Results 521-540 of 1,729 for speaker:Maria Byrne

Seanad: Emergency Aeromedical Support Service: Statements (19 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: The time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Election of Temporary Chairman (19 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: I propose Deputy Jan O'Sullivan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Limerick Institute of Technology: Chairperson Designate (19 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: I welcome Mr. Brazil and Professor Vincent Cunnane, president of LIT, who is in the Visitors Gallery. As a former board member of LIT, I am delighted to see both of them here today and to be able to speak about what is going on in LIT at the moment. What are the plans of LIT to develop and extend access to higher education? When I was on the board of LIT, there were discussions about...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: I call on the Leader to ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Murphy, to come before the House at some stage for a debate on the issue of housing. Limerick City and County Council and several other councils are considering a programme that proposes that people, be they widows or widowers living on their own or single people living in three or four-bedroomed...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (20 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: In paying tribute to the late Rory Kiely, I welcome his family, Vincent, Roderick, Mairéad and Aileen, his sister, Eileen, and his extended family. I also welcome his former colleagues. I know there is great cross-party support in the Gallery. It is great to see so many people here today to pay tribute to Rory. I knew Rory from a very young age as my late father was a city councillor...

Seanad: Transport and Sport: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister for all his notices and notifications about transport in Dublin. There is a bit of a mix-up because the Seanad schedule listed statements on transport and sport in general. While I welcome the announcements for Dublin, the extra train carriages and high-speed trains to connect Dublin with the regions, I will raise issues that I have raised in the past with the Minister....

Seanad: Transport and Sport: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: Yes.

Seanad: Transport and Sport: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: That is why I said there might have been a mix-up.

Seanad: Transport and Sport: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: I understand that and that is why I said in the beginning that there might have been a mix-up because on the Oireachtas website this is scheduled as statements on transport and sport, which is totally out of the Minister's control. Nobody told him. The Minister knows my feelings about the Limerick-Shannon metro link and how important it is to the development of the region. Senator O'Mahony...

Seanad: Inquiry into the Death of Shane O'Farrell: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: As no other Senators have indicated a wish to speak I call on the Minister to respond.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (21 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: I welcome the Minister of State who is here on behalf of the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy. The issue I am raising is subsidence in former local authority houses. There is an estate in Limerick that was built in the 1960s by the local authority. By the late 1970s the local authority admitted there was a problem with the estate. It had to knock...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (21 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: My apologies. They were funded by the State and built by the local authority.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (21 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: I am beginning to sound like a broken record but I wish to raise the issue of University Hospital Limerick. There were 85 people on trolleys on Monday and 75 yesterday. The list is growing. I met with the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, last week to express my frustration. We need to ensure a safe environment for the staff of the hospital and for people attending it. I recently met...

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Joint Labour Committees) Bill 2019: Second Stage (27 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Breen, to the House and I call on the representative of the Technical Group to open the debate.

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Joint Labour Committees) Bill 2019: Second Stage (27 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: Senators Gavan and Warfield are sharing time.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (27 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Industrial Relations (Joint Labour Committees) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: We will get that looked at.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: Last Monday was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. People are being asked to wear purple to mark the occasion. I encourage all people to be more aware of issues facing women and the fact that many women have been through violent situations. I wish to highlight the importance of the day.