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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child Protection Services: Discussion (4 Nov 2014)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the witnesses for their very interesting submissions. I greatly appreciate that they took the time to be so specific about certain matters. I have one or two comments and a question. I am still in shock after reading about the 9,500 children waiting to be allocated a social worker and having realised that 3,000 of them are high risk. What is deemed high risk? Recently, I have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (23 Oct 2014)

Catherine Byrne: I welcome the Minister. Let me refer to question No. 27 on aftercare and individuals who have lost their medical cards. The reply stated it is not necessary to have a medical card to avail of services in most areas. I assure the Minister that I have come across a number of cases in which it was essential to have a medical card to avail of a service. The Minister spoke about community...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Business of Joint Committee (23 Oct 2014)

Catherine Byrne: On behalf of us all in the Fine Gael group, I thank Paul for all his help. He has been very helpful to me on a number of occasions and I always found he was only a phone call away. Above all I thank him for the work he did during the debates on the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill, and everything we asked for he provided. Finally, I always loved his coloured ties.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Mental Health Services: Mental Health Reform (23 Oct 2014)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the witnesses for the presentation. I have one or two questions, one of which Senator Burke alluded to, about the shortfall in staff numbers outlined in A Vision for Change. It was said that up to July there was a shortfall of approximately 3,000 staff. I am concerned about the 567 nursing posts that have not been filled. I accept dealing with people with mental health issues...

Order of Business (Resumed) (22 Oct 2014)

Catherine Byrne: Let the Ceann Comhairle finish.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Preparedness for Ebola Virus in Ireland: Discussion (16 Oct 2014)

Catherine Byrne: I wish to ask a layman's question. Why are people with Ebola buried and not cremated?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Preparedness for Ebola Virus in Ireland: Discussion (16 Oct 2014)

Catherine Byrne: Many questions have been asked. I thank the Minister and the officials. I believe the Minister mentioned triage nurses and the lady at the end of the phone. I say this as a layperson with no medical experience. Why would we not use a special isolation unit outside a general hospital rather than bringing people into a general hospital? Could some other space not be used? Many of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Coping with Stillbirth Loss: Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Association (16 Oct 2014)

Catherine Byrne: I apologise for having to leave the meeting to take a call. I thank the witnesses for their presentation. As a mother and grandmother, I could feel Mr. Roche’s loss, love and most of all, his compassion for other people in a similar position. I live near the Coombe hospital and there is a mass there every year. Attendance has grown over the years rather than subsiding and more...

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Catherine Byrne: Does Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice want to come in? No.

Financial Resolutions 2015 - Financial Resolution No. 3: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2014)

Catherine Byrne: I now call Deputy Cowen who is sharing time with Deputy Stanley. He has ten minutes.

Protection of Children's Health (Tobacco Smoke in Mechanically Propelled Vehicles) Bill 2012: Second Stage (8 Oct 2014)

Catherine Byrne: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill and I commend Senator Crown, who is present this evening, as well as Senators Daly and van Turnhout on originally introducing this Bill in the Seanad. On Report Stage, this Bill was amended substantially by the Minister, Deputy Reilly. The Department of Health worked in consultation with the Senators, the Office of the Attorney General, the...

Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2014)

Catherine Byrne: As the Minister of State, Deputy Ring, said yesterday evening, the Bill brings responsibility for the implementation of Irish sports under one single agency, which I welcome. With the merging of the two bodies as part of the Government programme for rationalisation of State agencies it makes sense to have one unified body responsible for all sports and sports activities. This new body will...

Housing Provision: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (24 Sep 2014)

Catherine Byrne: I am delighted to be able to speak about this matter. I totally agree with Deputy Costello's earlier comments that what the council did was very shortsighted. In 2014 more than €640 million has already been allocated for housing with €334 million being given in rent allowance. I do not think it is right that anybody should be blackmailed into handing out more money to cross...

Leaders' Questions (18 Sep 2014)

Catherine Byrne: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Spent Convictions Legislation (18 Sep 2014)

Catherine Byrne: 133. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012; when it will be passed by both Houses of the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34898/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Section 38 and Section 39 Agencies: Health Service Executive (22 Jul 2014)

Catherine Byrne: There was mention of the agencies which have not submitted all of their relevant compliance documents. They are still in the loop.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Section 38 and Section 39 Agencies: Health Service Executive (22 Jul 2014)

Catherine Byrne: What is the deadline? Are they given a month or two months?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Section 38 and Section 39 Agencies: Health Service Executive (22 Jul 2014)

Catherine Byrne: It may have been wrong to ask whether there is agreement about duplication of services, but while I was asking the question I saw a lot of heads nodding. It is something that could be examined.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Section 38 and Section 39 Agencies: Health Service Executive (22 Jul 2014)

Catherine Byrne: Some of my questions have already been asked. I am grateful for the explanation of the red circle, as I was somewhat puzzled by it. I thank Ms McGuinness and the rest of the deputation for coming in. I have two short questions, one of which relates to the 143 business cases. The report on the initial review panel was given to us some time back. Apparently one of the criteria suggested...

Topical Issue Debate: Telecommunications Services Provision (17 Jul 2014)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive reply and wish him well in his new role. It is great that, as he has said, landlines are cheaper in more restricted rural areas. Unfortunately, it is not possible for many of the elderly people I deal with, who are based in Dublin, to use a mobile telephone, never mind having one. Unfortunately, mobile telephones do not allow for the pendants used...