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- Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)
Thomas Byrne: Is that not what one tends to do during elections? We heard the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources announcing last week, conveniently timed for the local elections, that the deal with England was off. Members of this House and other people I met were literally dancing for joy that the deal was called off on Thursday or Friday.
- Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)
Thomas Byrne: They were colleagues of the Senator-----
- Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)
Thomas Byrne: They were decent people who were consistent on this issue. They were over the moon, but I told one of them to wait and see, and how right I was. One only had to read the newspapers at the weekend to see that one of the companies was fully going ahead with this, and I believe Bord na Móna has since come out and stated that it is fully behind it as well. I understand the Taoiseach was...
- Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)
Thomas Byrne: I have a consistent position on this issue. I have always felt that they should be put underground and that they are a terrible imposition on the landscape. They are causing huge stress, worry and anxiety, as are the wind turbines in large parts of rural Ireland. We must have a proper debate on this. We must have a debate on the facts. We cannot have a debate when the decision is made....
- Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)
Thomas Byrne: The motion covers two issues, which are interconnected. I will provide examples in County Meath. The parish of Kilbeg and Staholmog and the parishes of Oristown and Kilberry, along with all those rural parishes around Kells, are at the intersection of these turbine projects and the pylon projects. The pylons are going from north to south and the turbines are effectively going from east to...
- Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)
Thomas Byrne: Go raibh maith agat. Na mór phointí arís: caithfidh an Rialtais a bheith soléir leis an bpobal cad tá ag tárlú anseo. Ní féidir leis an Rialtais dul ar aghaidh muna bhfuil an Rialtais soléir. Tá a lán ráitis ag teacht ón Aire, an Teachta Rabbitte, atá trína chéile. Cén stádas atá ag an...
- Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)
Thomas Byrne: Sinn Féin accepts the rule of Her Majesty.
- Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)
Thomas Byrne: I was never in favour of them.
- Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)
Thomas Byrne: Bhí an Seanadóir Trevor Ó Clochartaigh ag caint faoi Britain.
- Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)
Thomas Byrne: Bhí an Seanadóir Trevor Ó Clochartaigh i bhfad i bhfábhar.
- Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)
Thomas Byrne: The Senator will need Fianna Fáil to back Sinn Féin in the vote.
- Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)
Thomas Byrne: No. It is disgraceful.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)
Thomas Byrne: Has the Senator got the political briefing notes?
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)
Thomas Byrne: I want to be associated with the expressions of sympathy and tributes to former Senator and Deputy, Nicky McFadden. She was a lovely person with whom I had many interactions over the years. We both served in opposition in our time here. I also wish to be associated with the tributes to the former Senator Edward Haughey. When I was a member of the Fianna Fáil cumann in Trinity College,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)
Thomas Byrne: However, if Deputy Shatter is not going to be appointed as the specified Minister under section 3 of the Commissions of Investigation Act, then who is? If he is not going to be appointed, why does he remain as Minister for Justice and Equality when matters current to his Department are being investigated? This is a political smokescreen, so let us not have the Seanad involved in it. I am...
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)
Thomas Byrne: I am proposing it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)
Thomas Byrne: My proposal is that the Attorney General attend and be heard in the Seanad under Standing Order 56.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)
Thomas Byrne: I am proposing that amendment in respect of today's business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)
Thomas Byrne: Dermot Ahern passed more Bills than this Minister in the equivalent period.
- Seanad: Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)
Thomas Byrne: That inquiry cannot be set up until we approve it.