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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Babies Born to Mothers with Substance Abuse Issues: Discussion (24 Sep 2015)

Catherine Byrne: So there is a tracking system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Babies Born to Mothers with Substance Abuse Issues: Discussion (24 Sep 2015)

Catherine Byrne: That answers that question. Reference was made earlier to the fact that a lot of these mothers are now finding themselves homeless and I deal with this every day. I could bring the witnesses to my office and show them the mountain of files I have on homeless people, as is the case with Deputies from throughout the country. The biggest issue with homeless women who are pregnant is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Babies Born to Mothers with Substance Abuse Issues: Discussion (24 Sep 2015)

Catherine Byrne: Are there any statistics around alcohol use and fertility rates?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Babies Born to Mothers with Substance Abuse Issues: Discussion (24 Sep 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the witnesses for their comments on the national children's hospital. I agree with them that it needs to be built now and I understand that if it does not go ahead this time, we will never get the hospital we need for very sick children. I have been following the television programme on Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin. I spent some time there with my grandson a few weeks...

Topical Issue Debate: Road Traffic Legislation (30 Sep 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for giving me the opportunity to raise this important issue. The issue of dirt bikes has plagued not just my community but communities across the country. People are now being seriously injured because of the reckless behaviour of some youths. During the summer I was contacted by residents of Rossmore Park in Ballyfermot, who expressed grave concerns in respect...

Topical Issue Debate: Road Traffic Legislation (30 Sep 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I understand that legislation exists, as was stated in the Garda report, but some of the areas in which dirt bikes are used do not come under the category of roads, streets or parks. They include laneways leading up to people's houses and in the vicinity of senior citizens. Another area where the bikes are used are rough walkways along canals used by people for fishing. They are not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: National Maternity Services and Infrastructure: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I thank Mr. Woods for his opening statement. I compliment all the people who work in hospitals, particularly the doctors, midwives and general staff who have aided the delivery of more than 67,000 babies. I echo Senator Burke's comments that when something goes wrong, staff should step up and be open about what has happened because it affects the family when the child who is born does not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: National Maternity Services and Infrastructure: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Oct 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I thank Dr. Fitzpatrick for his presentation. What are his feelings and views about the development of the new national children’s hospital on the St. James’s Hospital campus? Senator John Crown said Dr. Fitzpatrick had made some very passionate remarks, but I saw only frustration and anger at some stages. In hindsight, if funding was the only problem in the health service,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Services: Quarterly Update (6 Oct 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I welcome the 400 additional beds to be opened for the winter. The introduction of evening discharges would also be helpful. I also welcome the €74 million in additional funding for the fair deal scheme and the designation of the Hollybrook centre in the Inchicore-Kilmainham, Dublin 8 area as a nursing home. The roll-out of GP cards for children under six years of age has been a...

Corporate Tax Policy: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (7 Oct 2015)

Catherine Byrne: Is Deputy Twomey finished?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Dental Regulation: Dental Council of Ireland (8 Oct 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I welcome the witnesses and acknowledge the broad statement they made earlier. I have read the executive summary. Dr. Barney Murphy and I spent some time together in the South Western Area Health Board. He gave me an outline of what maxillofacial surgery was about. I had to ask him on many occasions what we were talking about. I welcome him; it is nice to see him again. As a citizen of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Department of Children and Youth Affairs (8 Oct 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I am sorry I missed the presentation but I did read through it. I will read out head 11, as I want to ask a question on it. It states, "The agency shall offer support and guidance to a person whose name is entered on the register." What does that mean? Can Ms Leahy give us an example of what that support and guidance will be? Under head 12 it states, "Fees will be chargeable for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Department of Children and Youth Affairs (8 Oct 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I have a question about the fees again. I am sorry to harp on about this. I am reading the information, but perhaps I am reading it wrongly. No decision has been made about fees and what the amount will be. In many cases people who have gone through this dreadful process have been medical card holders. Will there be any type of waiver in the future or will we hear more about that as we...

Financial Resolutions 2016 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (14 Oct 2015)

Catherine Byrne: On the eve of Garda Anthony Golden's funeral, I extend my sympathy to his wife, his children and his extended family. As the mother of a member of An Garda Síochána, I know the challenges the men and women of An Garda Síochána face every day. My son made the choice to join the Garda; he was not forced to join. He made that choice believing, just like Garda Golden, that...

National Asset Management Agency: Motion [Private Members] (20 Oct 2015)

Catherine Byrne: Deputies Adams and Stanley are sharing time. Deputy Adams has five minutes.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Data (20 Oct 2015)

Catherine Byrne: 167. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently in receipt of rent supplement nationally; by county; the associated cost to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36248/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health and Social Care Professionals Act Regulations: Minister for Health (20 Oct 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I will be short and sweet. I welcome the Minister and his officials. I support the motion on the technical regulations to restore a lay majority on the council. Any opportunity to have lay people involved in an organisation is good. Like Deputy Billy Kelleher and Senator Colm Burke, I am concerned about the position of physical therapists and physiotherapists, by whom we have all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Grangegorman Development Agency: Chairperson Designate (21 Oct 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I welcome Mr. Cussen and congratulate him on his appointment. It is a flagship project. I first heard about it when I was on Dublin City Council. I remember Mr. John Fitzgerald being appointed as chairman of the Grangegorman Development Agency. It is a brilliant location because it ticks all the boxes relating to education, health and community. Deputy Conaghan and I have sat on many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I thank Mr. McBride. One or two of my questions have already been asked. It is important we centralise information on adoptees, particularly in light of the possibility raised by Senator van Turnhout of some bodies being unwilling to hand over information. Once information is transferred, it is important it is held together and that people have easy access to it without being sent from one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Oct 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I am delighted that Deputy Robert Troy has paid a compliment to the Minister. It is not something he does frequently. This Bill is a major breakthrough because, for the first time, people who have been adopted and parents of children who were given up for adoption have a road map to follow. It is very important in the interests of closure that they are able to do this. I do not know...