Are there any plans to treat community and voluntary groups...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Mutual Recognition of Decisions on Supervision Measures) Bill 2019: Second Stage (2 Oct 2019)

Maria Byrne: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?