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Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2011: Report and Final Stages (13 Jun 2013)

Catherine Byrne: Amendments Nos. 93 to 101, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Business of Dáil (13 Jun 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I ask the Minister of State to move the suspension of the sitting until 3.42 p.m.

Business of Dáil (13 Jun 2013)

Catherine Byrne: That is not a point of order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I will start with a question because I then want to rabbit on for a while and I am sure the Acting Chairman will pull me in. Of the 585 families participating, it is interesting to read that 61% are classified through community and voluntary group referrals. That is an interesting figure. When these families, particularly parents or guardians, are told about their children's health...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

Catherine Byrne: They are female, regardless of whether they are experts. We are all experts. I do not know how many of the delegates are married and have children, or are not married and have children, but I am interested. I grew up in a poor area, somewhat similar to the Temple Street area which I know very well. I do not remember seeing any overweight children where I grew up. I cannot even remember...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I simply wish to agree with Ms Grace O'Malley on the point about home economics in school, cooking and teaching children. I still believe that no matter where one lives in the city, one can buy decent vegetables and so on. I visit supermarkets all the time and there always are three-for-two bargains on sale. I see people buying cans of carrots for €1.75, when one could buy a bag of...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (20 Jun 2013)

Catherine Byrne: Before Deputy Ó Caoláin begins, I have been asked by the Minister if the Deputy would yield so he could offer a point of clarification before the Deputy begins. Is that okay?

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I propose to share time with the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Kathleen Lynch.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Jun 2013)

Catherine Byrne: Deputy Michael Healy-Rae might like to come to my house some day at 7 a.m. when there is a protest outside. Some of the things that are said and the things left behind are scandalous. I welcome the opportunity to express my support for the Bill before us. It is not often that we hear an Opposition spokesperson commending the Taoiseach and the Government for the introduction of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health Nurses: Discussion (27 Jun 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I recall when I came home with my first baby and the fear and anxiety I felt when the public health nurse first called to my door. It is something most young mothers experienced at the time. When one closed the door after the public health nurse left there was a sigh a relief that one was taking care of one's baby properly and doing all the...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I am not a member of the committee and had not intended to contribute but I must speak now. Making something up as one goes along is wrong. The Minister is well qualified and I believe that as a qualified doctor he knows in good faith what he must do with this section. We have had enough debate on this issue between last night and this morning. Deputy Naughten said he wanted to press the...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I have sat through these hearings and I must say that the excellent interpretation of the Bill by Deputy Ó Caoláin throughout really blew me away. What the Deputy is saying is lay person's language. Can the Minister read out the first part of his response again? He stated that this could not be put in due to something in law, and I would like to hear that again in order to...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Catherine Byrne: Will Deputy Boyd Barrett withdraw his remarks about the Minister not fully understanding urgency? That is very wrong for the Deputy to say. The Minister has been a medical professional for a long time.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Catherine Byrne: We are not here to insult people. We are here to guide people. A remark like that brings this committee down and it needs to be withdrawn.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Catherine Byrne: What will happen if a woman turns up with suicidal tendencies at approximately 26 weeks, or a stage when a baby could live outside the womb? I was clued into what happened at the hearings and doctor after doctor indicated that everything medically possible would be done to protect the life of the woman and child. Am I clear and right in saying that?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Catherine Byrne: Perhaps the Minister will clarify a point. Is there anywhere in this Bill or amendment that the life of a viable unborn baby is not protected? Does the Minister understand what I mean?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I hardly ever agree with Deputy Ó Cuív but I agree that there are too many suicides in the country. Sadly, many people lose a family member without warning or a note left behind. The family members are left distraught and constantly ask why it happened. The Bill allows medical professionals to intervene and hold the hands of women in that distraught state who need to be able to...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Catherine Byrne: No. I offered, but the Chairman keeps throwing me in at the deep end. He had better not make any comment about my hair this time. I was slagged the last time. When I entered the room after the last vote, I had a message on my telephone from a young woman who had been watching the debate on television. She told me her story. I was taken aback when she stated that today was the beginning...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Transgender Health Issues: Discussion (4 Jul 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I am constantly reminded when I sit in this room of how privileged I am to be a member of the committee. I have repeated this a number of times but it is a fact. We sit here as public representatives but when we leave this room many of the groups which have made presentations to us have left an impression. I need to make many notes because I have a head like a sieve. Ms Lacey and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Transgender Health Issues: Discussion (4 Jul 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I am happy to say I will not. The Chairman will embarrass me, and I am not easily embarrassed. I hope my husband is not watching this. I will conclude on a quote that sums up what our guests have been saying: "In the Violet Room, she closed the door, And when I came out, He was no more." These few lines express everything that our guests have said. I thank them and I enjoyed their...