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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fee Waiver Applications (8 Jul 2014)

Eric Byrne: 291. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a fee waiver in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29800/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (3 Jul 2014)

Eric Byrne: I welcome the witnesses. I did not have the opportunity to read all of the documentation supplied so I hope they will bear with me. If I had read the documentation, I might not be obliged to ask any questions in order to try to understand what is involved. Romania and Hungary - certainly the latter - have been highlighted as two of the deviant European states which have at some stage been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Relations Between Ireland and Great Britain: Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain (2 Jul 2014)

Eric Byrne: I am not sure I expect the witness to answer this supplementary question as I hope there are mechanisms of conveying opinions on the document to which I refer. The EU has found Ireland in breach of the norm and has sought correction with regard to the eligibility of the Irish overseas in voting in general elections. Has the matter been addressed or have opinions been conveyed? With the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Relations Between Ireland and Great Britain: Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain (2 Jul 2014)

Eric Byrne: Multi-talented.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Relations Between Ireland and Great Britain: Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain (2 Jul 2014)

Eric Byrne: On a point of order, the questions being posed-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Relations Between Ireland and Great Britain: Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain (2 Jul 2014)

Eric Byrne: With all due respect-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Relations Between Ireland and Great Britain: Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain (2 Jul 2014)

Eric Byrne: On a point of information, and I am serious about this-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Relations Between Ireland and Great Britain: Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain (2 Jul 2014)

Eric Byrne: On a point of order, my understanding of an ambassadorial role is the complete opposite to that of the previous speaker. There are political obligations on Ministers with responsibility for foreign affairs to deal with these political matters with the Taoiseach. I seek a ruling from the Chairman on whether it is appropriate that an ambassador, who is an agent of the country, is subject to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Relations Between Ireland and Great Britain: Ambassador of Ireland to Great Britain (2 Jul 2014)

Eric Byrne: I welcome Ambassador Mulhall. I regret that I will be short of time, as we must meet an Albanian delegation from the Parliament. Would Ambassador Mulhall agree that the relationship between Ireland and Britain has improved remarkably - almost miraculously - in the short time since the Provisional IRA tried to annihilate members of the British Government and that Britain has been extremely...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: I wanted to know about the civil war between Sunnis and Shi'ites and the role of Iran-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: -----and Saudi Arabia in perpetrating this conflict across the world.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: I apologise for my late arrival. I was obliged to visit a psychiatrist in respect of constituency matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Affairs Council: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade (25 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: I wish to ask the Tánaiste some direct questions. In the context of his role as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, I wish him to provide us with an overview of his attitude to what is happening in the world today in respect of a number of issues. In the first instance, will the Tánaiste indicate whether a there is a war taking place between Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims and will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Provision of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: I am not a member of this committee but I have a vested interest in representing my constituents. I have known Ms Sloan since before Emma's tragic death and saw what she went through in waking and subsequently burying her daughter. It would be remiss of me not to attend this meeting given that I know the family intimately. They have received massive support not just from relatives and...

Order of Business (24 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: On 15 July 2013, nearly 12 months ago, a Bill entitled Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Bill was initiated. I would really love to know its current status.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Outcome of the European Elections: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: Ostensibly, I think I heard the witnesses analyse the outcome to the election between Left and Right extremist parties. The statistics show that the Social Democrats and Christian Democrats are still the strongest groups in the European Parliament. At the outset we should congratulate Mr. Brian Crowley, MEP, on his decision to opt for a different grouping to that for which he was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Outcome of the European Elections: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: -----the Peoples Decide Coalition in Spain. There are many more examples. What I am trying to elicit from the witnesses' practical knowledge about what is going on in Europe is whether we should be surprised there are so many groupings going forward? After all we are a community of 28 nations. Within some of those nations, unlike Ireland where we have a single border, two religions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Country Specific Recommendations for Ireland: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (12 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: The Minister of State is now Minister for all things. I congratulate him because he is now Minister for half a dozen Ministries.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Country Specific Recommendations for Ireland: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (12 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: Will the Senator declare an interest?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Country Specific Recommendations for Ireland: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (12 Jun 2014)

Eric Byrne: So do we, the taxpayers.