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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Middle East (22 Oct 2020)

Thomas Byrne: Tá áthas orm a bheith anseo chun an t-ábhar tábhachtach seo a phlé sa Seanad. Senator Ward raises extremely serious concerns that are being raised by many other colleagues, and I am delighted he has taken the opportunity this morning to raise them again. The demolition of Palestinian homes and the demolition or seizure of structures, including schools, is cruel and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Middle East (22 Oct 2020)

Thomas Byrne: It is worth noting that this year marks the 40th anniversary of the former Minister, Brian Lenihan Snr., being the first foreign minister of a western state to recognise the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination. Ireland has a really strong record on this, including among Members of the Oireachtas, who constantly raise the issues faced by the Palestinian people.We express our...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Curriculum (22 Oct 2020)

Thomas Byrne: Gabhaim buíochas don Seanadóir Ó Broin os rud é gur ardaigh sé an ábhar tábhachtach seo ag tús an tSeanaid. Is ábhar an-thábhactach é agus ceann a bhfuil i bhfad níos tábhtachtaí anois i gcomhthéacs an Bhreatimeacht. This debate gives me an opportunity to outline some of the measures that the Government has taken and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Curriculum (22 Oct 2020)

Thomas Byrne: De rien.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Curriculum (22 Oct 2020)

Thomas Byrne: We are bringing it back.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Curriculum (22 Oct 2020)

Thomas Byrne: New Government.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Curriculum (22 Oct 2020)

Thomas Byrne: Gracias. As I have said in the Dáil, we have a national hang-up about languages in this country. Quite frankly, we will have to get over it. I do not know what the reason is. I do not know whether it is because of the historical connotations of the Irish language of poverty. We have our own national language here that, let us be honest, very few speak and that then leads to...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Middle East (11 Nov 2020)

Thomas Byrne: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta Kenny as an ábhar tábhachtach seo a ardú inniu. Tá sé an-tábhachtach go bhfuil sé á phlé againn inniu agus go bhfuilimid ag cáineadh go crua an rud atá déanta ag Iosrael le chéile. I, too, take this opportunity to address the sad passing, as Deputy Kenny mentioned, of Dr. Saeb Erekat,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Middle East (11 Nov 2020)

Thomas Byrne: It is important to remember that Ireland has a proud record of supporting Palestinian communities. This year marks 40 years since Brian Lenihan Snr., as Minister for Foreign Affairs, declared support, in what I believe was the first time in the western world, for an independent Palestinian state. That support is developed, enhanced and put into action by the likes of Irish Aid, which the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (11 Nov 2020)

Thomas Byrne: I thank both Deputies for raising this issue. I, too, am aware of it. I am certainly glad that they have raised the matter because it gives the Government an opportunity to set out what has been done in what has been a massive operation to administer the flu vaccine this year. In fact, what has been done is completely unprecedented. Of the 1.35 million doses of the flu vaccine...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (11 Nov 2020)

Thomas Byrne: I thank the Deputies. It is a crucially important issue and I am glad to see people talking positively about vaccines because there are, quite frankly, a lot of cranks out there on the Internet who are just rubbishing anything at all to do with vaccines without looking at the science and indeed, in the case of the Covid vaccine, without waiting for the clinical trials to be completed, which...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2020)

Thomas Byrne: That is why we have the protocol. Mr. Juncker is no longer in charge.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2020)

Thomas Byrne: That is exactly why the protocol is in place. This is misinformation.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2020)

Thomas Byrne: This is gross misinformation.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2020)

Thomas Byrne: It is gross misinformation.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2020)

Thomas Byrne: Cheap mé go raibh sé chun an Mo Ghile Mear a chanadh.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2020)

Thomas Byrne: I am not disagreeing with the Deputy. The British are gone on that one. It cannot be done.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2020)

Thomas Byrne: My party was founded on the basis of partition.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2020)

Thomas Byrne: He did not say that.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Nov 2020)

Thomas Byrne: Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil le gach Comhalta a ghlac páirt sa díospóireacht seo. Tá áthas orm go bhfuil beirt ar a laghad sa Seomra. Tá Páirtí Shinn Féin ag obair ón mbaile ag cloí leis na rialacha a bhaineann leis an ngéarchéim sláinte. It is nice to see the Sinn Féin Party all working from...