Results 341-360 of 1,308 for speaker:Maria Byrne

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: On the national children's hospital, while we all await the full explanation of how the overrun occurred and what is involved, to which the Minister for Health has given a commitment, it is sad to see the scaremongering about other projects that has happened in the last few days. For example, at University Hospital Limerick we await 60 modular beds. Two members of the Labour Party were...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: Many people have contacted my office about the overcrowding at the hospital-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: -----and query why these beds are not going ahead.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: One Labour Party member, and a former Deputy, was quoted as saying that it is due to the overrun at the children's hospital.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: We cannot have scaremongering because it alarms people. The 60 modular beds are going ahead; I believe that they are. In terms of the overrun at the national children's hospital, we are all talking about the price and the whole lot but the fact of the matter is that we need the hospital. As many as 450 children will be facilitated at the hospital. There is an overrun and, yes, we need to...

Seanad: Community and Rural Support Schemes: Statements (6 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I am positive about the schemes. I will speak from my experience of living in the west, in a city which has many rural villages on its outskirts. From working with those communities, I find that a number of the schemes that come under the remit of the Department of Rural and Community Development have been positive and life-changing for the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: I thank Down Syndrome Ireland for its informative event in the audio-visual room last week. I agree with one of the previous speakers about the July provision. It is something I have raised here in a Commencement debate. Children with Down Syndrome are not accepted under the July provision. For those who do not know, the July provision is an opportunity to go to school in the month of...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: I also lend my support to the amendment as proposed. As Senator Nash said, we can only deal with the amendment in front of us. Given the fact it started in this House, we would like to see it finish in this House. On a point in support of the amendment, when it comes to advertising jobs for the RCSI, in particular trying to attract people to come back to Ireland from outside, not to have...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: Next Tuesday, 12 February.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: I would like to clarify that the Minister's opening statement is on the Oireachtas website.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: Sorry, I misunderstood.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: General Scheme of the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill 2019: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: I welcome the Minister and Minister of State. Most of the questions I wanted to ask have been covered. Both Ministers indicated that new legislation would have to be brought through. When do they envisage this happening? Will the legislation be in place before Brexit?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Statement of Strategy 2019-2021: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: I have to leave for another vote. Could I just ask two questions now? Would that be okay?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Statement of Strategy 2019-2021: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: I apologise that I missed the presentation; I was in the Seanad for a vote. The Minister was looking at teaching PE through Irish. Could he give us an update on that? I am also conscious of the fact that young females are not participating in PE as much males. Will the Minister comment on that?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Bus Services (13 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: I raise the issue of bus services in Limerick which have been an ongoing problem for quite a while. The main issue is with the very busy 304 and 304A bus routes which start in Raheen-Dooradoyle on one side of the city and extend through it as far as the University of Limerick. For the past six months or more buses have been running between ten and 25 minutes late each morning. I have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Bus Services (13 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: I welcome that consideration is being given to a BusConnects plan and to the development of the Limerick-Shannon area. However, I raised a current problem. While the plan is great and very welcome and everybody will be in favour of it, it does not resolve current problems. It is soul destroying for those who use the university and staff of companies in the area that they are constantly...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Bus Services (13 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: I rise today to draw attention to the Apprenticeship Ireland website and app, which provide an opportunity for young people to engage with industry leaders in technology. Young people can go on a two-year apprenticeship programme in conjunction with many of the leading companies while being educated. There are many opportunities for in-house education and training, as well as on-site and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: I wish to raise the issue of University Hospital Limerick and the scaremongering that has been going on. This is the second or third week that misinformation has been put out there. The Minister for Health indicated that he realises that University Hospital Limerick has been neglected for quite a while with regard to the need for additional beds and the issues colouring his visit. He...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Immigration Status (27 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, Deputy Stanton, to the House. I seek an extension of the current regulation around stamp 2 and stamp 4. I know someone who came to Ireland as a student in 2003 on the stamp 2 programme. The person went to college to follow courses in hotel management and business studies and has studied various other courses since....