Results 1,701-1,720 of 2,806 for speaker:Malcolm Byrne

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I just heard, yes.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: The point I would make is that now is the time to act on this. It is one of the tasks that should be put to the Electoral Commission. Under the legislation, it has a role in this. Senator Buttimer mentioned the Pontifical University at Maynooth but the Bill provides that it is up to the Minister to designate the institutions. The Minister can designate which higher education institutions...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: Next Tuesday, 25 October.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Illegal Dumping (19 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. We have talked about this issue previously in the Chamber and privately. I am quite happy that the Government enacted the circular economy legislation. The Minister of State will be aware of the Bill I brought forward to deal specifically with these issues. Within the circular economy legislation there are very welcome provisions that will...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Illegal Dumping (19 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for his personal commitment in this area. The legislation is welcome, as he said, and it has the necessary safeguards, but the key is rolling out the codes of practice. While I welcome the commitments, we should try to see that the LGMA gets the codes to the Minister for approval and that, from 2023, local authorities will be in a position to adopt them. By...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I join in welcoming the group from Gorey who are here. I raise the issue of a report by HIQA into foster care services in Waterford and Wexford.As we know, HIQA will carry out independent investigations on health services around the country. This has been reported on by Brendan Keane and the People Group newspapers in Wexford this morning. While the report has found that there are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister and his officials. Unlike Deputy Ó Ríordáin, my party and I had no doubt that the new Department would be a success.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: It was the right decision. The Minister and his officials have achieved an awful lot in a relatively short period, both in terms of what we have achieved with TUs, the higher education Act and some of the funding reforms. The Minister will appreciate that my job over the next five and a half minutes is not to spend my time praising him but to focus on a couple of the key outstanding issues....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: That is not going to make the full €130 million next year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I appreciate that. I have a number of other issues to raise. I do not know if there will be a chance for a second round of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: There will. I will not go through all of them. I want to raise the question of student accommodation, which remains a critical challenge. We should be supporting our higher education institutions to develop as much as on-campus accommodation as possible. This would help to relieve pressure on the wider housing issue. As the Minister knows, there is a significant cost to higher education...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I appreciate that. There must be three elements to the research strategy. First, there must be the structural elements around how we operate research. Second, we need to address the levels of supports for research students, particularly PhD candidates. The levels are completely insignificant given what we are expecting of them, particularly where they are living. The third thing that is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I acknowledge the Minister's work on the South East Technological University on which he provided real leadership. I am glad he welcomed the work of Tom Enright on Wexford County Council. Like the Chairman, I know of the Minister's full commitment. I will pose five quick-fire questions, if I may.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: They are very quick. The Minister previously indicated including supports for part-time students under SUSI. Has there been progress on that? The Minister knows of the issue with the designation of the National College of Ireland under the Higher Education Authority Act. Has there been any progress? There has been considerable good news this week about UCD's partnership with the European...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I ask the Minister to come back to me on CERN because it is important that we get-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (19 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: However, in principle the Minister is in favour of our joining CERN.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I echo Senator Conway's comments on the disappointment at the delay in the junior certificate results. It is quite unfair to those students, particularly for those who may be looking at an apprenticeship or at whatever subjects they might be choosing for senior cycle. We have to ensure that delay does not happen again. I also call for a debate around the planned national research strategy....

Seanad: Summer Programme: Statements (18 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: Cuirim fáilte freisin roimh an Aire Stáit. As colleagues said, it is important to thank the Minister of State for her work in this area over the last few years.The major expansion of this programme is something that is positive. It is also important that we thank the teachers, SNAs and schools that take part in summer provision and that we acknowledge the contribution they make....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Engagement with the Minister for Education (12 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister for her comprehensive presentation and for coming before the committee. The very significant and welcome changes that happened in the budget should be acknowledged. I know colleagues have talked about the free school books initiative and some of the investment in special education needs to acknowledged, but something we do not talk about enough, because it has been...