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Seanad: Pregnancy Loss (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: Senator Ryan-----

Seanad: Pregnancy Loss (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: Senators Stephenson and Cosgrove are next. I understand they are sharing time.

Seanad: Pregnancy Loss (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: Go raibh maith agat. For the information of Members, Second Stage debate relates to the general principles of the Bill. The debate can relate to what is in the Bill and what can legitimately be included in the legislation. I say that just as a point of information.

Seanad: Pregnancy Loss (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: Senators Tully and Collins are sharing time. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Calleary. As there are no other Senators indicating, I invite the Minister to make his statement.

Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?

Seanad: Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Second Stage (9 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Post Office Network: Statements (9 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: Our next speakers are Senators Comyn and Fitzpatrick of Fianna Fáil who are sharing time.

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: I apologise that I was not here earlier. I am on the health committee as well. I had to go there first. I have two or three questions. I raised the first of them with the Minister when she was here last. It relates to a young person with a disability who previously lived with a family member, but that is no longer possible. That young person lived in Limerick in their family home and...

Committee on Disability Matters: Progressing the Delivery of Disability Policy and Services: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: If it is appropriate to do so, will the witnesses highlight the top three or four things they think should be in it? What would the commission like to see happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Legal and Policy Gaps in Adult Safeguarding: Discussion (9 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: I thank the witnesses for coming this morning. This is an important issue. One line I picked up in the Safeguarding Ireland report was about giving adult abuse the same legislation, policy and powers in line with the domestic abuse legislation, using Cuan as an example. Do the witnesses think there would have to be many additions to it to make the policy document for safeguarding robust?...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: I agree with the remarks of the Taoiseach on the banning of sunbeds, following a report from the HSE that over 11,000 people a year are being diagnosed with some form of skin cancer, many cases of which are as a result of people using sunbeds. It is something I have raised consistently in terms of how we support the fight against things like skin cancer. I recently raised the issue of the...

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Statements (8 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for attending. I compliment her on her new role and wish her all the best. I know how passionate she is about this subject and about finding solutions. I look forward to working with her. My experience with drug and alcohol treatment goes back to when I was part of the mid-west drugs task force, where I served for ten years. Many treatment centres and people...

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Statements (8 Jul 2025)

Maria Byrne: -----and also to Senator Fitzpatrick with regard her work on the committee. I believe in getting varied views from people who have life experience of this and those involved in the treatment centres. I compliment all those involved in treatment centres because it is not an easy job. It is about building trust as well. Gardaí work alongside many of the centres. It is about building...

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.