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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Site Acquisitions (1 Oct 2015)

Thomas Byrne: That is a pity. He was.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Site Acquisitions (1 Oct 2015)

Thomas Byrne: Apologies. I am raising an issue about a school. It is the second time the Cathaoirleach has allowed me to raise this issue about the purchase of a site for St. Peter's national school in Dunboyne. It is a pity I am here a year later because it is not just this year, it is over ten years at this stage. St. Peter's national school is the first Church of Ireland denominational school...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Site Acquisitions (1 Oct 2015)

Thomas Byrne: On a point of order, can we get a copy of the script?

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Site Acquisitions (1 Oct 2015)

Thomas Byrne: It reminds me of the school situation that brought me into politics - namely, the Laytown schools crisis in 2006, when there was no site and almost 1,000 pupils were affected. The Department bought the site and did the deal, even though landowners were playing serious hardball and causing immense difficulties. While I do not know what is happening with the discussions, they are taking an...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Site Acquisitions (1 Oct 2015)

Thomas Byrne: This is what we hear on the ground.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (24 Sep 2015)

Thomas Byrne: I understand the Minister of State is busy and it is not my intention to delay him. A number of residents and members of Meath County Council, including my friend and colleague Damien O'Reilly, have been in touch with me about the issue of the flood relief works which have been carried out in Dunboyne and Clonee as a result of flooding which took place more than a decade ago. Those flood...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Flood Relief Schemes (24 Sep 2015)

Thomas Byrne: I thank the Minister of State. I have no question for him. I am glad that he has said that his officials will liaise with the local authority because the councillors, including my colleague, Damien O'Reilly, have been in touch with the Department and the OPW on the understanding that they had responsibility here so the Minister of State has clarified that. I am sure Councillor O'Reilly and...

Seanad: Personal Insolvency (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (16 Jul 2015)

Thomas Byrne: Tá áthas orm bheith anseo le labhairt ar an mBille seo. Táim ag cur fáilte roimh an mBille freisin, maraon le gach duine eile, ach aontaím le go leor atá á rá. Ní aontaím le gach rud atá á rá aige ach aontaím le go leor atá á rá ag an Seanadóir Ó Clochartaigh. It is four years almost to the day...

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2015)

Thomas Byrne: Who is the Senator referring to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Thomas Byrne: Not at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Thomas Byrne: I apologise for not being present at the start. I will have to blame traffic. However, I read the witnesses' document. Just to point out, "An Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann" is spelled wrongly at the top, but that is a minor point. Like Senator Crown, I had serious concerns at the start of the year about the registration retention fee and how that issue was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Thomas Byrne: That is it. Senator Crown spoke about this at length.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Thomas Byrne: It is democracy. The alternative is fascism.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Thomas Byrne: Was the board a party to the Lansdowne Road agreement? Was political pressure put on it? The corollary of my second question is whether the Department is forcing the board down a particular route to reduce its income stream, resulting in it not being able to carry out its functions while being unable to replace that income. The Department seems to be forcing it on various issues, including...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Thomas Byrne: It is a minor point. It is a word I dislike. I do not know much about midwifery, but the word "cnáimhseachais" comes from the Irish word "cnámh", for bone, and there is a bad history behind that word and midwifery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Thomas Byrne: The Minister told us he had no role in the retention fee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Thomas Byrne: I did not get an answer to the question I asked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Thomas Byrne: I need to get an answer. I did not hear the answer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Thomas Byrne: Why did the witness not complain about how the system is being run? It is clear that the Government is telling the board not to raise money and is not giving it the money, but is then giving out to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Delays in the Registration of Nurses and Midwives: Discussion (16 Jul 2015)

Thomas Byrne: I am an equal member of this committee.