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

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for his answer. In his EU affairs brief, he will be aware of the importance of European Research Council, ERC, grants, how competitive they are, and how wonderful it is when researchers in Ireland are able to access them. If our researchers do not have the basic equipment with which to work, they can move with those ERC grants to anywhere within the EU. For us...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I wish to congratulate Ms Eileen Morrissey, the Wexford county librarian, on her election as president of the Library Association of Ireland. We all know the importance of libraries in our community and how they operate to support learning and all sorts of new activities. I wish Eileen and the team the very best of luck. I am very conscious that we have raised previously in this House the...

Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media: Statements (11 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for taking this debate and for his to date on this report. As colleagues have mentioned, we have worked in a highly collegial way in producing this report and its 11 recommendations. They were built on discussions we had with the sporting bodies, referees and representatives of players. They are intended to be constructive and I acknowledge the Minister of...

Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media: Statements (11 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Next Tuesday at 1 p.m.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cybersecurity Policy (10 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. This weekend marks the second anniversary of the largest ever cyberattack on a State institution or agency. As far as we know, it is the largest cyberattack ever in the State. The attack in question was, of course, on the HSE and resulted in up to 7,000 patient appointments being delayed or cancelled. As we now know, up to 100,000 letters have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cybersecurity Policy (10 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for his response. He has provided us with pretty eye-watering figures. We know that to the end of 2022, simply for response and recovery, the State has had to spend €89.7 million. In addition, as part of the service plan to upgrade the systems, we are looking at the spending of almost €55 million. It has not stopped yet. As the Minister of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I too would like to welcome the students to the Chamber. I hope they enjoy their day in Leinster House and experiencing our democracy. I wish to speak about two primary schools I visited in County Wexford recently, which show how the diversity of our school population has changed. I visited Kilrane National School near Rosslare Europort. I was brought around by the excellent principal Tom...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local Community Arts: Discussion (10 May 2023)

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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local Community Arts: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I am grateful to the witnesses for their contributions. A small observation in the context of the speakers on each side of the room is that there is a slight gender imbalance on both sides. I thank them all for their work. The purpose of the work the committee is doing relates to supporting the community, voluntary and local arts sector. There is a clear acknowledgement of the support...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local Community Arts: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: If I am to be blunt, the recognition of musical theatre as an art form is something that we would like to look at as part of our report. I get that there are different organisations, but I think it is the concept of supporting the development and, if not the professionalisation, then at least the training programmes to develop them further.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local Community Arts: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I appreciate that. I am conscious of time. One of the other reports that we are currently looking at relates to rural tourism. Ms Nash will probably be aware that her colleague, Mr. Cian Ó Lionáin, has been before us on some of these issues. There is a very serious concern that, particularly in many rural communities, hotels and other forms of accommodation and bed nights are no...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local Community Arts: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: That is very welcome. Ms Nic Grianna might want to comment.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local Community Arts: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I am conscious that our other report is dealing with that, on one hand, but that there is a knock-on impact on accommodation. I am quite aware of the latter as a result of my knowledge of a number of festivals. The role that arts organisations have been playing in terms of integration and displaced persons has been very important, for example, through the creative arts and creative schools...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local Community Arts: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: It is specifically on what we have been talking about today.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Development of Local Community Arts: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: We are slightly drifting off because the focus was on community and voluntary activity. It is significant with regard to the Abbey Theatre and the National Concert Hall and it is good that there is a Government commitment to it. Ms Nash and I attended a very enjoyable performance last night in the National Concert Hall. It is good that there is a recognition of our national cultural...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner (9 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Commissioner for being here today and also for her service. I would like to follow on from Senator Chambers's comments and refer to some of the Commissioner's remarks about the future. Along with many of my colleagues, I believe that the EU Artificial Intelligence Act will perhaps be the most important piece of legislation this decade. Specifically within the Commissioner's...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I echo Senator Wall's remarks, and equally those of Senator O'Loughlin concerning the foster allowance. I would like that we would also invite the Minister of State at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth with responsibility for disability, Deputy Anne Rabbitte, to address the question of disparity in pay which exists between section 38 and 39...

Seanad: Ireland's Application for Membership of CERN: Statements (9 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I would also like to welcome members of the research community who are present. There is an enormous interest in this issue amoung the research community in Ireland, particularly those who are engaged with physics but also I think more widely because of the importance of investment in science and Ireland's participation in multilateral...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Third Level Education (4 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. She will be aware the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science was not created to be just an administrative Department for universities and places of further and higher education, but rather to prepare Ireland for the technological revolution we are experiencing. A student who is due to sit his or her leaving...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I too welcome our guests. It is very important that they get to see democracy in action here. The Deputy Leader will be aware that 9 May, which is next week, is Europe Day. We are celebrating 50 years of Ireland's membership of the European Union. Our EU membership has transformed this country socially and economically. We can all be very proud to say that we are both Irish and European....