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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...

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

Catherine Byrne: Is Deputy Twomey finished?

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: National Maternity Services and Infrastructure: Discussion (24 Sep 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the witnesses for their in-depth statements. The report covered a wide range of issues and I found parts of it very bleak and challenging. The witnesses spoke about a well-educated staff and people being enticed to work outside the country. Some staff have told me they have not only left because they want to go away but because they want to become consultants and find it very hard...

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

Catherine Byrne: I thank the Chairman and committee staff for organising this meeting. I have been concerned about this issue for some time and am delighted to have had the opportunity to hear expert views on it and to hear the witnesses speak about it with such passion. I live very close to the Coombe hospital which is in the area I represent and I meet mothers regularly who I know to have substance abuse...

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

Catherine Byrne: Is two enough?

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

Catherine Byrne: Can I continue, Chairman?

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

Catherine Byrne: I wish to refer to the breakdown of monthly clinics and client numbers for 2014 in the report. In terms of both antenatal and postnatal clinics, why do the numbers attending the postnatal clinics drop so much? Is it just that the mothers do not come back?

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...

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Sep 2015)

Catherine Byrne: Deputy Troy has the floor.

Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Sep 2015)

Catherine Byrne: There is one minute remaining.

Marriage Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on the Bill. While it is technical in nature, it is significant and means much to many people. Last May's marriage equality referendum was a defining moment in the history of our country. It brought people together in a way that we had not seen in many years. Overall, there was a positive atmosphere across every party in this Chamber, testament to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Irish Blood Transfusion Service: Chairperson Designate (17 Jul 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I do not really, as I did not know if I would be coming here. I am not very good when it comes to blood and I am very bad with needles. Talking about blood is not my forte, but two things jump off the page, one of which is the major challenge presented by the decline in blood products in the past few years and the use of red cells and platelets. What is the reason for this? I do not...