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Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Second Stage (10 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Order for Second Stage (10 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I move: "That Second Stage be taken today."

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Yes, although I may be anticipating what RTÉ will say. I am quite supportive of the principle behind this legislation. I agree that we should look at making the archive available. I am quite conscious that much of the time we are talking about the television side of things, but a large part of the radio archive has been made available. One of the things I particularly enjoy is the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: The question relating to the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, might be the easier one.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: The key issue I have is on the cost side. Everyone agrees with the objective of this Bill, which is to ensure the widest public access possible. We are all in favour of that. Let us look at how it can be done. Deputy Costello made a point about ensuring an academic talking about the social history of Ireland and who wishes, for example, to specifically talk about Ireland during the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Mr. Ryan or Deputy Costello may answer this question about access to written materials. In comparison with other State agencies, such as the National Library of Ireland and its remit and obligations, is there anything relevant from the legislation underpinning that? I want to see as much access as possible. I entirely support that. My question, however, is whether we need legislation in...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Go raith maith agaibh. This has been a very useful discussion. I quite like Mr. O'Connor's line about archiving being slow and my question is the extent to which we may be able to use AI to archive some of this material. I asked the question earlier around intellectual property rights and how this can be accessed. I am very drawn by the idea of the creation of a sovereign large language...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Detailed Scrutiny of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (9 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Would Ms Ní Charra like to respond?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I, too, welcome the students from Tipperary. I also welcome a Bill put forward by Senator Martin, the Protection of the Native Irish Honey Bee Bill 2021, which was strongly supported by our colleague, Senator McGreehan, on honey bees. In light of events last week, I wonder whether we also need to introduce a honey pot Bill in this House.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: No. I want to raise an issue which is covered by The Irish Times today, the challenge of rapidly growing areas and ensuring there is an adequate number of school places. I raised this issue in the House in a Commencement matter last week. There is a significant problem, particularly in what we might call the wider commuter belts around our cities, ensuring that we have an adequate number...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I will speak specifically to this section. I refer to the case of the National College of Ireland, NCI, which Senator Clonan and I raised on Second Stage. This also applies to a number of other private colleges that are offering level 8 programmes. The challenge with this legislation is that as a result of its enactment, only the graduates of those...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I ask the Minister to allow an intervention. He might raise this with the Minister, Deputy O'Donovan, and ask that he supply to me and other Members of the House an update on that process, particularly as it is critical in the context of this legislation.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: The Leas-Chathaoirleach is buying.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister. I welcome that. I wish Senator Clonan the best of luck in the 2029-2030 Seanad elections when Technical University, TU, Dublin and Dublin City University, DCU, will be included. I would also remind him that-----

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: -----the National College of Ireland is also a northside institution now, so hopefully it will be designated by that stage as well. I would certainly agree with the Minister in terms of the register of electors. Most universities are even moving to that situation now whereby they are ready to encourage people and ask them as they sign up to graduate whether they would like to be added to...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: It is, so I have no doubt that will start to happen. What is being proposed makes sense, but it is the supporting campaigns of information and so on that will be critical.

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (16 Oct 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I have some sympathy, but the question here is around the purpose of the advisory committee. The purpose of the advisory committee is not to advise on higher education policy more generally. It is on the functioning of the register of electors and how this electorate is constituted. It is also critical to remember that it is electing Members of the Seanad. They are not representative of...