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Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)

Thomas Byrne: What will be the position in respect of other organisations which are not publicly funded but do have statutory powers? In other words, An Taisce, which, public funding aside, has the statutory function of considering planning applications. I am not sure if there are other examples.

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)

Thomas Byrne: I can think of one in the UK, which does not apply here.

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)

Thomas Byrne: I am not sure if we have here an equivalent of the RSPCA in the UK.

Seanad: Freedom of Information Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Sep 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Yes but it does not have the same functions. The RSPCA in the UK as a private body has a prosecutorial function. Its equivalent here, the ISPCA, does not. Are there bodies here that have similar powers but are not necessarily State funded?

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Would the Leader agree with me that there should be an investigation under the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Act?

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Does this warrant an investigation under the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Act?

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Thomas Byrne: On a point of order, I put the same question.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Have a look at Mr. McNulty's colleagues on the IMMA board. They are not Fianna Fáil cronies; they are important people in the world of arts.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Thomas Byrne: They just got in the Labour Party votes, so let us see what happens.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Thomas Byrne: We are querying the appointment to IMMA.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Many more questions have been raised about the business of the Seanad by-election, notably a compelling interview with Mr. Gerard Craughwell on Newstalk this morning. I urge anyone who has not heard the interview to listen to it. What has happened in this case almost amounts to a fraud, of which Mr. Craughwell was the victim. Senator Darragh O'Brien has proposed that the Seanad use its...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Thomas Byrne: He refused to take part in a Radio na Gaeltachta debate with a Gaeltacht candidate, someone who speaks Irish, according to the recommendations of the Members opposite.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2014)

Thomas Byrne: Has Senator Coghlan read them? If he had read them, the hairs would stand at the back of his neck.

Seanad: Appointments to Board of Irish Museum of Modern Art: Statements (23 Sep 2014)

Thomas Byrne: It is not agreed.

Seanad: Appointments to Board of Irish Museum of Modern Art: Statements (23 Sep 2014)

Thomas Byrne: On a point of order, it is not appropriate for the Minister simply to restate her statement. She should answer the questions that have been raised-----

Seanad: Appointments to Board of Irish Museum of Modern Art: Statements (23 Sep 2014)

Thomas Byrne: It has been a waste of half an hour. The Minister will probably get a tougher time in the Dáil, because this issue is not going away.

Seanad: Appointments to Board of Irish Museum of Modern Art: Statements (23 Sep 2014)

Thomas Byrne: There is a constitutional responsibility on the Minister to answer.

Seanad: Appointments to Board of Irish Museum of Modern Art: Statements (23 Sep 2014)

Thomas Byrne: It will just be for the next fortnight. That is my point.

Seanad: Appointments to Board of Irish Museum of Modern Art: Statements (23 Sep 2014)

Thomas Byrne: That is a pity, because there are so many other things to talk about in respect of this. The people demanded reform last year. They have got absolutely nothing in terms of Seanad reform. They got one meeting. The leaders of the parties got one meeting with the Taoiseach. What has happened? Business has carried on unabated and now our foremost gallery and museum for modern art, which was...

Seanad: Appointments to Board of Irish Museum of Modern Art: Statements (23 Sep 2014)

Thomas Byrne: I suppose that last word of the Minister's is probably the most unfortunate one of her presentation. I refer to the word "tenure". What is the tenure of this appointee Mr. McNulty? His tenure appears to be to get him over the hill and through the gap for a Seanad election which is going to happen in a couple of weeks. That is the tenure the Minister is talking about here. Let us look at...