Results 921-940 of 3,871 for speaker:Catherine Byrne

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I move amendment No. 24:In page 17, lines 31 and 32, to delete "paragraphs (a), (b) and (d)" and substitute "paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d)".

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I move amendment No. 25: In page 18, line 4, after "subsection (2)(b)" to insert ", a warning under subsection (2)(c)".

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: Amendments Nos. 26 and 27 propose to extend the restriction on advertising to all public places. They would result in an effective prohibition on all outdoor advertising. This is the first time that alcohol has been legislated for as a public health measure and that the advertising of alcohol has been addressed from a public health perspective. As a first step in restricting the...

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I have outlined that provision. Section 21 provides that all of the advertising provisions must be reviewed within three years of the commencement of the section. However, the Minister for Health of the day can review any provisions in any Bill as time goes on. That is very much what the Bill is about. There are restrictions. Perhaps they are not what we all want. I refer particularly...

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: It has taken more than 900 days to bring this Bill to where it is now. This is a practical first step in the right direction. It may not tick all the boxes but as we continue, hopefully it will. A core aim of the Bill is to delay alcohol consumption by children and young people and reduce the harm caused by the misuse of alcohol. The Bill also has significant relevance to children living...

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: Yes. Opposition amendment No. 28 proposes to prohibit sports sponsorship by 31 December 2023. This topic was examined and debated at length prior to the publication of the Bill. A consensus could not be reached on a prohibition on sports sponsorship. There have been many discussions about the pros and cons of banning alcohol sponsorship of sports in Ireland. The main arguments in favour...

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I stated there is a lack of specific evidence; I did not say there was no evidence. Under the Bill, in particular under section 1, there will be a review of all the advertising provisions within three years of the commencement of the section, so there is always time to move the goalposts.

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: May I come back in to comment on one or two things that were said? To respond to Deputy Durkan, it is a matter of a change of culture and a change in people's attitude to the way in which the consumption of alcohol happens in this country. As I said previously, the Bill represents the very first time in this country that we have been at this stage. I understand the circumstances...

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I move amendment No. 29:In page 22, lines 6 and 7, to delete “Subsections (1), (2)and (3)(other than paragraphs (a), (b)and (c)of subsection (2)and subsection (3))” and substitute the following:“Subsection (1), paragraphs (c)and (d)of subsection (2)and paragraphs (a)and (b)of subsection (3)”. Amendment No. 29 amends section 18(6) in order to correct numbering...

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: It cannot be taken until after 20 July.

Select Committee on Health: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: It will probably be taken in September.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (20 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: Ephedrine is currently controlled in Ireland as a drug precursor under EU drug precursors legislation and as a prescription medicine under the medicines legislation. Drug precursors are chemicals that are primarily used for the legitimate (legal) production of a wide range of products, such as medicines, perfumes, plastics, cosmetics etc. However, they can also be misused for the illicit...

Dublin Fire Brigade: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: That is grand. The rest might be read into the record.

Dublin Fire Brigade: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: Moving the Dublin call-taking dispatch to the NEOC will address the shortcomings identified and ensure the provision of safe consistent high-quality services. There have been suggestions that we can find a technical solution by updating computers at Townsend Street. On behalf of the Minister and myself, the Government will support the motion.

Dublin Fire Brigade: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I welcome the men and women from Dublin Fire Brigade who are in the Visitors' Gallery. I am taking this motion on behalf of the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, who, unfortunately, cannot be here this evening. It is not any criticism of the Minister because I have a detailed reply to the Deputies and we may be able to settle some of the problems we face. On behalf of the Minister, I...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Female Genital Mutilation (19 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: Female genital mutilation (FGM) is universally recognised as a form of gender-based violence and a fundamental violation of the human rights of women and girls. The Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012 provides for the creation of an offence of FGM and other offences relating to FGM. The legislation takes a human rights perspective and stipulates that the right to practice...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Data (19 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (19 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Beds Data (14 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Topical Issue Debate (Resumed): Hospital Accommodation Provision (13 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: I again thank all the Deputies who spoke very passionately of their concerns about University Hospital Limerick with facts and figures. I assure them I have taken a number of notes and what I have missed I will get tomorrow from the Official Report. I assure them that I will raise their concerns, including the point about the modular units, as soon as I can with the Minister, Deputy Harris....