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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Seaweed Harvesting Licences (23 May 2017)

Catherine Byrne: My apologies.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Seaweed Harvesting Licences (23 May 2017)

Catherine Byrne: I have taken note of the issues raised by Senator O'Sullivan, in particular with regard to the public consultation process. The Senator said that the application was only advertised in one newspaper which meant that many local people missed it, despite the fact that it is so important.I will bring the issues, which the Senator has raised, back to the Minister, including those around...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Building Regulations (23 May 2017)

Catherine Byrne: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney. I will reply to some of the issues the Deputy has raised after I read this reply from the Minister. At the outset, I acknowledge the very difficult and distressing situation that certain home owners in Donegal and Mayo are facing as a result of damage to the structural integrity of their homes. The Minister, Deputy...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Building Regulations (23 May 2017)

Catherine Byrne: Like everyone else, I have seen the TV programmes depicting people's homes crumbling around them. Other people, including those who built the blocks, those who built the homes and the county councils that took part in the process of planning these homes, are responsible here. It is not only the Government that is responsible. I understand the Senator's frustration. As I have said in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy (24 May 2017)

Catherine Byrne: As the Deputy will be aware, a Steering Committee with an independent chair has been established to advise me on the development of the new National Drugs Strategy. The Committee has been mandated to develop an integrated public health approach to substance misuse, which is defined as the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and illegal drugs. I...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Family Reunification Policy (24 May 2017)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the Senator for her proposal. I will read the prepared statement from the Minister's office and then reflect on some of the issues raised by the Senator. I thank the Senator for raising this important issue and creating a further opportunity for us to discuss Ireland's ongoing response to people and their families in need of international protection. The House will recall that in...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Family Reunification Policy (24 May 2017)

Catherine Byrne: I again thank the Senator. I will not read the other part of the response because it follows on from what has been said. I will raise the Senator's concerns with the Tánaiste. Nobody in this Chamber cannot but be moved by the pictures he or she has seen on television of men, women and children, including the very old, fleeing their homes across the world. It is an awful predicament...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Post Office Closures (24 May 2017)

Catherine Byrne: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Denis Naughten. The response may not be what the Senator wants to hear. I will read the written response and I have taken a lot of notes. I will come back to the Senator. The Minister, Deputy Naughten, has responsibility for the postal sector, including the governance of An Post,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Post Office Closures (24 May 2017)

Catherine Byrne: I note what the Cathaoirleach has said. Due to other business, sometimes Minister are not available. When I take a Commencement Matter, I always go back to the Minister and explain the situation.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Post Office Closures (24 May 2017)

Catherine Byrne: I know that. I do not take any offence.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Post Office Closures (24 May 2017)

Catherine Byrne: I do not know about that. I do not feel coming in here is a punishment. The Senator has raised an issue that is close to my heart. In my area a post office closed recently at short notice, due to a post master retiring. Unfortunately, local people, in a similar matter to those to whom the Senator referred, had to change post office. That can be very upsetting for older people, in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (30 May 2017)

Catherine Byrne: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Gambling Sector (30 May 2017)

Catherine Byrne: The Department of Health does not have a role in relation to the development of gambling awareness campaigns. I am informed by the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality that it remains her intention to proceed with gambling legislation at the earliest opportunity. The preparation of a Gambling Control Bill continues on that basis and it is anticipated that the Bill will...

Questions on Promised Legislation (31 May 2017)

Catherine Byrne: I thank Deputy Coppinger. I have already spoken to Deputy Joan Burton regarding this matter. We had a long conversation. We are in discussions in the Department to try to resolve it. The ADAPT programme in Coolmine is very important as, like all projects, it is based in the community. It deals on a daily basis with people with an addiction and, most of all, provides for needle exchange....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Registration of Deaths (31 May 2017)

Catherine Byrne: The administration of the registration system, including the registration of deaths, is a matter for An tÁrd-Chláraitheoir (the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages) and for local Registrars who operate under his general direction. The details to be registered in relation to a death are set out in section 30 of the Births and Deaths Registration (Ireland) Act of 1863...

Seanad: Controlled Drugs and Harm Reduction Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2017)

Catherine Byrne: When I was appointed as a Minister of State last year the first thing I did was to contact Senator Ruane and a number of Deputies and Senators to discuss the national drug strategy with them. I felt it was an important start for me to get the views of everyone and not just of political parties. At the time I made it my business to listen and to note, but above all to listen to things we do...

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2017)

Catherine Byrne: That is a lie.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2017)

Catherine Byrne: Local people are well aware of the good being done by the Taoiseach and the Minister, Deputy Donohoe.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2017)

Catherine Byrne: She is lying.

Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2017)

Catherine Byrne: What have you done for them? Deputy McDonald has done nothing for them in all the years she has been here.