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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (21 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: My apologies. They were funded by the State and built by the local authority.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (21 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: I call on the Leader to ask the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Murphy, to come before the House at some stage for a debate on the issue of housing. Limerick City and County Council and several other councils are considering a programme that proposes that people, be they widows or widowers living on their own or single people living in three or four-bedroomed...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (20 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: In paying tribute to the late Rory Kiely, I welcome his family, Vincent, Roderick, Mairéad and Aileen, his sister, Eileen, and his extended family. I also welcome his former colleagues. I know there is great cross-party support in the Gallery. It is great to see so many people here today to pay tribute to Rory. I knew Rory from a very young age as my late father was a city councillor...

Seanad: Transport and Sport: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister for all his notices and notifications about transport in Dublin. There is a bit of a mix-up because the Seanad schedule listed statements on transport and sport in general. While I welcome the announcements for Dublin, the extra train carriages and high-speed trains to connect Dublin with the regions, I will raise issues that I have raised in the past with the Minister....

Seanad: Transport and Sport: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: Yes.

Seanad: Transport and Sport: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: That is why I said there might have been a mix-up.

Seanad: Transport and Sport: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: I understand that and that is why I said in the beginning that there might have been a mix-up because on the Oireachtas website this is scheduled as statements on transport and sport, which is totally out of the Minister's control. Nobody told him. The Minister knows my feelings about the Limerick-Shannon metro link and how important it is to the development of the region. Senator O'Mahony...

Seanad: Inquiry into the Death of Shane O'Farrell: Statements (20 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: As no other Senators have indicated a wish to speak I call on the Minister to respond.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Public Service Broadcasting: Statements (19 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: The Minister of State is very welcome here today. It is important to have this debate and I am delighted that it has been put on the agenda. It is unfortunate that we will not be able to finish it today because it is such an important issue. The proposed cutbacks at RTÉ were first leaked on "Prime Time" not long ago. I will focus on the situation at Lyric FM, as I am from Limerick...

Seanad: Public Service Broadcasting: Statements (19 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: -----but that the board did not think it was going to be viable. It is disappointing that there has not been any communication and that the staff in Lyric FM heard about this through Twitter, an email and "Prime Time". That was sad. Lyric FM has been in Limerick for the past 20 years and that was an awful way for the staff to find out that their jobs were in jeopardy. They may have the...

Seanad: Emergency Aeromedical Support Service: Statements (19 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: I welcome the Minister of State, who has five minutes.

Seanad: Emergency Aeromedical Support Service: Statements (19 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: Senator Feighan had indicated but unfortunately it was agreed that only group spokespersons would speak so I cannot ask him to come in. I call on the Minister of State to respond as there are no more group spokespersons to speak.

Seanad: Emergency Aeromedical Support Service: Statements (19 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: It was not agreed on the Order of Business, I am sorry.

Seanad: Emergency Aeromedical Support Service: Statements (19 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: I must ask the Leader to-----

Seanad: Emergency Aeromedical Support Service: Statements (19 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: We are moving on to the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill.

Seanad: Emergency Aeromedical Support Service: Statements (19 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: The time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Election of Temporary Chairman (19 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: I propose Deputy Jan O'Sullivan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Limerick Institute of Technology: Chairperson Designate (19 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: I welcome Mr. Brazil and Professor Vincent Cunnane, president of LIT, who is in the Visitors Gallery. As a former board member of LIT, I am delighted to see both of them here today and to be able to speak about what is going on in LIT at the moment. What are the plans of LIT to develop and extend access to higher education? When I was on the board of LIT, there were discussions about...