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Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (23 Jan 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: ...of the Government here. Last April, I had the privilege of welcoming Sebastien Lai to these Houses. I had the opportunity to briefly introduce him to the Tánaiste. Sebastien is the son of Jimmy Lai, the founder of newspaper Apple Dailyin Hong Kong. His is a story of somebody who went from rags to riches. He was a self-made businessman who cared passionately about people and cared...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Human Rights (15 Nov 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ...He was a businessman. He tells his own story. He came from a relatively humble and poor background and became a very successful businessman. He ultimately set up and founded the popular newspaper there, Apple Daily, as well as supporting the pro-democracy movement within Hong Kong. He has now been detained, effectively, for 1,000 days. His trial is due to start on 18 December. The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...has a weak spot: Ireland. The country's Data Protection Commission works on behalf of 447 million EU citizens to defend their data from Meta Platforms Inc., Alphabet Inc. ... Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc. and roughly a dozen other tech giants — and it's been too lax on the job. On Sunday, in the Business Post, in an excellent story by Aaron Rogan, the Data Protection Commission,...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Making Europe Fit for the Digital Age: EU Commissioner for Competition (23 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ..., what can we do to be able to support that creativity? Part of it may relate to the relationship with some of the tech giants. I am not sure if the Commissioner wants to comment on the ongoing Apple case, an issue which is much in the news in Ireland, but maybe she might comment on the relationship with the European Union and Apple and the antitrust case against Google that is being...

Seanad: Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2021: Second Stage (14 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the Minister for coming to the House to speak on this Bill which deals with an important issue. I want to begin by addressing some of the comments made by Senator Mullen about comparing apples and oranges. His remarks were facetious. If he actually went out, he would find this is based on evidence. I would certainly encourage him to look at Central Statistics Office, CSO, data or...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Oct 2020)

Malcolm Byrne: I join with the Cathaoirleach in commending Senator Flynn on her important contribution. Overnight, the US House Judiciary Committee produced a 449-page report on the monopolistic practices of Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google. While there is disagreement on what action is needed to be taken, clearly the case has been found that these companies are abusing a dominant position. They have...