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Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Catherine Byrne: The Minister of State has the floor. He is speaking.

Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Catherine Byrne: He is speaking to the amendment.

Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (2 Dec 2015)

Catherine Byrne: There is no point of order.

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I agree with the remarks made by Deputy Conaghan. I spent last Saturday in Thomas Street in the inner city. Despite that it was a miserable day the mood of stall holders and customers in the market was very positive, many of them looking forward to getting the increased Christmas bonus. The reason for this positivity among people is the fact that they are now beginning to recoup much of...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 37 - Department of Social Protection (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Independent Advocacy Services for Health Service Users: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I apologise for leaving the meeting, although I heard some of the contributions. I welcome the delegates, particularly the representatives of the Support and Advocacy Service for Older People, SAGE, whom I met in Croke Park in October. It is nice to see them again. I read some of the documents submitted to the joint committee last night. The document, Think Ahead, while relatively short...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Independent Advocacy Services for Health Service Users: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Catherine Byrne: Incidentally, I am disappointed with Senator John Crown's remark that the Government has reneged on its commitments on health policy. We have not abandoned anything.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Independent Advocacy Services for Health Service Users: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Catherine Byrne: The Senator's statement needs to be corrected.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Independent Advocacy Services for Health Service Users: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)

Catherine Byrne: The Senator's statement needed to be corrected.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Disability Issues Update: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Nov 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I am sorry I was not present but I was listening to what the Minister of State on the monitor in my office. I support Deputy Dan Neville in respect of adaptation grants for showers and so on. If, for whatever reason, one wants one's bathroom renovated, it is great if one has a person with a disability - old or young - in the house and if one owns that house. If, however, one is a tenant of...

Housing and Homelessness: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (18 Nov 2015)

Catherine Byrne: It is clear from the contributions of previous speakers that homelessness is a huge problem. Many of us have concerns about families being housed in hotels where there is only one room and very little space available to young children to participate in normal family activities. This Government has committed €7 million to housing authorities in 2016 for measures such as housing...

Other Questions: Commemorative Events (12 Nov 2015)

Catherine Byrne: 7. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the commemorative projects at Richmond Barracks and Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin 8, which are being carried out as part of the Ireland 2016 centenary programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39496/15]

Other Questions: Commemorative Events (12 Nov 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the Minister for her statement this morning. I want her to know how excited people living in Inchicore and the wider area are that Richmond Barracks has been picked as one of the main projects in the national programme for 1916. I want to highlight the belief people have that this will become a huge part of the cultural events in the area around Kilmainham Gaol, the courthouse and...

Other Questions: Commemorative Events (12 Nov 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the Minister. Work has begun and, just last week, we had an extraordinary day in which people were invited to come to the parish hall with memorabilia to help identify people who had lived in the area when it was Richmond Barracks, Keogh Square and St. Michael's estate. Things are starting to move very fast. Although it probably does not concern her Department directly, I ask the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Infant Mental Health: Discussion (12 Nov 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I apologise but I had to go to the Chamber to speak on a particular matter. I read Professor Nugent's submission at length last night and in all of my time as a member of this committee, I have not read a more interesting or moving presentation. It highlighted our responsibilities as citizens but, more particularly, as parents and grandparents to children. I was reminded of my own mother,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Challenges facing Camphill Communities of Ireland: Discussion (12 Nov 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I apologise for not being here earlier but I was at an earlier meeting. I managed to catch bits of the presentation. I have read the statement and one thing jumped off the page, namely, the life-sharing ethos. I know that means a lot to Camphill and it means a lot to us too. Many groups have taken on the challenges in regard to people with intellectual disabilities, long before the health...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Library (12 Nov 2015)

Catherine Byrne: 42. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she will take to address the challenges at the National Library of Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39497/15]

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I am reluctant to say too much because my blood pressure might go through the roof. I pause, first, to welcome the Minister of State and the Bill. It is interesting to listen to the comments of those who were formally in government. They say things should have been done differently. If they had been done differently when the previous Government was in office, we would not find...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I welcome this change and the restoration of the grant to €1,700 from €1,375. I am well aware of the importance of the respite grant. My mother was ill for a long time and my brothers cared for her at home. The respite grant paid for the items that were extra requirements in addition to minding somebody who was very ill. It could be an item such as a clothes dryer. If...

Committee on Education and Social Protection: Select Sub-Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare Bill 2015: Committee Stage (11 Nov 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I welcome the small increase of €5 in child benefit. I am sorry, that is dealt with in section 7. I am sorry for the confusion.