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Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: We need to consider who this debate is about. It is not about ideological positions or anything else. It is about individuals and families who want to be able to rent their own home and, crucially, to aspire to own their own home. I know that is something about which the Minister has been passionate for as long as I have known him. We may disagree on aspects of the legislation but I know...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: We are the ones who build them, though.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: We are not going to silence you.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: On a point of order, Chair.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: That is an outrageous accusation the Senator is making, that I have an issue with women.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: That is an accusation and I am asking for it to be withdrawn.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: Withdraw it.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Commercial Rates (18 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for taking this Commencement matter. The model of commercial rates that we operate in this country can be traced back to legislation dating from 1826, the time of King George IV. At that time, income tax was not even in place. Income tax had been introduced as a temporary measure during the Napoleonic Wars but it did not come back into Britain and Ireland in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Commercial Rates (18 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I have no doubt as to the Minister of State's commitment on this issue but the shift is going to be very dramatic over the next decade. The pandemic has simply accelerated the speed at which we engage online. Travel agents, for example, are very much a minority, with more than 99% of travel transactions booked online. If we are to protect the retail experience, we cannot have a system of...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the witnesses. I will preface my remarks by saying that social media companies can be a force for good. We were able to see much of that during the course of the pandemic. Today, however, we are primarily focusing on the question of online safety and how we combat online harm. I agree with Mr. Costello that we need to ensure democratic values are built into the Internet and into...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: Can we get those global figures before the Chairman moves on to Mr. Ó Broin?

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: We might come back to that, Chairman.

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: Mr. Ó Broin and Twitter might also send the actual numbers.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Electoral Reform (24 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for taking this issue, which I know he feels strongly about. In 2013, the constitutional convention recommended that we reduce the voting age to 16. The programme for Government negotiated among our three parties had a very clear commitment around ways in which we can look at enhancing the role of young people in society and how we can support youth...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Electoral Reform (24 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I would certainly favour the extension of voting at 16 to all elections but, as the Minister of State is aware, that will require a constitutional amendment whereas the scope is there, on a legislative basis, to change it in time for the local and European elections. The evidence again suggests that, along with political education, if we encourage young people at 16 and 17 to vote, they...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: Is mian liom dhá ábhar a ardú. Aontaím le Seanadóir Cummins agus Seanadóir Carrigy faoin ngá le díospóireacht ar na healaíona.I have often spoken in this House about getting clarity for theatres and arts and music venues. When the Government announcement is made this week on the arts, we need to have clarity. We also need it for dance and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: Hear, hear.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Impact of Brexit on Irish and UK Businesses: British Irish Chamber of Commerce (17 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank Mr. McGrane for the presentation and for the work that he does. He stressed the importance of how there is still a market for exporting cheddar from Ireland to the UK. I think in the interests of harmony I might avoid asking any questions around the need to expand cheddar infrastructure in Ireland. Can I talk about one area in which I have an interest, and where the British Irish...

Joint Committee on Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht: General Scheme of the Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (20 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I want to focus on content more generally. I thank all the witnesses for their presentations. We are in a changing media environment. For us, as a small country, it is very difficult for us to get Irish stories out, through either Gaeilge or Béarla. It is important to do so regardless of the landscape we put in place. I have several questions on that. We have heard from Mr. Coveney...