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Proposed Approval of the Agreement Between the European Organization for Nuclear Research and Ireland: Motion (11 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I warmly welcome Ireland's decision to apply for associate membership of CERN and want to see a strategy of us moving towards full membership. I commend the Minister personally. He has been a big supporter of this. Indeed, he and I laboured in the last Oireachtas to ensure that this got over the line. I also commend his departmental officials on the work done to join the world's largest...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: On 10 September 2024, the Cabinet in the previous Government agreed to a Bill that would provide for further regulation of nicotine inhaling products, particularly with regard to a ban on disposable vapes and restrictions on advertising, colours, flavours and imagery used on nicotine inhaling products. It is also in the programme for Government. This is a public health emergency. It has...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (11 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: Is there a timeline for the Bill?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach. I entirely agree with Deputy Ó Murchú on the importance of district heating systems, but a very successful model to examine is the one operated by South Dublin County Council which heats facilities of TU Dublin and the council. It was opened by the previous Minister, Eamon Ryan. It provides a sufficient level of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I am glad the Minister has clarified how the ambition of the Government is to meet those future needs. The future is both green and digital. It is wrong that the debate has been presented by some as a choice between one and the other. The critical issue is that we have a sufficient supply, particularly of clean energy, to meet our future needs. On the new economy, data centres often...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I welcome what the Minister is saying. The Secretary General might wish to reflect on some of her words because the Minister's Department is responsible for ensuring we have a sufficient level of energy. My frustration, as I know is the Minister's, is about the delays, particularly when it comes to offshore renewables. We are talking about 5 GW of offshore wind energy being generated by...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 109. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on whether it is critical that Ireland generates sufficient energy to meet both housing needs and the requirements of a digital economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30257/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Energy Policy (10 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: Are the Minister and his Department sufficiently ambitious to ensure that Ireland will generate sufficient energy to meet housing needs and the requirements of the digital economy?

Housing: Statements (10 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Leas Cheann-Comhairle for the indulgence, and I welcome the fact that there are members of Sinn Féin present although I notice that members of "performance before policy" are not present or, rather, the bourgeois wing of the party who, since the split happened, seem to be cosying up to Sinn Féin, according to other Members. It marks the fundamental difference between...

Housing: Statements (10 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: Hear, hear.

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: On Ukrainian accession-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: Shame.

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: 1. To ask the Taoiseach to report on his attendance at the European Council on 20 and 21 March. [16780/25]

Ceisteanna - Questions: European Council (10 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Taoiseach for his comprehensive outline of what happened at the European Council. He indicated we will have initial sight of the next multi-annual financial framework this month. It is critical that we see a fully funded EU budget. From Ireland's point of view, it is critical that the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, is fully funded and is not just there to meet current...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Revised General Scheme of the Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill: Discussion (10 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: The only question I might ask relates to my other hat. I chair the Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence, AI, and would have an interest in the deployment of AI within the broadcasting and broader media sector if anyone wants to contribute on that issue. I apologise. I saw the witnesses' opening statements but was caught at another event.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Business of Joint Committee (10 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: As we have a quorum of four members, we can commence. I welcome everyone to the first public meeting of the Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence. I do not believe we have any apologies. Our agenda items today are that we are going to have an introduction to this committee and our work. We will then engage with Research Ireland. I am very grateful to Research Ireland for coming...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Artificial Intelligence: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Research Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Malcolm Byrne: I welcome our witnesses. Dr. Ciarán Seoighe is the deputy chief executive of Research Ireland and will give the opening statement. Professor Alan Smeaton is emeritus professor of computing at Dublin City University. Dr. Susan Leavy is assistant professor in the school of information and communication studies at UCD. We will be hearing from them presently. I will invite each member to...