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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I am conscious that we are well over time. I thank the witnesses for what has been a fruitful and useful discussion and their input into the report. If they have examples we could use, I ask them to please share those with the secretariat. I thank them for their time. The committee will now suspend to allow the next group of witnesses to come in.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: The committee is considering the development of local and community arts. As part of our consideration, we are looking at the area of arts and cultural diversity, including intercultural arts. At the end of our deliberations, we will produce a report with recommendations on how we can enhance participation in local, community and voluntary artistic activity. This meeting has been convened...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I am sorry to interrupt but I must ask you to finish now so that the other speakers will have time to present.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank Ms Costa Sa. I call Mr. Collins from Pavee Point.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank Mr. Collins very much. Finally, we have Ms Sapielak from the Centre for Creative Practices.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank all the witnesses. As I said, the focus is on local and community arts. Each of the Deputies and Senators will now have four minutes for questions and answers. I will, therefore, ask people to be relatively succinct in their answers. The first speaker is Deputy Munster

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local and Community Arts: Discussion (24 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: There are three questions and just one minute left. I will allow some latitude but I ask witnesses to be succinct.

Seanad: National Parks: Broadcasting Sector (23 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I thank him for taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Deputy Catherine Martin. We are looking at the future funding of public sector broadcasting. This has been one of the proverbial cans that has been kicked down the road.In November 2017, there was a report on the future funding of...

Seanad: National Parks: Broadcasting Sector (23 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I always worry when I read the phrase, "as soon as practicable", in a response, because it is frequently used when reports have been kicked down the road for a long period. The difficulty is that the issue is not new. We have known this for a long time and yet, we have seen how RTÉ and other broadcasters and media have performed a very good public sector function, not just during the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Yesterday evening, my Wicklow-based colleague, Senator Casey, and I took the 8.05 p.m. train from Dublin Connolly to Gorey. It is the first time a late evening train has served the Rosslare route. It is very welcome and I hope Irish Rail will continue to provide later services not just on the Rosslare line, but right around the country. Today, I will praise Michelle O'Neill. The Michelle...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Mr. Geary made an enormous contribution to the Irish Sign Language Act for the deaf community. I will put that on the record, because the deaf community had been championing recognition for sign language as one of the languages of the State, along with Irish and English, for four decades. Members of the deaf community were not able to access State services or be treated the same as other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I am not a member of this committee and I am grateful to the Chair for allowing me in. I have engaged with Mr. Geary previously, but I had to come down to thank him for all of his work. I hope, as I am sure Mr. Geary does, no other parent would have to go through the fight he did for Calum. There is a question with regard to the approach of lawyering-up taken by Departments. This is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Needs of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students: Discussion (23 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I agree. We need that shift to a rights-based based approach. I genuinely want to thank Mr. Geary for his work. I am grateful to my friend and colleague Deputy O'Sullivan for the time to come in. I know Deputy Jim O'Callaghan acknowledged Senator Mark Daly and myself but Deputy O'Sullivan has advocated on this issue far more than anyone else. I hope nobody has to go through Mr. Geary's...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I raise an issue I have raised here before, namely, concern around section 39 organisations. As we know, a lot of health services, in particular disability services and services for older people, are provided by section 39 organisations. There is a difference between section 38 and 39 organisations in terms of pay levels. Somebody who is a nurse is financially better off working in the HSE...

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (18 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I welcome our visitors and I thank the Minister for coming to the House. She has always been willing to make herself available for debates relating to the Department. She has shown a passion and an interest in all of the areas of her very extensive brief. The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media, which my colleagues have mentioned, works in a very...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I start by echoing the comments of Senator Hoey on the disgraceful attack on that student. It should not have taken place anyway but the fact that it seems to be motivated by homophobia, makes it even worse. I certainly hope the school concerned and An Garda Síochána will take strong action. This Government has a very proud record with regard to support for the arts. We have...

Seanad: Disregard of Certain Criminal Records of Gay Men: Motion (17 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Like others, I thank the Sinn Féin group, in particular my friend and colleague, Senator Warfield, for bringing forward this motion. I am a gay man. I am proud of that fact. It shapes who I am. It is not my entire personality but it is an important part of who I am. Thirty years ago, however, when homosexuality was being decriminalised I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I want to raise the question of graduate-entry medicine. It is said to be the case that University College Dublin is going to increase once again its fees for first-year graduate-entry medicine. At present, those who enter the graduate-entry medicine programme pay €16,219 per year. That is not dissimilar to what is paid by those in the University of Limerick and, indeed, the Royal...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Not about fake tan.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Research and Development (11 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. The Minister of State will be aware that modern Irish economic policy has been based on two things, namely, tax and talent. The emphasis on tax has become less important in recent times. Ireland is a talent-driven economy and society. We know the key economic and social driver for this country into the future is investment in talent. In fact...