Results 561-580 of 1,687 for speaker:Eric Byrne
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (1 May 2013)
Eric Byrne: Yes. It can get rather complicated.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (1 May 2013)
Eric Byrne: No, we have that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (1 May 2013)
Eric Byrne: I have no problem with that. We have just consulted briefly with three-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (1 May 2013)
Eric Byrne: Can I explain that the last bullet point-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (1 May 2013)
Eric Byrne: The members will be aware that we tried to amalgamate two motions. The last bullet point covers Deputy Durkan's main point. The three of us have no problem in incorporating the note about Catherine Ashton; it is in the public arena and we are happy that it be added. I would have to think more deeply about changing our motion from noting the European Parliament's position to actually...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (1 May 2013)
Eric Byrne: Is that the full motion?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (1 May 2013)
Eric Byrne: I move:That the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade notes:- that Mr. Sergei Magnitsky died in prison after being held for 358 days at the Butyrka detention centre in Moscow; - that the independent inquiry by the Russian Human Rights Council found that he had died as a result of beatings by prison guards; - the dropping of charges of death by negligence against two...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: The Case of Mr. Sergei Magnitsky: Motion (Resumed) (1 May 2013)
Eric Byrne: I thank the committee members who did much work in finding an acceptable wording for the resolution. I am delighted that it has been agreed to unanimously. I hope we will not have a repeat of these motions that require such in-depth analysis and research.
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)
Eric Byrne: Darby O'Gill economics.
- Leaders' Questions (2 May 2013)
Eric Byrne: Did Deputy Clare Daly help with it?
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Waste Management Issues (2 May 2013)
Eric Byrne: 161. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will introduce legislation which would cap the fees charged by waste management companies to domestic users, which have increased repeatedly since privatisation by the local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20943/13]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Accountability in the EU: Discussion with Minister of State (7 May 2013)
Eric Byrne: I welcome the Minister of State to this meeting. I understand that we are attempting to create a dialogue between parliamentarians and the EU and that there is a deficit in that regard. There is certainly a deficit in the sense that we have MEPs elected to represent Ireland who seem to be aloof from this engagement process. I am very worried about what seems to be happening in Europe....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement: Discussion with Minister of State (8 May 2013)
Eric Byrne: I will not rehearse any of the issues I raised with the Minister of State yesterday. I congratulate her, the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Taoiseach on the excellent way in which they have guided the European Union during Ireland's Presidency to date. There is no doubt that Ireland, a small nation with a population of 4.5 million, is doing an exquisite job...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement: Discussion with Minister of State (8 May 2013)
Eric Byrne: We are discussing a big world.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement: Discussion with Minister of State (8 May 2013)
Eric Byrne: I did not mention Armenia or anywhere else.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Second Global Irish Economic Forum: Discussion with Department of Foreign Affairs (8 May 2013)
Eric Byrne: Sometimes we run away with ourselves and think that the undocumented Irish are the at the centre of the immigration debate. Where do Ireland's illegals rank in the debate on the upcoming legislation vis-à-vis Hispanic illegals, for example? I am trying to get a handle on this. From the American perspective, is it an Irish issue or is it a much wider international issue? The Chechens...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Second Global Irish Economic Forum: Discussion with Department of Foreign Affairs (8 May 2013)
Eric Byrne: That is called political survival.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Second Global Irish Economic Forum: Discussion with Department of Foreign Affairs (8 May 2013)
Eric Byrne: If an additional 320,000 people were to visit Ireland this year, it would be a phenomenal success for The Gathering. I am interested in the scheme involving 100 Irish graduates with experience in Asia. While we are deriving great benefits from our relationship with the United States in terms of foreign direct investment, there are clearly other markets in the world. Irish people are...
- Leaders' Questions (9 May 2013)
Eric Byrne: It is Fianna Fáil that put the country into hock.
- Leaders' Questions (9 May 2013)
Eric Byrne: They put the country into hock.