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Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)

Catherine Byrne: Leading on from my question about the homeless list and the 790 families, have the witnesses any idea how many family units they are talking about in respect of the housing list? I include single people in that. I am talking about the larger housing list for the country.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: County and City Management Association (26 Apr 2016)

Catherine Byrne: Yes, do the witnesses know how many family units are involved in that, including single people?

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Catherine Byrne: I thank the Chairman for allowing his name to go forward to be the Chair of this committee, even if it is only for a short time, and congratulate and support him. As public representatives we all know the difficulties on a daily basis for people who are trying to get a home. Whether one lives in Dublin or in any other part of the country, not having a place to call home is very difficult...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Catherine Byrne: If we are to have two meetings a week, one of them should be solely dedicated to meeting groups and hearing their solutions to issues, with the other dedicated to thrashing out those issues. If we invite witnesses to appear before both meetings, we will not get to do the work we should be doing. It is just a suggestion.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Catherine Byrne: On Deputy Coppinger's suggestion about bringing in people who are homeless or in transition, who will make that decision? Who is going to pick those people? I would be very interested to know who will decide. How do we limit the number of people? How do we ask them, get their names and decide on who will come in and who will not? This would be very difficult to do. I suggest we spend an...

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Catherine Byrne: Is there any chance we can confine meetings to two or two and a half hours? If we begin at 10.30 a.m., we should finish by 1 p.m. The afternoon session could run from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. or 4.30 p.m.

Committee on Housing and Homelessness: Business of Committee (20 Apr 2016)

Catherine Byrne: It helps if the duration of a meeting is confined.

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Catherine Byrne: Deputies Seán Haughey and Jack Chambers have ten minutes and are sharing time with five minutes each.

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Catherine Byrne: Thank you, Deputy.

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Catherine Byrne: The Deputy should conclude. His time is up.

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Catherine Byrne: Deputies Hildegarde Naughton and Peter Fitzpatrick are sharing time.

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Catherine Byrne: Thank you, Deputy.

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Catherine Byrne: The next two speakers are Deputies Cullinane and O'Reilly who have ten minutes between them. I presume they are sharing the time.

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Catherine Byrne: I call Deputy O'Reilly.

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Catherine Byrne: Sorry, excuse me------

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Catherine Byrne: The next speaker is Deputy O'Rourke. Is he sharing time with Deputy McGuinness?

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Catherine Byrne: I point out to Deputy Ross and the Minister that it is very difficult to hear what the speaker is saying while the Deputy is having a private conversation with the Minister.

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Catherine Byrne: The next two speakers are Deputies Michael Harty and Thomas Pringle who are sharing ten minutes.

Health Services: Statements (20 Apr 2016)

Catherine Byrne: Deputy Ross, there is only one speaker.

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Apr 2016)

Catherine Byrne: It is my honour and privilege to second the nomination of Deputy Enda Kenny as Taoiseach in the Thirty-second Dáil. The people have voted, but 48 days on we are still without agreement on who will be the leader of the country. We have a duty to work together to have a stable Government as a matter of urgency. It is time we set aside our egos and focused on what needs to be done for...