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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Organ Donation: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Apr 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I would love to say there was a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow into which we could dig to build facilities and assist people who want to be live donors. Unfortunately, there is not. I do not know what the last Administration was doing here, but they had a lot of money which was not invested in the right places. I am interested in the points raised about Northern Ireland and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Organ Donation: Discussion (18 Apr 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I apologise for not being here before but the wind took the front off my office last night. At least I do not have to blame vandals. I did not get much of a chance to read the submission but I know about organ donation. Some 20 years ago a family member passed away after being involved in a tragic hit-and-run. At 20 years old, that person had a donor card and so the organs were donated in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Organ Donation: Discussion (18 Apr 2013)

Catherine Byrne: The process must involve education. This question may have been asked but is there any reluctance to authorise donations because of religious beliefs? What kind of work is done in colleges and workplaces to promote organ donation? Families who have gone through the process of giving consent should be given appropriate medical information, especially if people must give permission to switch...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: State Dental Schemes: Discussion (28 Mar 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I acknowledge the good work done on the ground by many dentists in local and primary care health centres. The availability of dental treatment at primary care centres has made a difference for young children. I agree with all that has been said about orthodontic services. In 1999 when I first entered politics, I was on the former Eastern Regional Health Authority when the waiting list time...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Mar 2013)

Catherine Byrne: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide an update on a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8 which was included in last year's list for new school buildings; when a design team will be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15771/13]

Mortgage Arrears: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Mar 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I am very grateful for the opportunity to speak on this very important motion which raises the very serious issue of mortgage distress. Based on my experience as a young mother in the early 1980s, I remember all too well how difficult it was when my husband lost his job and we were left with a huge mortgage and young children. I remember the turmoil, sleepless nights and the worry that...

Topical Issue Debate: Property Taxation Application (26 Mar 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I call Deputy Stanley on the next matter, the local property tax.

Topical Issue Debate: Property Taxation Application (26 Mar 2013)

Catherine Byrne: That is not a matter to be taken on Topical Issue time.

Topical Issue Debate: Property Taxation Application (26 Mar 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I will.

Topical Issue Debate: Property Taxation Application (26 Mar 2013)

Catherine Byrne: Thank you, Deputy. I call Deputy Stanley.

Topical Issue Debate: Property Taxation Application (26 Mar 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I will do what Deputy Flanagan has requested. However, we are on Topical Issues, and I call Deputy Stanley. If he spoke on the matter he raised, it would be helpful.

Topical Issue Debate: Property Taxation Application (26 Mar 2013)

Catherine Byrne: Hang on a second, Deputy.

Topical Issue Debate: Property Taxation Application (26 Mar 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I am in the Chair.

Topical Issue Debate: Property Taxation Application (26 Mar 2013)

Catherine Byrne: Will Deputy Stanley proceed with his Topical Issue matter?

Topical Issue Debate: Property Taxation Application (26 Mar 2013)

Catherine Byrne: Deputy Flanagan, please.

Topical Issue Debate: Property Taxation Application (26 Mar 2013)

Catherine Byrne: Will Deputy Stanley speak on the Topical Issue matter?

Topical Issue Debate: Property Taxation Application (26 Mar 2013)

Catherine Byrne: Deputy Stanley is now cutting into his own time.

Topical Issue Debate: Property Taxation Application (26 Mar 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I will decide the Deputy's time.

Topical Issue Debate: Property Taxation Application (26 Mar 2013)

Catherine Byrne: I have said already that I will ask for that.

Topical Issue Debate: Property Taxation Application (26 Mar 2013)

Catherine Byrne: Will Deputy Stanley start on his Topical Issue matter?