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Seanad: Adoption, Information and Tracing: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Maria Byrne: I thank Senator Boyhan I wish to welcome some more members from Limerick City and County Council sport and social club to the Gallery. They are very welcome.

Seanad: Adoption, Information and Tracing: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Maria Byrne: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Adoption, Information and Tracing: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Maria Byrne: Senator Black has three minutes.

Seanad: Adoption, Information and Tracing: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Maria Byrne: That concludes the statements. I thank the Minister for her contribution. I ask the Acting Leader to propose the suspension until 5 p.m.

Seanad: Adoption, Information and Tracing: Statements (19 Jun 2019)

Maria Byrne: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Use of Reduced Timetables: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2019)

Maria Byrne: I thank our guests for their presentations. I am involved with a school. I visited two or three schools and I am really concerned. The practice is being used properly in some schools, as portrayed by Ms Hanahoe. It is of concern to all of us that the practice is abused or used as an excuse in others. Have our guests any suggestions? Currently, schools are supposed to comply and speak to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medical Aids and Appliances (12 Jun 2019)

Maria Byrne: I, too, welcome the Minister of State and thank him for coming to discuss this very important issue. I raise an issue in CHO 3 - the mid-west - of the HSE. Recently I have encountered three cases - I am sure there are many more - in which people have received not very nice letters. They were told that as there was no funding available, they would not be given power chairs. The three...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medical Aids and Appliances (12 Jun 2019)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister of State. While I accept that everything is being assessed and that there is a waiting list, the lives of these three people have been impacted. The Minister of State has just said there are 25 people on the waiting list. I am not sure how many other people are affected but I have been contacted by three individuals and I am really concerned that they have no quality...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Government Reform (30 May 2019)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House this morning for this debate. Now that we have voted to have a directly elected mayor in Limerick, it was my understanding it was to be in two years but I believe it may be three years. When does the Minister of State envisage us having the first directly elected mayor? As the Minister of State knows, I led the campaign on behalf of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Government Reform (30 May 2019)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for his very informative response. There has been a learning curve. I pay tribute to the CEO and his staff who play a relevant role. It will be very important for the CEO and the mayor to work side by side. The CEO and his staff certainly have a very important role to play. The sooner the legislation can be brought forward the better. It will show the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Hospital Overcrowding (28 May 2019)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this Commencement matter. As the Minister of State will be aware, University Hospital Limerick, UHL, is in the news every day of the week for many negative reasons. I pay tribute to the staff who work really hard at trying to make conditions perfect for the people who attend the hospital's accident and emergency unit. Recently, I wrote to the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Hospital Overcrowding (28 May 2019)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister of State. While I welcome the modular beds and the fact the enabling works have started, as well as the 98 beds that are due to follow, no short-term solution is being offered. People are still on trolleys in University Hospital Limerick, not just in the winter but all year round. There has to be a short-term solution to resolve the overcrowding and the conditions...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (22 May 2019)

Maria Byrne: The Minister of State has put a large amount of work into this amendment. I welcome the CEO of the RCSI, Professor Cathal Kelly, who is in the Public Gallery. This is a very important day for the RCSI, which has so many students, both Irish and international. It also gives great recognition to the college and I wish it all the best with its new status. I thank the Minister of State and...

Seanad: Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (22 May 2019)

Maria Byrne: Next Tuesday, at 2.30 p.m.

Seanad: Free Education (Prohibition of Fees and Charges) Bill 2018: Second Stage (8 May 2019)

Maria Byrne: I thank Senator Ó Ríordáin for bringing this Bill forward. As has been stated, the Government is not opposing it. We must go back and look at the 2018 circular. In the Action Plan for Education an increased capitation grant was sought. For 2019, I know there will be an extra 5% in the capitation grant for primary and secondary schools. The Action Plan for Education set out...

Seanad: Free Education (Prohibition of Fees and Charges) Bill 2018: Second Stage (8 May 2019)

Maria Byrne: Tomorrow at 1.30 p.m.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Apr 2019)

Maria Byrne: It is five years since the local enterprise offices, LEOs, were established and over 18,000 jobs have been created and 18,000 companies started. This is very positive. I pay tribute to the people who work in the LEOs and the many volunteers who work with them on the mentoring programme and with the businesses. It is an issue we need to consider more and more and encourage more people to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Staff Recruitment (16 Apr 2019)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Cathaoirleach. The Minister of State is very welcome. I rise today to ask about the recruitment of a specialist MS nurse for the mid-west region. In a report that was commissioned, it was recommended that three to four nurses were necessary for the region but at the moment we have none and one would be a bonus. When I last raised the issue, I was told, as were the people...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Staff Recruitment (16 Apr 2019)

Maria Byrne: I welcome the fact that it is at last being advertised. Twelve months ago I was told it was going to be advertised. That is why I raised the matter again today but I am glad that it will be advertised by May. It will be disappointing for some people that it will be quarter 3 before somebody comes in but now they know that it is a priority for the university hospital and it is recognised...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Apr 2019)

Maria Byrne: One might-----