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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: The Leader will be aware of the hurricane that happened in Leitrim and the impact it has had. I have raised in the House previous similar incidents in Foulksmills in south Wexford. Extensive damage was done to a number of homes as a result of winds blowing at a rate of up to 130 km/h. Any of the much needed supports for Leitrim village should also be made available to those in Foulksmills....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Service Executive (14 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. The HSE boasts on its website that it is "the largest property owner in the State, so staying on top of all our facilities is key to the smooth functioning of our entire health system". Among the main strategic objectives of the HSE estates section are: "To provide appropriate facilities that serve and accommodate patients and staff in a relaxed,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Service Executive (14 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I am not quite sure how to respond to this. The only information that is new in this statement is the fact that the building is held freehold in Camolin. Finally we know that this title issue raised by the HSE was a nonsense. Next year, we will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of the failure of the HSE estates to do anything. The Minister of State's own Department of Public...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I join Senators in thank Tom Hickey for his work. I wish him the best in the next chapter in his life. The Ceannaire may be aware that the leadership elections for the Irish Farmers Association, IFA, took place this week. I commend all those who contested them, including Francie Gorman, the new president. In particular, I congratulate Alice Doyle, who is the first ever female deputy...

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I pay tribute to the work of the Minister in the area of women's health. His record and legacy when it leaves the Department will show that he has done more in this area than any other Minister since the foundation of the State. If we look at the issue of termination of pregnancy, one of the best ways to deal with it is through having proper sex education and access to contraception, and...

Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (14 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I propose we adjourn sine die.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank all the witnesses for their input and work generally. I do not doubt that the governance issues we are discussing are serious and need to be resolved, but they need to be borne in mind in the context that the title of today’s discussion concerns the FAI’s Facility Investment Vision and Strategy for Irish Football. I do not want an important discussion on some of the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Is Mr. Ó Lionáin happy the oversight measures caught the problem? This committee had to deal with another organisation for a large part of this year and there were questions about how things were caught. There is the history of the FAI, which we will not go into, but is Mr. Ó Lionáin happy the appropriate structures are now in place to catch any of these issues?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: My next question is for Dr. May. The requirement is that the chief executive not be paid any more than the Secretary General of a Department. I assume it is a standard Secretary General of a Department, not one who may sit on the board of the FAI.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: My next question is based on the fact that Mr. Bonner is on the screen. He is probably the veteran. I say that respectfully. Having seen the FAI go through various guises over time, could he give his perspective on the governance issues and what we are due to talk about today, which concerns facilities investment and vision?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: If there are one or two recommendations in the report, but also generally, on which Mr. Bonner would have an ask of the Government regarding investment in grassroots soccer, what are they?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I might ask Mr. Hill or some of the FAI team to elaborate on that, on the basis of the submission here. If one was to look at trying to influence Government policy, what are the two or three areas where we could deliver in the short term? I am particularly thinking about grassroots but I get Mr. Bonner's point in that there has to be a synergy at all levels.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I want to ask about the issue Mr. Bonner raised, the issue around multi-use sporting facilities - which is a challenge for the community - and the co-operation between the FAI at grassroots level and other sporting codes.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I want to conclude-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Football Association of Ireland's Facility Investment Vision and Strategy, and Governance Issues: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: -----by commending the FAI on its work on the women's game, not just with the national team, although their success has brought great joy to all of this summer. I can see the activity at grassroots level so I welcome the comments, and the fact that it is very much built into the strategy here today.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank all the witnesses for coming today. At the outset, I want to say that it is critical for democracy that we have a balanced and fair media, and for the most part in Ireland, we have been fortunate that this is the case. It is right, that as journalists and media organisations, the witnesses hold us and others to account. We are not always going to agree. I have never taken a legal...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: The challenge is that the lines between what is print, what is broadcast and what is online now are blurring, and that might refer to some of the issues I will raise. Obviously, we now have the challenge of citizen journalists, as they define themselves, who do not necessarily follow the rules or standards of a lot of people with whom the witnesses represent or engage. I find the idea of...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Deputy Daly is substituting for a member of this committee. This committee has been discussing, over a long period of time, the critical importance of an independent media. Defamation is part of that. The reason this is on the agenda is that we look at non-court-based mechanisms to resolve some of these issues.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: My issue is here is that we need to support. It goes back to the discussion earlier, that there are alternative mechanisms and if somebody disputes something that a journalist raises, that they would raise those issues. I want to come back to Dave's point about how close some newspapers are, in that one bad legal judgment could make newspapers fold. How close is that in reality, on the...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Non-court-based Conflict Resolution Mechanisms for Media-related Complaints: Discussion (17 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Would this be similar for some of the national press and independent broadcasters?