Results 301-320 of 1,664 for speaker:Maria Byrne

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2024)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Acting Chairperson. I welcome that the rent-a-room scheme is included in this Bill. I was not here when we had the discussion about it. I first raised it in September 2022 as a Commencement matter. The Minister of State, Deputy Butler, took the matter on the Minister's behalf and relayed that he said a review was required. The Minister went ahead and had that review. The...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2024)

Maria Byrne: Sorry, Chair, I thanked the Minister.

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (9 Jul 2024)

Maria Byrne: Tomorrow morning at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Maria Byrne: Before I go on to our next speaker, I welcome Councillor Caroline O’Reilly from Meath and Councillor Daniel Pender from Carlow with their friends and family. They are guests of Senator Daly. They are all very welcome and I hope they enjoy their visit to Leinster House.

Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Maria Byrne: Before I move on to our next speaker, I welcome the Cathaoirleach to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery along with his guests Michael and Kathleen Barry and Michael Mulcahy. They are all very welcome and I hope they enjoy their visit to Leinster House. They are in very capable hands.

Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Maria Byrne: I welcome Jacob Whelan from Deputy Alan Farrell's office. He is joined by Emiliano Del Vecchio and Marco Ghirardelli, who are both very welcome. I hope they enjoy their stay in Leinster House. They are in good company with Jake.

Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Maria Byrne: Is Senator Boyhan seconding the motion?

Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister for coming to the House to discuss this all-important issue. I acknowledge the fact that Senators McDowell and Boyhan have brought the Bill before us. I really welcome the Bill. It means an awful lot to me. I know some people whose children had scoliosis. They had to wait quite a while but the children eventually had a procedure and operation. I know of another...

Seanad: Health (Scoliosis Treatment Services) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Jul 2024)

Maria Byrne: Before I move on, I welcome the Minister's guests from Ógra Fianna Fáil from Wicklow. They are very welcome and I hope they enjoy their experience in Leinster House this evening. Senator Joe O’Reilly, too, has a group here, including his son Alexis O’Reilly and some of their friends. They are very welcome and I hope they enjoy their visit to Leinster House.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2024)

Maria Byrne: I congratulate the Deputy Leader and wish him all the best. I look forward to working with him in future. We have worked well together in the past and he will do a fantastic job as Deputy Leader. I am continually raising the matter of University Hospital Limerick, but today I wish to highlight it in a good way because of the new virtual ward and remote patient-monitoring service launched...

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (26 Jun 2024)

Maria Byrne: Before I call Senator Horkan, I welcome Senator Casey, his wife Sonia Casey, Betty and John Kenny and Colette Connolly and compliment them because they raised more than €8,000 recently during a coffee morning for local charities. You are very welcome. I hope you enjoy your experience in Leinster House today.

Seanad: Domestic Violence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (26 Jun 2024)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister for coming to the House to address this all-important issue and Senator Martin and the Green Party for bringing forward this all-important Bill. I am very aware of the amount of work the Minister has done in this area. I know that a lot has been done and that the Minister intends doing more as part of the programme for Government. The issue of domestic violence is a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Maria Byrne: I take exception to the comment made by Senator Keogan. As the Minister, Deputy McEntee, is not present to defend herself, that comment should be withdrawn.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Maria Byrne: I commend Natasha O’Brien on her bravery in speaking out against the appalling attack she endured two years ago, although the court case was heard this week. She bravely spoke up about the homophobia she witnessed and what she had endured herself. I also commend the people who have come out to support her, not only in Limerick, but all over the country. She is in Leinster House...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Maria Byrne: On a point of order, I asked that the Member withdraw their comment.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Maria Byrne: I did. I said it-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Maria Byrne: On a point of order, before I started speaking on what I wanted to raise, I raised it then and addressed it you. I asked-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Maria Byrne: I asked that the Member be asked to withdraw their comment about the Minister. I asked that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2024)

Maria Byrne: They were finished speaking. It was at the very end of when they spoke. I asked when I stood up, a Leas-Chathaoirligh, on a point of order.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Research Funding (20 Jun 2024)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for coming in to discuss this all-important issue. I would like to start by congratulating him on his recent appointment and wish him the very best of luck. The Science Foundation Ireland research centre based at the University of Limerick has been responsible for scientific technological breakthroughs over many years. It has supported pharma since 2008 and...