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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: The EU report makes some horrendous observations which must be attacked. The electorate voted for the fiscal treaty, so it is not as if we are doing something the people do not support. The Minister of State is not responsible for health or justice matters, unfortunately, although he has covered some points in his contribution. How can we explain, for example, that our public health care...

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: Yes.

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: Since 2008 we have added an additional 500,000 medical cards. What is going on? If 40% of people in this country require a medical card it is indicative of a very divided society with a poor level of income. How can expenditure for outpatient drugs be comparatively high with respect to Europe? What is Europe saying specifically about how we are spending so much money in health care...

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: How will the Minister of State address the pockets of unemployment traps that have been mentioned? There is specific mention of medical cards and rent supplements, believe it or not. If these are traps, they should be eliminated. There can be no lifestyle that can trap people in poverty, and it is our political obligation to remove any elements of poverty. The next issue really gets to...

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 have not named anybody.

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: The concept of what a market can bear seems to apply to the legal profession and I ask the Minister of State to address that.

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: Will the Senator declare an interest?

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: So do we, the taxpayers.

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 would not appeal to her.

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: The Minister of State is now Minister for all things. I congratulate him because he is now Minister for half a dozen Ministries.

Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: On 15 July 2013, nearly 12 months ago, a Bill entitled Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Bill was initiated. I would really love to know its current status.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Outcome of the European Elections: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: Ostensibly, I think I heard the witnesses analyse the outcome to the election between Left and Right extremist parties. The statistics show that the Social Democrats and Christian Democrats are still the strongest groups in the European Parliament. At the outset we should congratulate Mr. Brian Crowley, MEP, on his decision to opt for a different grouping to that for which he was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Outcome of the European Elections: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: -----the Peoples Decide Coalition in Spain. There are many more examples. What I am trying to elicit from the witnesses' practical knowledge about what is going on in Europe is whether we should be surprised there are so many groupings going forward? After all we are a community of 28 nations. Within some of those nations, unlike Ireland where we have a single border, two religions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Provision of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: I am not a member of this committee but I have a vested interest in representing my constituents. I have known Ms Sloan since before Emma's tragic death and saw what she went through in waking and subsequently burying her daughter. It would be remiss of me not to attend this meeting given that I know the family intimately. They have received massive support not just from relatives and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: I apologise for my late arrival. I was obliged to visit a psychiatrist in respect of constituency matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: I wish to ask the Tánaiste some direct questions. In the context of his role as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, I wish him to provide us with an overview of his attitude to what is happening in the world today in respect of a number of issues. In the first instance, will the Tánaiste indicate whether a there is a war taking place between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims and will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: I wanted to know about the civil war between Sunnis and Shi'ites and the role of Iran-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: -----and Saudi Arabia in perpetrating this conflict across the world.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Relations Between Ireland and Great Britain: Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain (2 Jul 2014)

Eric Byrne: I welcome Ambassador Mulhall. I regret that I will be short of time, as we must meet an Albanian delegation from the Parliament. Would Ambassador Mulhall agree that the relationship between Ireland and Britain has improved remarkably - almost miraculously - in the short time since the Provisional IRA tried to annihilate members of the British Government and that Britain has been extremely...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Relations Between Ireland and Great Britain: Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain (2 Jul 2014)

Eric Byrne: On a point of order, the questions being posed-----