Results 1-15 of 15 for cork speaker:Malcolm Byrne

Seanad: Loneliness: Motion (1 May 2024)

Malcolm Byrne: ...is based on their groups on phones. It is all about the likes and shares and not necessarily about the interaction. Youth organisations, and the Minister of State will be familiar with many of them in Cork, do tremendous work. The Government has been increasing funding to youth organisations but we need to continue to focus on targeting those groups most at risk. Equally, investment in...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by H.E. Maura Healey, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (27 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: It is wonderful to have the governor here. I know she is very proud of her Ballinasloe, Cork and Kerry connections. As I mentioned before, I am from Wexford, the home of that little known Massachusetts political family, the Kennedys. Sixty years ago, John F. Kennedy came here and inspired people. I thank the governor for coming on this trip to inspire people. What she has done to inspire...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Tourism Policy (25 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ...the year. They are often available only during particular periods of the year, in some instances when festivals are on. I am conscious of the Wexford Opera Festival, the Rose of Tralee and the Cork Jazz Festival. To accommodate people under pressure families make rooms available for people who are guests. In other instances, we have business people coming here who may require...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Future of the Media Sector: Discussion (18 Jan 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ...xf3;isialta is fearr i bhfad for communicating some of the messages. The fact that everyone in here notices it is testament to the success of the account. When the Chair praised the small studio in west Cork, and he was beginning to sound like he was auditioning for a part, I was conscious that the largest film and television content-creation studio is about to be built in north Wexford....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Primary Care Centres (11 May 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...it. The council assessed it and decided not to proceed with acquiring it at that stage. At the time, in 2018, my colleague, Councillor Joe Sullivan, raised this issue at the regional health forum in Cork and he was told that this centre would be offered to various agencies but that if the various agencies did not want it then it would go on the open market.In 2018, the HSE stated it was...

Seanad: Passport Office Service: Motion (2 Feb 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...in the past. I agree with Senator Ahearn's point that it does not really matter where the passports are processed, but there was always a benefit that people could go to the office in Dublin or Cork if there was an emergency. People do not mind waiting for hours if they can provide all the documentation and they know at the end that they are able to get their passport. I remember from...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...not be here in the Chamber this day next year. Today also marks the centenary of the day in 1922 when the then Irish Free State took responsibility for Irish education. I am grateful to Emeritus Professor Aíne Hyland of University College Cork who pointed out that the task set for Irish education was as follows: "In the administration of Irish education, it is the intention of the...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Cross-Border Healthcare Directive: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Senator Gallagher probably managed to steal most of the detailed questions, but I enjoyed Ms Donohoe's descriptions of those travelling from Cork and Kerry to the North as being the result of "organised logistical assistance". I will certainly remember to use that phrase in future. Following on from Senator Gallagher's questions and in respect...

Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media: Impact of Covid-19 on National Cultural Institutions: Discussion (29 Sep 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: It might be useful for Members of the Oireachtas to visit that exhibition in Belfast. It could certainly be helpful. My colleagues in west Cork might have more of an interest in the Collins slippers.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Culture Policy (7 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...big on-stage indoor performances, but what about small performances? Can we give some assurances to the likes of the New Ross Piano Festival, Dublin Theatre Festival, Wexford Festival Opera and Cork Jazz Festival about what they look like when we come to the autumn? It is important to set out that kind of vision. Everybody realises that this will not be a very rapid reopening. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Engagement with the Office of the Planning Regulator (4 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I am substituting for Senator Fitzpatrick, whom I thank. Given that all the previous speakers have come from the metropolises of the greater Dublin area and Cork, Mr. Cussen will not be surprised if I focus on some of the important rural issues. I echo the concerns expressed earlier in that I do not believe some of the personalised attacks have been helpful, but I believe it is important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Expansion of Technological Universities: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...Cusack. I congratulate her on her appointment. We are talking here about the future of the TU sector. The creation of Munster Technological University, MTU, has provided an opportunity for the Cork and Kerry regions and will be transformative. Those of us from the south east are looking forward to similar developments, as are others in other regions. We are looking forward to chatting...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (1 Dec 2020)

Malcolm Byrne: ...considered what will happen if the UK Government decides to heavily invest in regional airports such as Glasgow, Birmingham or wherever as they will unfairly compete with our airports in Shannon, Cork and, in particular, Dublin? If the UK Government changes its policy, what preparation has been made regarding air transport? On data privacy, the UK has agreed, for the moment, to adopt the...

Seanad: Skellig Star Direct Provision Centre and the Future of Direct Provision: Statements (30 Jul 2020)

Malcolm Byrne: ...of the HSE on the centre in Cahersiveen on 21 and 29 April which highlighted concerns and inadequacies of provision at the centre at the time. On 28 April, public health officials from the HSE Cork and Kerry region urged a move to alternative accommodation due to inadequacies at the hotel, which were compounding the level of infection and making social distancing and quarantining...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Jul 2020)

Malcolm Byrne: ...two institutions that the graduates of which will benefit from the Bill I introduced yesterday. I also pay tribute to Professor Patrick O'Shea, who is retiring as president of University College Cork, UCC. I have concerns around the decision of the Department of Education and Skills that the leaving certificate results will not be announced until 7 September. I would like the Minister...