Results 1-16 of 16 for destroyed speaker:Catherine Byrne

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug Treatment Programmes Funding (21 Nov 2019)

Catherine Byrne: ..., not only with criminal activity but also in terms of understanding what is happening in people's homes. With my background, I am very familiar with the issues. I have seen addiction as a big destroyer of lives from an early age. I have no problem meeting anybody. I have an amount of money to give to people. With the support of the drugs task forces money was reallocated to...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Natura 2000 (10 Jul 2018)

Catherine Byrne: .... The qualifying interests of the special area of conservation site are floating river vegetation, old oak woodlands, alluvial forests and the otter. Despite about half the original area having been destroyed, the Gearagh still represents the only extensive alluvial woodland in Ireland, Great Britain or west of the River Rhine in Europe. In response to a complaint lodged with the...

Implementing the National Drugs Strategy: Statements (28 Jun 2018)

Catherine Byrne: ...a local Deputy and councillor in my community for nearly 20 years and long before that I worked in my community in a voluntary capacity. I have met many people along the way whose lives have been destroyed by drugs and, sadly, I know of far too many who have lost their lives to drug addiction. Their deaths have devastated their families; partners, parents and most of all their children....

Select Committee on Health: Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Jul 2016)

Catherine Byrne: ...drugs strategy. I do not have all the answers, which is the reason we have a national drugs strategy and a public consultation process. However, I have lived and worked in a community that has been destroyed by drug addiction. Young people I knew have taken their lives and died of terrible diseases, some of which I cannot even pronounce. We have an opportunity to make a difference to...

Social Services and Support: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 Jul 2015)

Catherine Byrne: ...affected by the suffering of the people concerned. I point out to my constituency colleague, Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh, that Sinn Féin supported taking the path that has led to Greece being destroyed in supporting the outrageous party that has caused the lives of people there to be practically extinguished.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (9 Jul 2015)

Catherine Byrne: ...make the point on the social, personal and health education curriculum. I honestly think we need to change the model and look at ways that we can identify in the classroom how drug abuse is destroying young people's lives. We need to be more effective on the ground and get the message out. If young people at school do not get a graphic lesson on the effects of drugs, when they are out...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: General Scheme of Retention of Records Bill 2015: Discussion (15 Apr 2015)

Catherine Byrne: ...be kept on file, whether it is for 75 years or longer. We need to take into account what has been said by these organisations and particularly by individuals. It is their lives that have been destroyed. There were good and bad ways. There were many decent religious orders with good priests, nuns and lay people but, unfortunately, a small group of individuals has destroyed their...

Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Oct 2013)

Catherine Byrne: .... I am disappointed that some of the speakers could be so negative about a Minister who has brought social welfare into a new era and has changed the policies of many previous Governments that destroyed the social welfare system to the point at which many people believed they were better off staying at home rather than going to work. I have spoken to a number of people in my...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Mar 2012)

Catherine Byrne: ...not always a sausage and egg supper. However, they were stand alone people. The views of the people I listen to resound in my ear all the time: they do not want to be labelled anymore. This has destroyed communities and made them no-go areas in many ways and we do not want that. Last week I visited School Street School in the heart of the Liberties. It is an excellent school....

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (9 Dec 2011)

Catherine Byrne: I do not need to. We live in difficult times and in a difficult world where greed has destroyed many people's lives, families and countries. People need hope and new direction. That is why the Government must face these tough and challenging times, and not shirk our responsibilities. Otherwise, we will be back in the place where we have been for the past number of years. I wish...

Flood Relief (24 Nov 2011)

Catherine Byrne: ...dangerous level. Having witnessed personally many houses that had been flooded to the ceiling, it was difficult to understand how people had managed to escape. All their possessions were destroyed and in some cases, major structural damage was done to the houses with the result that some people may never enter them again. For instance, this is the third time since the 1940s that the...

Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (2 Jul 2010)

Catherine Byrne: .... Our communities are being held to ransom by drugs and drug dealers. Almost every corner of Ireland has been infiltrated by drugs and every community has its own tragic story to tell. Drugs have destroyed lives and deprived many young people of a bright future. This is a sad reflection of what our society has become and we must do everything in our power to bring change for this and...

Report by Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin: Statements (Resumed) (3 Dec 2009)

Catherine Byrne: ...words. They went against the teachings that form the basis of our faith. They lacked the courage and humanity to act on the allegations that were made and to stop clerical child abuse before it destroyed more children's lives. Those in positions of power in the Catholic church were obsessed with secrecy and reputation. They played God with people's lives. They forgot they are mere...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (26 Nov 2008)

Catherine Byrne: Question 178: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of drugs seizures carried out here to date in 2008; the quality of each drug seized; the way these drugs are destroyed; the person who oversees this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42935/08]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (26 Feb 2008)

Catherine Byrne: ...prioritise the protection of innocent people and to bring these perpetrators to justice immediately. I also seek the adjournment of the Dáil for an all-party debate on the violent crime that is destroying our communities.

National Drugs Strategy. (21 Nov 2007)

Catherine Byrne: ..., drug pushers and drug barons and put them out of business. These people are the real criminals whose hunger for profit cancels out any guilt or remorse they might feel about the lives they destroy. The Government also needs to support actively the rehabilitation of those people who are desperately trying to break free from drugs. We need to give these people opportunities to...