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

Malcolm Byrne: ...use of coerced testimony in cases relating to the National Security Law; - the repression of independent media and democratic activists in Hong Kong; - the ongoing efforts of the Chinese Communist Party to destroy the culture of the people of Tibet and the abuse of the rights of Tibetans; - the genocide being perpetuated in Xinjiang against the Uyghur and other groups; - the...

Seanad: Situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories: Statements (Resumed) (19 Oct 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ...and Saudi Arabia have more normalised relations. That was very clear. Hamas's objective - its end game is very clear - is that it wants to wipe out the State of Israel. Hamas will not be satisfied until it destroys not just the State of Israel but every single person who is living in Israel. The brutality of its attacks on 7 October very clearly show that. In seeking a ceasefire, and...

Seanad: Funding for Ukrainian Students in Irish Universities: Statements (27 Apr 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...Ukraine wins this war, which it has to do, there will have to be a huge requirement for rebuilding its education system right from the start. In many cases, schools, colleges and universities have been damaged or destroyed but there are also going to be policy areas in which Ukraine will need help. I ask that the Minister of State's Department start to put in place a strategy to look at...

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

Malcolm Byrne: ...very sensitively. Our big difficulty, and the issue on which many of us tend to raise concerns, is around first-time applications for new passports. We know that in the Bible, in Genesis, when God destroyed the world with water, it rained for 40 days and 40 nights, when Moses was on Mount Sinai, it was for 40 days and 40 nights, and Jesus was tempted in the desert for 40 days and 40 nights.

Seanad: Local Government (Surveillance Powers in Relation to Certain Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...;90 million and €100 million annually for local authorities to deal with littering and illegal dumping.It is a scourge and an environmental hazard. From a tourism perspective, our beauty spots are often destroyed. If certain materials leak into the soil, that results in environmental damage, while littering is also hazardous to livestock and other animals. It is also...

Seanad: Local Government (Surveillance Powers in Relation to Certain Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Jan 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...start to talk about our right to a clean environment, the right of animals not to be poisoned by people who throw rubbish onto land and the right of community land or individual property not to be destroyed by people who have no care for communities or the environment. I will be pushing the Bill, as will Senators Wall, Cassells and Horkan and other colleagues across the House. I will be...

Seanad: TRIPS Waiver: Motion (15 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ..., one that expresses values of human rights, the rule of law, fairness and inclusion. That was the basis on which the European Union was founded. During the 1950s, in the post-war scenario, Europe was destroyed. The principles of peace and prosperity guided Europe throughout that time. One of the things of which my party, Fianna Fáil, has always been proudest is that ours is a...