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Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Catherine Byrne: Members of the Government, please. Will Deputy Brian Stanley, please, resume his seat, or I will call the Ceann Comhairle? Deputy Mitchell O'Connor has an extra minute and a half.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Catherine Byrne: Will the Deputy, please, stick to the motion?

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Catherine Byrne: Deputy Patrick O'Donovan's time is up. He should resume his seat.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Catherine Byrne: Will the Deputies, please, show respect for the Chair?

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Catherine Byrne: The next speaker is Deputy Denis Naughten who is sharing time with Deputy Billy Timmins.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Catherine Byrne: Deputy James Bannon is sharing time with Deputy Brian Walsh.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Catherine Byrne: I am sorry to disturb the Deputy, but I must now adjourn the debate until tomorrow morning.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Catherine Byrne: I thank Deputy Eoghan Murphy for sharing time. While canvassing on Clonard Road in Crumlin during the recent local elections, I was asked by a lady whom I was canvassing for. I introduced her to a young girl who was running for the Fine Gael Party for the first time. The lady said she had hoped I was not Deputy Joan Collins and was not canvassing for her party, because she had been told...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Catherine Byrne: They have never been the law and never will be.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Catherine Byrne: There is one law enforcement body in this country and that is the Garda Síochána. It is about time that the Deputy learned that. Apart from his militant views, talking about battles, wars, grenades and explosions, he should have taken a little time to think about the audience sitting in the Public Gallery, including the young people who come to hear proper debates without having...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Catherine Byrne: I want to talk about the mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, children and grandchildren.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Catherine Byrne: I never interrupted anybody speaking here.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Catherine Byrne: I am speaking on behalf of the mothers, fathers, wives, husbands, children and grandchildren of the men and women who proudly wear the blue uniform of the Garda Síochána - one of whom is my son. His one thought when he dons his uniform every day is to uphold the law and protect people living in communities. It disturbs me to hear the comments being made about young men and women...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Catherine Byrne: I welcome the change in the water charges. As the Minister said, mistakes were made but they have been rectified. There will be an opportunity for people to pay the charges at different stages through the post office. I also welcome the fact that people will be able to seek money back. I commend those citizens who peacefully made their concerns known to the Government. I join with the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV in Ireland: Discussion (27 Nov 2014)

Catherine Byrne: I apologise for my late attendance, but I was listening to the discussion on the monitor in my office. I was once asked what was my favourite film, to which I replied without hesitation "Philadelphia" which starred Tom Hanks. It was the first film I had seen that dealt with the issue of AIDS. It brought home to me the reality of the rejection of people not alone in their employment but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV in Ireland: Discussion (27 Nov 2014)

Catherine Byrne: Mr. Goulding may have misunderstood what I said. I stated that I believe young people are better educated and there are more young people in school than ever was the case previously. My point was that I could not understand why this was happening, but obviously the reason is the system in school does not work. I have raised the programme that is being run in schools at this joint...

Water Services Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (4 Dec 2014)

Catherine Byrne: Deputy Mathews's time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Deep Brain Tissue Treatment: Health Service Executive (4 Dec 2014)

Catherine Byrne: I remind members, witnesses and people in the Visitors Gallery to ensure their mobile telephones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting of the proceedings. Witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if witnesses are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Deep Brain Tissue Treatment: Health Service Executive (4 Dec 2014)

Catherine Byrne: I will be brief because Senator Colm Burke covered one or two of the points I wished to raise. When I was growing up, I regarded Parkinson's disease as an older person's disease. The first time I really understood it was when a good friend of mine got it at a very young age. The world opened its eyes to the disease when actor Michael J. Fox got it. It was driven home to many young people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Best Practice Access Guidelines: Irish Wheelchair Association (4 Dec 2014)

Catherine Byrne: I was listening to the presentation in my office. A number of years ago I was involved in a local school that ran a very interesting project during transition year. A number of students came up with the idea of borrowing wheelchairs and spending a day or two in them. This initiative made all of us, not just the young people, feel how it would affect an individual to be in a wheelchair...