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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Like others, I congratulate all those who stood and have been elected and wish all the best to our colleagues in this House. I am conscious that in the naming, Senator Blaney's name was omitted from the list of Senators. As we know, he was part of the strong unified Fianna Fáil team that ran in the Midlands-North-West constituency over the last few days. I will focus on races of a...

Seanad: Control of Dogs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Senator Flynn has the floor.

Seanad: Control of Dogs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: As no other Senators are offering, I invite the Minister to respond.

Seanad: Control of Dogs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I invite Senator Erin McGreehan to conclude the debate. She has five minutes.

Seanad: Control of Dogs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jun 2024)

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

Seanad: Control of Dogs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Control of Dogs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: When is it proposed to sit again?

Seanad: Control of Dogs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Control of Dogs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (11 Jun 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I happy to second the Bill proposed by my colleague, Senator McGreehan, who has regularly raised this issue. I thank the Minister for her leadership. She has worked with the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, to try to address this. It is critical, especially in light of recent events, most notably the death of Nicole Morey, that we take action quickly in this regard. I was particularly...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Human Rights (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I raise the question of the ongoing protests in Georgia. As the Minister of State will know, Ireland has very friendly relations with Georgia but we have seen in recent months, in particular in recent weeks, growing protests on the streets of Georgia against the transparency of foreign influence Bill that the Georgian Dream party is trying to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Human Rights (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I am grateful to the Minister of State and the Minister for Foreign Affairs for setting out clearly Ireland's continuing support for democratic values in Georgia and making it clear to the Georgian Government that membership of the European Union will be dependent on ensuring that democracy, human rights and the rule of law are respected. I encourage the Minister for Foreign Affairs to...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: As this is the last Order of Business before the local and European elections next week, I am sure the Acting Leader will join with me in wishing the best to all candidates in both the local and European elections. It takes a certain amount of courage, bravery and even foolhardiness to put your name forward. I want to wish every candidate the very best of luck but also to say a particular...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: Fáiltím roimh an Aire Stáit. I thank the Minister of State very much for taking this matter on behalf of the Minister. I raise the case of Gaelscoil an Inbhir Mhóir in Arklow in County Wicklow. The school has 279 students. It was established in 1998. It operates now, for the most part, out of a series of prefabs dotted around a soccer pitch. We have a school here...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State very much. I do not doubt the investment in schools right across the country. However, I am aware of many other school projects which started after that relating to the Gaelscoil in question. Planning permission was obtained and the sanction was granted for the development of this project, but it has been leapfrogged by projects relating to other schools. The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: The Order of Business is No. 1, Employment Permits Bill 2022 - Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 3.15 p.m. and to adjourn at 5 p.m. if not previously concluded; and No. 2, Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System Bill 2024 – Second Stage, to be taken at 5 p.m. and to conclude at 7 p.m. if not previously concluded, with the time allocated to the opening remarks of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank all Senators for their contributions. There were a number of requests for statements on various issues, which I will bring back to the relevant Departments. Senators Dooley and Hoey raised the question of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the horrific scenes we are currently witnessing in Rafah. They welcomed the decision of Ireland, along with Norway and Spain, to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: In making her budget submissions to the Minister, I might ask the Senator to quite clearly define what she means by a durable relationship. In the context of something like tax, we should provide certainty on that. I thought that there was a relative degree of certainty as to what a durable relationship meant but, given that Senator Keogan has now-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2024)

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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: -----for capital gains tax in the context of durable relationships, providing a definition could certainly be helpful. Senators McGreehan and Boyhan raised the issue of victims of thalidomide, as both have done in the House previously. They have both been very strong advocates on behalf of the Irish Thalidomide Association. I agree that this has gone on for far too long. What the House...