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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Service Executive (14 Dec 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ...facilities that serve and accommodate patients and staff in a relaxed, nurturing and caring environment and support the delivery of clinical services" and "To maximize the use of our buildings and land bank to optimise its value and to reduce costs." I appreciate that the Minister of State, Deputy Smyth, is taking this on behalf of the Minister for Health but he has a responsibility for...

Seanad: Seanad Electoral (University Members) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Jul 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: Yes, but we could land people in a great deal of difficulty by doing that. The system needs to be administered easily. As part of this process, I suggest that there be consultation with the graduates and student unions of the institutions, the Irish Universities Association, the Union of Students in Ireland and so on so that we can arrive at a model. I hope that we see this legislation...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ...Communist Party in exploiting elements of the developing south. We now know that as part of its belt-and-road strategy, China and, in particular, the Chinese Communist Party owns 7% of the total land area of Africa. As the Leader may be aware, there is a big debate in the United States at present over Chinese shell companies buying up farmland. Investigations in the UK have found that...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (29 Mar 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ...persons from Ukraine and asylum seekers, that some of the plans are being treated with sufficient levels of urgency. I say this from the point of view of people who have offered to supply land and look at bringing modular housing into Ireland. There still needs to be a more co-ordinated approach with regard to the roll-out of modular housing, both for refugee accommodation and as a...

Seanad: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...commission, to have a national strategy on security and defence. I listened to Senator Clonan's remarks on where we are going with the future of defence and whether we will end up having an all-island defence force called "Land Forces Ireland" or whatever, but one thing that is certain - the Minister might not be surprised to hear me raise this - is the cyberthreat and the challenges we...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Jun 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...the O'Tooles, the O'Kavanaghs and the O'Byrnes all rebelled to delay the process. Therefore, if we are to design it around the original county boundaries it should perhaps be around the O’Byrne lands which stretched from Wicklow into Wexford and part of Carlow.

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

Malcolm Byrne: ...and when we talk about civil liberties, I believe we also need to 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,...

Seanad: Antarctic Treaty: Motion (8 Dec 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...Union and the United Nations, and playing an active role. That should include being part of the Antarctic Treaty System because the Antarctic is crucial to every nation in the world and to all lands from a climate change perspective, from a research perspective and from the perspective of understanding our planet. I believe we should sign up. I believe we should go further than observer...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...similar cases in Wexford where in order to get the development up and running, we will need to attract in a private developer, and that will mean allowing for a mix of types of housing on the land. We could say about some of these sites that we will be very ideological and that there will be only social and affordable housing on the sites, but that may mean those homes will never be...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...Senator Moynihan is genuine in her belief about the provision of public housing but I was disappointed with the Labour Party's approach to this. It stated that following the establishment of the Land Development Agency, it would have compulsory purchase powers and would be able to take over large tracts of land in areas such as the Phoenix Park to turn into public housing.As Senator Casey...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Committee Stage (12 Jul 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...can understand what the agency is doing, its purposes and its objectives. The mapping will be interesting. As citizens, we should be able to access maps and know what purposes are assigned to land. It is all very well to publish this information on as many sites and in as many newspapers as possible and to publish it inIris Oifigiúil, but the reality is that Iris Oifigiúil is...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (9 Jul 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...scheme. I say this because it is important, in the context of this legislation, that we bring people with us. I accept the Minister's point that it is not just farmers who are custodians of the land, but it is farmers who will be our front-line workers in the battle against climate change. What farmers want now is sustainability - not just from an environmental perspective but also from...

Seanad: Land Development Agency Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Jul 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...of the Government's commitment to addressing issues around housing. Senator Garvey pointed out well the broad range of issues. We are talking about legislation that will unlock unused public lands for housing, an affordable rental scheme and a council-led affordable purchase scheme. All of this is combined with the highest social housing budget in the history of the State. That shows...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...a meaningful impact on political life. I welcome the fact that the Minister will take this legislation to UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties, COP26, in Glasgow and it is important that Ireland can be a leader in this regard. I suggest that Ireland offers to hold a UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties meeting at some stage in the future. Climate change needs a...

Seanad: Right to Housing: Motion (4 Jun 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...developers. We require a suite of measures, even though everyone hates that phrase, to address the challenge we have. That includes the two Bills we are dealing with, namely, the Affordable Housing Bill and Land Development Agency Bill. It includes addressing the underlining costs, to which Senator Paul Daly referred, that are increasing housing prices. It includes an alignment between...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Industry (31 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...Policy, CAP, negotiations. I hope he will continue to resist calls for higher levels of convergence and that he will continue with the fight to ensure productive farms remain viable in Ireland, particularly for young people. I have raised this matter because, in respect of the age profile of those involved in farming, over 55% are aged over 55, whereas only 5% are under the age of 35....

Seanad: Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021: Second Stage (31 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...beyond our national jurisdiction. Decisions about what happens on the high seas can have a particular impact on us as a coastal community.We know that our real territory is ten times that of our land territory. As a result, decisions that happen at sea impact on us in a big way. We need enforcement. When one considers the affect of global warming on the sea, it has impacts in terms of...

Seanad: Situation in Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel: Statements (17 May 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: ...know about the history of dispossession. Senator McDowell mentioned the Holocaust, but we should also remember the Jewish people suffered centuries of pogroms. They were dispossessed of their lands all over the world. The state of Israel, more than any other, should understand dispossession and the harm it causes. What can we do in the long run? The danger is this is just a cycle. We...

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

Malcolm Byrne: ...own, achieve that. A number of measures will be required and I want to make a number of suggestions in that regard. When the measures under this Bill are enacted, along with the introduction of the Land Development Agency and all the other reforms, I ask that simple explanations be made available. I am thinking about the renters who are watching and want to buy their own home. All that...

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

Malcolm Byrne: ...settlement patterns. One of the difficulties in many villages is that there are no water and wastewater facilities. This means there is no possibility of building in such a village. Also, the land may not become available where families have land in rural areas. What I am looking for is an assurance from Mr. Cussen that where a family is living in a rural community, the Office of the...