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Seanad: Teachtaireachtaí ón Dáil - Messages from Dáil (3 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: Dáil Éireann passed the Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024 on 2 July 2025, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired. Dáil Éireann passed the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025, changed from the Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner's Pension) Bill 2025, on 2 July 2025, to which the agreement of Seanad...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (3 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: The Cathaoirleach has received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Maria Byrne - The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on her plans to review the eligibility criteria for the long-term illness scheme to include inflammatory bowel conditions, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Senator Linda Nelson...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (3 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, for coming to the House to discuss this important issue. In recent weeks I have met an adult and a 18-year-old girl who suffer from Crohn's disease. The 18-year-old girl has been very debilitated over recent years. She spends an awful lot of time in hospital. She has had to drop out of school because of the level of her illness. Crohn's...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (3 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for her positive response. I agree with what she said about these rules having been made more than 40 years ago. I know one or two people who have Crohn's disease would certainly love to make a submission to the Department in relation to their condition and maybe even a case study concerning how debilitated and ill they are. Perhaps this might be something the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (3 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: Absolutely.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (3 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: I welcome Deputy Connolly, his brother Dave and another guest, William. You are very welcome. I hope you enjoy your visit to Leinster House today.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: Before I move to the next speaker, I welcome H.E. Georgios Stilianopoulos, ambassador of Greece to Ireland. He is a guest of Senator Keogan. You are very welcome, ambassador. I hope you enjoy your visit to Leinster House today.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: I would like to acknowledge that we had a tour group here, the North Wexford Historical Society, who were the guests of Deputy Malcolm Byrne. I welcome Bríd and Gráinne Shaughnessy and Thomas and Samuel Reilly, who are guests of Senator Brady. I am sure they are enjoying their visit to Leinster House today.

Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister for her attendance. I compliment the colleagues sitting to my left who drafted the Bill. We are all in agreement across the Chamber that we are here to ensure delivery of better healthcare for all. I acknowledge the Minister's dedication and commitment in this regard. I pay tribute to her and her Department. When I was first elected to this House, scoliosis and...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: I was not here when the Minister of State made her opening statement but I did read it. I was next door at the health committee, which sits at the same time unfortunately. I want to follow up on a few things. I want to continue the conversation on the primary medical certificate. I know of a lady in her late 80s who sought it recently. There was a hold-up to do with there being no board...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: I thank Mr. Gloster and the team for coming today. This meeting has certainly been very informative. In the past two years, appointments in University Hospital Limerick had to be cancelled on a number of days because of emergencies in the emergency department. Has that had a knock-on effect on waiting lists? While I understand that some of the waiting lists have come down, others are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: I am glad to hear Mr. Gloster acknowledge that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Management of Hospital Waiting Lists and Insourcing and Outsourcing of Treatment: Discussion (2 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: I was visiting somebody in a hospital recently, not UHL, and there was somebody in the bed opposite them. The person, a public patient, was brought because they were waiting on an MRI scan. They were told if they went home, they would lose their place. To me that person was bed blocking because they realistically did not need to be in that bed. I am sure this is happening across different...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: I rise today to also support the call in respect of the increased cost of education that was announced over the weekend. In the programme for Government, in the higher education sector section, it is stated: This Government will: Provide more further education and training places nationally. Continue to reduce the Student Contribution Fee over the lifetime of the Government to ease the...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, and his officials.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: When is it proposed to take the next Stage?

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: When is it proposed to take the next Stage?

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax and Other Provisions) (Amendment) Bill 2025: Committee and Remaining Stages (1 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: Is that agreed? Agreed.