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- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: He did not say that. He never said that.
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: There is always a bit of confusion about this slot. A range of questions have already been asked and I am more than happy to answer them now. However, the ruling from the Chair is that the questions should be fresh in coming forward. I am in the Chair's hands on this.
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: It is always the way.
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: The Deputy can ask me anything.
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: On vaccines.
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: On vaccines.
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: From this side.
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: This is just terrible stuff.
- Post-European Council: Statements (9 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: This is terrible stuff. This is shocking.
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (8 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: Ba mhaith liom mo bhuíochas a ghabháil thar ceann an Aire leanaí, an Teachta Norma Foley, leis an Teachta McGuinness as an ábhar tábhachtach seo a ardú ar maidin inniu. Is sprioc tábhachtach don Rialtas é rochtain a chur ar fáil do luathoideachas agus cúram leanaí. Tá maoiniú caipitil curtha ar fáil ag an Roinn faoin...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Early Childhood Care and Education (8 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: I dtosach báire, aontaím leis an Teachta go bhfuil tábhacht faoi leith ag baint leis an nGaeilge agus leis na naíonraí trí mheán na Gaeilge. D’fhreastail mé ar naíonra in 1980 agus tá mé fós anseo ag labhairt Gaeilge. Tá suirbhé foilsithe ag an Roinn, the annual early years sector profile. I gcomhthéacs...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Services (8 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: We fully recognise the frustration of people in the Deputy's constituency with long waiting times for certain services. Much more needs to be done, particularly to fill vacancies, as he has said, to address waiting lists and to ensure consistent, equitable and timely access. As I said, we have a child psychology waiting list initiative alongside a joint Department and HSE programmatic...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (8 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: The Deputy took what I said as bad news. I think I gave constructive news, if she heard what I said, which is that there are 300 new special school places, which it is acknowledged are needed for those who need them, and that the Department and the NCSE in particular have proceeded to decide where they are going. I have no doubt the Department will listen to what the Deputy said in the...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Primary Care Services (8 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: On behalf of the Minister for Health, I thank Deputy Hearne for raising this issue. It gives the Minister the opportunity to update the Dáil on this important issue. What the Deputy has set out is not acceptable. Primary care services, including primary care psychology, play a central role in providing care and treatment to both children and adults in the community. Per the...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (8 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta as ucht an t-ábhar tábhachtach seo a ardú inniu. We hear the passion Deputy Cahill brings to this issue. The future use of the site is currently under consideration by a working group. The Minister, Deputy Foley, wants to assure Deputy Cahill that this Government is committed to providing services and supports for people with...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (8 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: The Government is committed to the provision of additional special school places for children with more complex educational needs. Over 300 new special school places are being provided for the coming 2025-26 school year. Five new special schools are being established in addition to the 11 new special schools that opened over the past few years. Of these 16 new schools, six have been...
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (8 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: Thar ceann an Aire Leanaí, Míchumais agus Comhionannais, an Teachta Foley, is mian liom mo buíochas a ghabhail leis an Teachta as an ábhar tábhachtach seo a ardú agus as deis a thabhairt don Aire – is mé atá ag labhairt ar a son – freagra a thabhairt. This Government acknowledges that demand for respite services across the country...
- Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Defence Forces Tribunal of Inquiry) Regulations 2025: Motion (8 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: I move: That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) (Defence Forces Tribunal of Inquiry) Regulations 2025; a copy of which was laid in draft before Dáil Éireann on the 2nd July, 2025.
- Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Disability Services (8 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: 729. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of respite services in County Meath available for adults aged 18, with moderate to severe intellectual disabilities; and if there are plans to increase respite services in County Meath. [37355/25]
- Social Welfare (Bereaved Partner’s Pension and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2025: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2025)
Thomas Byrne: A number of my constituents will benefit from this Bill. I pay tribute to John O'Meara for going to the Supreme Court and acknowledge the circumstances in which he went to it. I know the Minister, Deputy Calleary, will take on board what the Members have said today. I sympathise with Deputy Coppinger as well. It is awful. I acknowledge the officials in the Department under the Minister...