Results 161-180 of 1,257 for speaker:Maria Byrne

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister for a very comprehensive explanation.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Maria Byrne: I understand Senator Clifford-Lee is sharing time with Senator O'Donovan.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Maria Byrne: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Capital Investment in the Health Service: Statements (1 Jun 2023)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister for coming to discuss the capital plan and for his announcement last Monday. I welcome all the investment he announced. I am passionate about University Hospital Limerick, the mid-west and improving things down there. I welcome the Minister’s recent announcement of a further 98 beds. That is most welcome. The hospital needs to look towards recruitment of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2023)

Maria Byrne: I congratulate Munster Rugby on the great win last weekend, becoming the United Rugby Championship, URC, champions. There was a great homecoming in Limerick last Monday evening. I compliment and congratulate the team because to go all the way to South Africa and come back as victors was something else. We have discussed Women’s Sheds previously. The Women’s Shed in Limerick...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (23 May 2023)

Maria Byrne: Amendments Nos. 33 to 36, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (18 May 2023)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for coming to the House to discuss this important issue. When this proposal was first discussed in 2022 the then Taoiseach asked that it be examined and the then Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, stated that while it was not an appropriate time to introduce such a rate as it would be very difficult to do so, the matter should be examined down the line. Last...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tax Code (18 May 2023)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister of State. I also thank the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael McGrath, and the team in the Department. It is important that they look at this carefully. Obviously, on the basis of the progress made and the different steps that have been taken, it is clear that a thorough review is taking place. I thank the people who made submissions to the consultation process....

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Maria Byrne: Does the Minister want to reply?

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Maria Byrne: Amendment No. 12 in the name of Senator Boyhan has been ruled out of order due to a potential charge to the Revenue. Amendment No. 13 in the name of Senator Boyhan has also been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Maria Byrne: Amendment No. 14 in the name of Senator Boyhan has been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Committee Stage (16 May 2023)

Maria Byrne: Amendments Nos. 16 and 17 in the names of Senators Warfield, Boylan, Ó Donnghaile and Gavan have been ruled out of order.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Care Packages (11 May 2023)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for attending to discuss this important issue, which is also health related and involves home care packages. People are not getting enough hours every day or week and there is a shortage of carers and trained people available to help. During Covid especially, we saw that keeping people in their own homes adds to longevity and that people survive better when...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Home Care Packages (11 May 2023)

Maria Byrne: It is good that there are 1,000 extra carers in the system but there are still people who need more hours. Some people are getting half an hour of home care a day. Others only get care on a certain number of days each week. They do not get care on seven days, and some of them are badly in need of it. This puts pressure on family members and in some cases there are no family members and...

Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media: Statements (11 May 2023)

Maria Byrne: I thank the Minister of State for coming here today to discuss this all-important issue. I wish to pay tribute to the committee that published this report. I acknowledge the amount of work that was involved. I congratulate my friend and neighbour, Ms Joy Neville, the only female referee from Ireland who has been selected to attend the Rugby World Cup. It is a great honour for Joy, her...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2023)

Maria Byrne: I congratulate the students of Laurel Hill Secondary School - Aisling, Maebh and Vivian - who won the gold medal at the SciFest regional final of the EirGrid: Climate and Delivering a Cleaner Energy Future competition for their project, "Turn it off or keep it on - which is more energy efficient?". Science, technology, engineering and mathematics, STEM, projects are very much about our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Maria Byrne: I thank the witnesses for attending today. The current service was mentioned. I am from Limerick, but I have used the service in the current veterinary hospital. I compliment the staff there. I was there on two occasions with two different dogs. It is a very good service for small animals and I know there is also a service for larger animals. I believe those services need to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Maria Byrne: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (10 May 2023)

Maria Byrne: I thank the witness.

Seanad: Ireland's Application for Membership of CERN: Statements (9 May 2023)

Maria Byrne: I welcome to the House the Minister of State at the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science with responsibility for Skills and Further Education, Deputy Niall Collins.