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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: I thank the witnesses for coming, especially for travelling from Austria. I wanted to restate some of the comments I made here last month before the Minister that Mr. McKeever and Mr. Ivory may not have heard. As a nation and as business interests we sing from the same hymn sheet. If we denied the benefits and huge savings that these reports indicate, we would be deemed lunatics. Having...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: How does one create a standard that applies across markets?

Cemetery Management Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: Can the Leas-Cheann Comhairle confirm that I would have been next on the list with ten minutes in any event? I ask in order that I can share.

Cemetery Management Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: So will I have the five minutes from my colleague and then ten minutes to share among my dear friends?

Cemetery Management Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: I will get on with my five minutes and see what is left. I congratulate my colleague on going to the trouble of putting this Bill before the House. I have been a long time in politics and while I appreciate the Minister is not opposing the Bill, I imagine I might be well and truly cremated up in Mount Jerome cemetery before anything happens.

Cemetery Management Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: It is a very popular method of burial in Mount Jerome, where there are two crematoria. However, to cut a long story short, I was also spoken to by some craftsmen who traditionally designed, carved and erected the headstones for deceased people. A lovely memorial stands at the northern corner of Harold's Cross Park to commemorate the members of the fourth battalion of the Old IRA. My...

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: Is Deputy Martin interested in a position?

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: It is no wonder the Deputy is losing his hair.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: Deputy Martin is supposed to be the leader of the Opposition. He is a disgrace.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: The Ceann Comhairle should throw Deputy Martin out of the House.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: Deputy Martin is a bully.

Order of Business (10 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: I am sure the Taoiseach did not collect as much money on his trip to the US as Deputy Adams did on his visits there in the past.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (10 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify a situation regarding the teaching of a course (detail supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24162/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Back to Education Allowance Eligibility (11 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: 62. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person who has a level 4 major award can repeat another level 4 under a new scheme, (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24835/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Situation in South Sudan: Concern, GOAL and Oxfam (11 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: I welcome the witnesses. This is not the image of Africa we wanted or thought we were achieving. We pride ourselves in recognising the economic growth in certain countries in Africa and the development and maturity of Africa as a continent. The witnesses expose to us again the horrors and somebody used a comparison with the Ethiopian famine. The irony of that is that Ethiopia is on the...

Leaders' Questions (12 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: Will the Deputy please take his tablets?

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card (12 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: 113. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason PPS numbers are shown on free travel passes; in view of the personal nature of these numbers, if this practice will be stopped in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25034/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Country Specific Recommendations for Ireland: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (12 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: I welcome the Minister of State. I have some comments on the contribution from Sinn Féin and Independents. They should wake up, frankly, as those members are asking the most ridiculous questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Country Specific Recommendations for Ireland: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (12 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: We are creating 1,500 jobs per month but when this Government entered office, we were losing 1,500 jobs per month.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Country Specific Recommendations for Ireland: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (12 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: That is job creation. When we came into office, the country was in the hands of the IMF or the troika. We got rid of them and for the first time we are dealing with country-specific recommendations. When we came into office, the euro was in a state of flux and it could have gone under. For those who do not want to listen, the financial reports every morning on the news indicate that the...