Results 121-140 of 2,419 for speaker:Malcolm Byrne

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (4 Mar 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 517. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prison places in each prison in the State; the level of overcrowding in each prison; the measures being taken to address this overcrowding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9352/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence (4 Mar 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 518. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the measures being taken by his Department and by An Garda Síochána to address crimes motivated by homophobia in the State; and if he will outline the positive work to build relationships between his Department, Gardaí and members of the LGBTI community. [9353/25]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (4 Mar 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 806. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development how his Department ensures that the objectives of the community recognition fund to integrate communities are met; the checks carried out by his Department, once grants are made, that integration objectives are met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9735/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tax Code (27 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I welcome that we will see details when the annual tax strategy group process develops over the summer. I ask the Minister of State to input into this process given he has responsibility for older people. That was a little bit of a standard Department of Finance answer in that the officials are obviously concerned about potential loss of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tax Code (27 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donnell, for taking this question on behalf of the Government. We had a useful debate on the future of healthcare yesterday. He will be aware of that. The Minister, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, spoke about the success in Ireland where we now have a life expectancy of 82.6 years. As she rightly pointed out, our aim is not just to live longer but also to...

Housing Commission Report: Statements (27 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I congratulate the Minister of State and wish him well in his new role. As colleagues have said, the real challenge relates to delivery and ensuring we have homes for all those who live here, which is the biggest challenge facing the Government. Following on from what my party colleague Deputy McAuliffe talked about, I will talk about delivery, especially in the context of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (27 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 59. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on her Department's report "School Transport 2030"; the number of pilot bus schemes now in operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8131/25]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (27 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 210. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on Ireland's preparedness for the introduction of the digital euro; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8740/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (27 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 229. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number and categories of schools, at both primary and second level, identified by her Department as requiring emergency works; the criteria used to determine funding allocations in that regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6359/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (27 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 272. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of planners employed by each local authority on 1 February 2025. [8741/25]

The Future of Healthcare for Longer, Healthier Lives: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I congratulate the Minister on her new role and I wish her the best. I join with colleagues in marking rare diseases day this week. My colleague, Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan, has done a lot of work in this area. The Minister was able to meet some of the groups and I hope she will co-operate with those who are advocating on the issue of rare diseases. This debate is on the future of...

Third Anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I propose to share time with my colleague Deputy Devlin. I will take six minutes and he will take four. I welcome H.E. Larysa Gerasko. She has shown incredible friendship to many Members of these Houses and to the people of Ireland. I also welcome the visitors from Ukrainian communities all over Ireland who are in the Public Gallery. We need to acknowledge the contribution that so many...

Third Anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine: Statements (26 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (25 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 223. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on Ireland's implementation of Directive 2022/2555, known as Network and Information Systems 2; if he will outline the legal framework for cybersecurity in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8132/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Development (25 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 365. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reasons as to the low number of IDA site visits to Counties Wicklow and Wexford over the three-year period of 2022-2024; what strategies are in place to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7569/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (25 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 366. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans for the State to support companies that are scaling up where they do not qualify for assistance from local enterprise offices nor meet the criteria currently for Enterprise Ireland assistance. [7570/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: European Union (20 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 27. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to proceed with Ireland’s membership of the European Unified Patent Court System and the holding of a referendum on the subject. [6358/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Artificial Intelligence (20 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 45. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to outline progress on the recommendations of the Government’s response to Ireland’s Competitiveness Challenge 2024 with regard to artificial intelligence, in particular the commissioning of research on the impact of artificial intelligence on the Irish economy and on the campaign to outline the possibilities of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Consultations (20 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 121. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions in which he engaged at the Munich Security Conference. [6888/25]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (20 Feb 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 147. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his approach to the use of artificial intelligence by the Defence Forces and its use generally in international conflicts. [6889/25]