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Seanad: Agriculture: Statements (16 Apr 2024)

Maria Byrne: ...small business person going forward because we have had so much rainfall and people have not been able to sow either malting barley and wheat. On many farms, about 40% of grain is sowed on rented land. Farmers have the added pressure at the moment of paying rent at a time when they cannot use that land. This is playing on the mental health of farmers, as is the fact that slurry...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2024)

Maria Byrne: ...and chairs outside the premises and who got a bill for €2,500 from the local authority because the amnesty was said to be gone. There are two tables and four chairs at each table. The piece of land outside the door looks like it is part of the person's premises rather than the public street. Small businesses just cannot cope with any more charges. The 9% rate needs to be...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (29 Mar 2023)

Maria Byrne: ...a review of housing density guidelines is ongoing. Will the Minister of State give an update on that? Will proposals or a Bill be brought forward on the matter? I know the Minister of State is familiar with the Land Development Agency. I have attended many meetings and know it is putting together a plan in conjunction with the Limerick City Council regeneration agency, but it is...

Seanad: Budget 2023 (Finance): Statements (27 Sep 2022)

Maria Byrne: ...goods out. The measure for young farmers is very important. I compliment both Macra na Feirme and the IFA, which did a wonderful job in lobbying and putting forward the message that we need to keep young farmers on our land. It is such a cultural thing here in Ireland that there needed to be a roll-over of stamp duty relief, as well as the measure on slurry relief. I compliment the two...

Seanad: Impact on Farming Sector Arising from the Situation in Ukraine: Statements (29 Mar 2022)

Maria Byrne: ...fact that the Department is providing €400 per ha to encourage Irish farmers to grow more cereals to offset the loss of Ukrainian and Russian grains. The aim is to increase the amount of tilled land by 25,000 ha. While I know farmers will be going out to sow the crops, my concern is whether we will have enough. So many farmers are dependent on grain to feed their animals. Pig...

Seanad: Housing For All - a New Housing Plan for Ireland: Statements (29 Sep 2021)

Maria Byrne: ...no delivery and targets not being met. That is not the case and it is important to put those figures on record. Turning to the future, the Minister was in Limerick recently at the launch of the land development plan. Most of the eight areas concerned are on my doorstep. I represented those areas as a councillor for 17 years. I also live close by. This is a fantastic plan. I fully...

Seanad: National Maternity Hospital: Statements (2 Jul 2021)

Maria Byrne: ...in correlation to the religious association but we must recognise the commitments the religious order has made. The commitments in the national maternity hospital vision statement aim for an Ireland where all maternity services ensure that women and babies have access to safe and high-quality care in a setting that is most appropriate to their needs. Women and families are placed at the...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (4 Jun 2021)

Maria Byrne: ..., when authentic companies that can deliver offer proposals with a good mix, it is important to accept those. I know there has been much criticism of public private partnerships in terms of public lands. The Land Development Agency has a major proposal in my local authority electoral area where there is a considerable amount of public land but the council did not have the money to...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Maria Byrne: ...the county area and maybe not mix the affordable housing or social housing in with the estate that was being built. Therefore, I am delighted to see there are proposals for mixed units. I know the Land Development Agency has been active down my way and we have a large bank of land where there is huge potential. It is all publicly owned land but it has been lying derelict for a number of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authority Housing Maintenance (21 Nov 2019)

Maria Byrne: ...and the houses were rebuilt. Those houses are fine, but the houses that were not knocked down at the time are beginning to show subsidence. The estate appears to have been built on quarry land. The residents got an engineer to examine the structure of the houses. They believe an amount of work must be done. They might have to be piled at the bottom. The most interesting thing is that...

Seanad: National Training Fund: Statements (28 Feb 2019)

Maria Byrne: ...are being left with the costs of everything. While they are training the apprentices and giving them very good apprenticeships, the employers are now beginning to feel that everything is being landed on them. A new wage agreement is coming in on 4 March. It is not very clear whether apprentices are covered by that minimum wage legislation. It was signed into law before Christmas but...

Seanad: Housing for Elderly People: Motion (30 Jan 2019)

Maria Byrne: ...both facilities, which is very important because it has given great security and peace of mind to the older persons resident therein. In the case of the local authority facility, there has been a land swap of sorts in that householders who may be widows or widowers living in a three or four-bedroom house have been encouraged to move to a one or two-bedroom unit in the facility. This has...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)

Maria Byrne: ...on a plot of approximately 10 ft. by 12 ft. in between three houses and a tree. I have said to the local authority that I am unsure whether it should target such sites. There are plenty of vacant land banks which are very suitable for development. I fully support the building of social housing as quickly as possible. I have represented Hyde Road for 17 years. There are quite a few...

Seanad: 100 Years of Women's Suffrage in Ireland: Statements (7 Mar 2018)

Maria Byrne: ...own constituencies because an awful lot of people are not aware of suffrage and what people went through to secure votes for females. They are not aware of the important fact that before women won the vote they could not own land or go to university, and people were prevented from becoming doctors or nurses. In addition, despite the achievement of limited women's suffrage, women could...

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (21 Feb 2018)

Maria Byrne: ...work. I compliment the council workers who have done great work. They have engaged in consultation with the Department on building up some of the banks, walkways and flood relief defences. Land owned by a farmer in rural Limerick is subsiding into a river and there has been a lot of consultation with the local authority and Department. The farmer has been told the situation will be...

Seanad: Flood Prevention Measures: Statements (18 Oct 2017)

Maria Byrne: ...times. While some works had been done, not all of the projects applied for were carried out. This is what concerns me because in the event of future flooding, the area could suffer once again. Land is also being eroded in the area of Lisnagry, where the Mulcair drainage scheme was carried out several years ago. I know that the Minister of State's section has been made aware of this by...

Seanad: Tourism Industry: Motion (8 Mar 2017)

Maria Byrne: ...been responsible for promoting the Wild Atlantic Way and the Ancient East, and a previous Minister promoted The Gathering, which was really successful and brought many of our diaspora back to Ireland for many family gatherings. It was a very successful initiative. I know the Minister is sick of hearing me talk about the Wild Atlantic Way. He spoke in his speech about the fact that it...

Seanad: Farm Safety: Statements (6 Jul 2016)

Maria Byrne: .... Unfortunately the level of farm-related accidents both fatal and non-fatal is far too high. I know the figures have been referred to already but during the period 2006-15, 194 people died in Ireland due to agricultural accidents. In 2015, 18 people died on Irish farms. Those 18 families will never see their loved ones return from farming the land. Farming remains a labour-intensive...