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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Further and Higher Education (29 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I wish to say to the Minister that the budget had some very welcome moves in higher education regarding student fees and improving the SUSI grant. I am somewhat concerned about addressing core funding for higher education. I am sure that the Minister is aware from reading the Funding our Future policy document that the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Further and Higher Education (29 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I have no doubt but that there is commitment to the principles but I ask the Minister to show us the money. While an additional €40 million is welcome, no timeframe has been indicated as to when the critical issue of long-term underfunding is going to be addressed. He accepted that the level of underfunding is now of the order of €307 million but as yet no timeframe has been...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I also welcome the students who have come here today. I commend the Cathaoirleach, the Seanad staff and the Leader on the launch of Northern Voices. It was an excellent presentation and exhibition. The contribution of all the speakers, including the Leader, was insightful. It brings us to the question raised by colleagues, namely, Seanad reform. I brought a Bill before this House in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Film Industry (28 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for taking this matter. The budget contained a lot of good news for film and television production, such as the extension of section 481, which provides certainty to the sector. It is welcome that an additional €7.3 million is being allocated to TG4. Slightly separate but equally important is the establishment of the new media fund, which is welcome....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Film Industry (28 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I am glad to hear of that strong commitment. Obviously, I tabled this Commencement matter in advance of yesterday’s budget. The section 481 extension and the certainty that provides are very welcome. We need a little clarity with regard to the role of the new coimisiún na meán or media commission, particularly with regard to its management of some of the new audiovisual...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I agree with Senator Warfield's points on late-night licensing. I raise the question of the HSE decision-making process. We have all felt frustration with it. This matter concerns children's disability services in Gorey, where there is a very good network team. The speech and language therapist has gone on maternity leave, and I wish her the best with that. Obviously, this maternity...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: My party does not want to have anything to do with extremism.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: The pro-Russian position-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I appreciate that, but the pro-Russian position of Sinn Féin on the hard left is not acceptable either.

Seanad: Impact of Cost of Living Issues on Young People in Ireland: Motion (28 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank Senator Clonan and the Independent Members for introducing this motion on the situation of young people in Ireland. During the Covid pandemic young people have suffered more than any other sector of society. This is something we have discussed at length in this House. I hope to address many of the issues in the motion and discuss how we might find solutions. One of the most...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Musical Theatre Education in Ireland: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank our guests for their presentations and the work they have done. I know Mr. Roche is well known as a playwright, but he has also written a musical. To illustrate the challenges, what has been his experience in trying to get a musical off the ground? If we are to produce world-beating musicals in Ireland, what needs to happen?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Musical Theatre Education in Ireland: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: Could Mr. Roche go to the Arts Council for instance?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Musical Theatre Education in Ireland: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: My next question is for Mr. Campbell and Mr. Donnelly, who have experience working in the West End. Why have we not been able to grow musical theatre productions in Ireland?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Musical Theatre Education in Ireland: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: How would Mr. Donnelly see himself performing more often on an Irish stage?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Musical Theatre Education in Ireland: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I have a final question, if I may. Obviously, the committee members are legislators and make recommendations to the Government, the Arts Council and so on. If there were one thing Mr. Donnelly could ask us and the Government to do to facilitate the growth of musical theatre in Ireland, what would it be? If there were one recommendation within the control of the Government or the Arts...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Musical Theatre Education in Ireland: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: I know Ms Masterson wishes to come in, but do Mr. Killian Donnelly, Mr. Campbell or any of our other guests have any idea approximately how many Irish people are involved in the West End, be that employed on stage, back stage or behind the scenes?

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Musical Theatre Education in Ireland: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: Can I make a formal proposal to build on the Senator's point? There are a couple of things, apart from a bring him home campaign that we might be following. Senator Cassells talked about having The Oireachtas: The Musicaland auditioning for it-----

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of Musical Theatre Education in Ireland: Discussion (28 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: The Senator has just as big a stage. I have a couple of formal proposals to suggest to the clerk to the committee. The first is that we write to the Arts Council to recommend, as a committee, that we recognise musical theatre as an art form in the same way as theatre, dance and opera. We could specifically ask the council to do that and to outline its strategy to promote and develop...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rail Network (21 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: Yes. The Minister of State knows I have enormous respect for her work but I am rather worried that she is the one who is in here answering a question on transport. We fear and already suspect that the answer may contain the same level of obfuscation to which our colleague referred. We are talking about the east coast railway that runs from Dublin to Rosslare and which runs through the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rail Network (21 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: We are going to share the response time. It is a little more hopeful, given that there is work being done and at least a plan has been put in place but, before anything else, we must ensure there is funding for the plan. It is about being able to guarantee commuters that we will have a rail line in place because the report this summer said the rail line may not be in existence by the end of...