• Fine Gael Senator (Agricultural Panel)
• Entered the Seanad on 25 April 2016 — General election
• Email me whenever Maria Byrne speaks (no more than once per day)

• Recent appearances
• Numerology

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2024)

“I wish to be associated with the thanks to the staff in the House for everything they do, from the ushers to the staff of the Seanad Office. Mr. Martin Groves and his team are fantastic in the work they do to ensure that everything is up to speed. I wish them all the best. The main reason I rise is to discuss an issue I have encountered that affects many small businesses. I work closely...”

Seanad: Finance Bill 2024: Second Stage (6 Nov 2024)

“I welcome the Finance Bill and congratulate the Minister. It is one of the first times that Deputy Chambers has addressed the House as Minister. I compliment him on bringing forward the Bill. In general, I welcome the Bill but there are one or two things the Minister might address. Hopefully, he will be back as Minister for Finance whenever the next Government is formed. I welcome the...”

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Oct 2024)

“I rise today to welcome the fact the Dublin task force report was launched during the week. I have written to the Taoiseach to request a task force for Limerick to tackle things such as dereliction and to bring small niche shops back into the city centre. We need to rejuvenate our city centre. Limerick is the third largest city yet we have one of the largest amounts of dereliction and...”

More of Maria Byrne's recent appearances

RSS feed (?)

These statistics are updated only each weekend. Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site.More about this)

• Has spoken in 87 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among Senators.
• People have made 0 comments on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
• 17 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Maria Byrne speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 422 times in debates — above average among Senators.
  (Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.)