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Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I raise this because it is published on the website of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and Fáilte Ireland has cited the figure. If we take a policy decision, we are looking at potentially taking 12,000 short-term rental accommodations, which service the tourism sector and, as Deputy Cannon mentioned, the short-term executive market, out of those...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I am in favour of the register. I think it makes a lot of sense. It will not make more sense if we do not achieve the housing solution. I get the point but there does not seem to be any evidence backing up that figure of 12,000. I do not think it will be achieved. I think it will fall way short because of the type of short-term letting that exists. Much of what is advertised on Airbnb...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I made the point about Dublin but Mr. Sheridan will appreciate that a Dublin solution cannot be applied to all of the country because the market is very different.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I appreciate that but we cannot deal with rough, back-of-the-envelope figures when we are looking at addressing long-term rental. If we are looking at the back of the envelope, Mr. Sheridan is essentially saying that if we take 12,000 units out of the tourism sector, all 12,000 will become available in the long-term rental sector. When we further consider this matter, I ask that we consider...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: And it is expensive. I think it will put many people off from applying for this. The principle of what is trying to be achieved is good but I am alarmed that Mr. Sheridan keeps going back to Dublin City Council. There is a particular problem in the cities but I agree with Deputy Cannon. We know what is happening in many rural communities and it is completely different. One might consider...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I appreciate that.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: General Scheme of the Registration of Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill 2022: Discussion (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Mr. O’Leary can understand our concerns. If he can say to us that there may be 12,000 properties, we have a concern that this could seriously damage rural and coastal tourism.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Like others, I welcome the Cathaoirleach and the Leader to their new roles. I echo the comments of Senator Paul Daly, who expressed some of the concerns around what has been happening at Coillte and the lack of transparency there. I support his calls for a debate. Today's announcement of Oscar nominations is welcome. A record number of nominations are Irish or related to Ireland. It is...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I welcome all of the witnesses and thank them for their input today and contributions to Irish content creation. As a number of witnesses have said, we are seeing almost a renaissance in Irish content. Mar sin, déanaim comhghairdeas le TG4 agus Fís Éireann, agus le hÚdarás Craolacháin na hÉireann, as an scannán álainn "An Cailín Ciúin"....

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: In terms of the decisions made around the licence fee and all of issues and reports, is there an option for RTÉ to move to a publisher broadcaster model?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I am conscious of time. We might go into the broader debate around the publishing broadcaster model, but I will ask Ms Finnegan to comment on the discretionary impact because it is crucial. We might come back to the broader question.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: If, as is likely, the regional uplift is tapered off, will we continue to see film and television production in the regions at the scale we are seeing emerging at the moment?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: It is being very collaborative, but it is still getting rid of the regional uplift, which is part of the problem. I appreciate it might be difficult for the witnesses to comment, but it is important for the sector to speak out. As Mr. Byrne has outlined, if we do not have those incentives for the regions we will not see film and television production taking place outside of the greater...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I echo the Chair's praise of some of the social media, and specifically mention TG4's Twitter account. I think it is meán sóisialta is fearr i bhfad for communicating some of the messages. The fact that everyone in here notices it is testament to the success of the account. When the Chair praised the small studio in west Cork, and he was beginning to sound like he was auditioning...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: That will involve a general scoping exercise, given the range of responsibilities that are being assigned to coimisiún na meán. Has Ms Craig an estimate for the number of staff that will be required? I get the point about prioritisation but there are a number of clear priorities contained within the legislation. How quickly will it need to scale up and to what sort of numbers?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: I also asked about a content levy on streaming.

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Mr. Rabbitte also stated that "Oireachtas Report" was for drunks and insomniacs.

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (16 Dec 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: On a point of order, a Chathaoirligh Gníomhaigh, what is the relevance of this to the motion before the House?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Dec 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I echo the expressions of sympathy for the late Private Seán Rooney, his family and the wider Óglaigh na hÉireann community, which is a close-knit community. Private Kearney and the other soldiers who were injured must also be in our thoughts. Ireland has a proud tradition in peacekeeping and is the only county that has taken part in every UN peacekeeping mission. That is...

Seanad: Membership of CERN: Motion (15 Dec 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I move: That Seanad Éireann: notes that: - CERN is one of the leading scientific research organisations globally; - Ireland is one of the few European Countries not in membership; welcomes: - the announcement by the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, that he intends to bring a paper to Government setting out Ireland’s...