Results 241-260 of 1,687 for speaker:Eric Byrne

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Global Irish - Ireland’s Diaspora Policy: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (1 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for attending and wish him well in his work. Who are the diaspora? How are they defined? I am conscious of the fact that when I was growing up in Ireland, travel to other countries, mainly to Britain, was part and parcel of one's life. People went to England to find work in construction to build tunnels and railway lines. As we know, there are now elderly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad: Motion (1 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: I find this a very difficult and sad issue. There is a huge amount of human capital involved and there are huge emotions. There is also danger and a fear on the part of the family that the Egyptian authorities will make the ultimate decision which would affect the life of their brother and son. I do not like the way this issue is unfolding. We must remember the context. Three members...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Prisoners Abroad: Motion (1 Apr 2015)

Eric Byrne: We got advice from the Department that diplomacy is best worked in a diplomatic way. Sadly, members not just of this committee but of the Parliament have decided that the old tactic of shouting and roaring from the backbenches contributes more effectively than the diplomatic route being taken by our diplomats. If there is a serious decision from the Egyptian courts, subsequent to the...

Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Eric Byrne: The Deputy wants to go on a holiday.

Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Eric Byrne: He wants an early holiday.

Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Eric Byrne: Take an early holiday.

Order of Business (31 Mar 2015)

Eric Byrne: He is on the flight to his holiday.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (31 Mar 2015)

Eric Byrne: 381. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when full funding will be restored to an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12930/15]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (31 Mar 2015)

Eric Byrne: 432. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when full funding will be restored to an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12928/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (27 Mar 2015)

Eric Byrne: I welcome the Commissioner. She is aware, as she received a copy of our previous debate, that we have discussed this issue at great length and submitted a paper on it. I wish to put some basic questions. We have significant trade links with America and have been very successful with our direct foreign investment, with huge pharmaceutical industry and the technology sector. What is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ebola Crisis in Sierra Leone: Irish Ambassador (25 Mar 2015)

Eric Byrne: I was a councillor for 30 years but now I am a Deputy. That is why I am sitting on the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Ebola Crisis in Sierra Leone: Irish Ambassador (25 Mar 2015)

Eric Byrne: I thank the Chairman. I am under terrible pressure as I have another meeting at 10.30 a.m. It would be remiss of me not to welcome the ambassador and to thank her for her contribution. For those of us who had travelled to Sierra Leone before the Ebola outbreak, it was clear it was a devastated country, the infrastructure was pathetic, it has emerged from a vicious and terrible war and it...

Leaders' Questions (24 Mar 2015)

Eric Byrne: People like the Deputy are on the public record as saying they will not pay, and the Deputy is one of them. He is a sponger.

Leaders' Questions (24 Mar 2015)

Eric Byrne: Who will not pay? Deputy Gerry Adams will not pay.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Smoking Ban (24 Mar 2015)

Eric Byrne: 710. To ask the Minister for Health if e-cigarettes come within the ambit of the smoking ban; if the use of these is illegal in public premises such as bars and restaurants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12020/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (24 Mar 2015)

Eric Byrne: 894. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the roll-out of the social inclusion and community activation programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11770/15]

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2015)

Eric Byrne: They have not gone away, you know.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2015)

Eric Byrne: There is a smoke screen here.

Leaders' Questions (12 Mar 2015)

Eric Byrne: Kangaroo courts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council: Minister of State at Department of the Taoiseach (10 Mar 2015)

Eric Byrne: We have a lengthy agenda and, while I would love to discuss the issue of Greece, I will focus on the eastern partnership arrangement with Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia which we ratified as Irish Parliamentarians. Given that Europe was a contributor to the unsettling events that occurred in Kiev, Donetsk, Luhansk and elsewhere in eastern Ukraine, I ask the Minister of State for his assurance...