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Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by H.E. Maura Healey, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (27 Jun 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: It is wonderful to have the governor here. I know she is very proud of her Ballinasloe, Cork and Kerry connections. As I mentioned before, I am from Wexford, the home of that little known Massachusetts political family, the Kennedys. Sixty years ago, John F. Kennedy came here and inspired people. I thank the governor for coming on this trip to inspire people. What she has done to inspire...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Feb 2022)

Malcolm Byrne: ...and 306 based in Wicklow. Traditionally, and historically, those have always been low numbers. Taking account of comparable counties in terms of size, Tipperary has 398 gardaí, Waterford has 372 and Kerry has 351. Along with the fact that there are fewer gardaí in Wexford there is also the challenge of the expansion of Rosslare Europort. Rosslare has had a good Brexit but that...

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

Malcolm Byrne: ..., to give us a clear timeframe regarding what is going to happen. What we all want and what I am asking for is that by this summer local authorities, whether the county council in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Wexford, Limerick, Kerry, Waterford, Meath, Kildare or wherever else, will be able to start to roll out the use of technology. The architecture used should protect the individual,...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Cross-Border Healthcare Directive: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Senator Gallagher probably managed to steal most of the detailed questions, but I enjoyed Ms Donohoe's descriptions of those travelling from Cork and Kerry to the North as being the result of "organised logistical assistance". I will certainly remember to use that phrase in future. Following on from Senator Gallagher's questions and in respect...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Expansion of Technological Universities: Discussion (16 Feb 2021)

Malcolm Byrne: .... I congratulate her on her appointment. We are talking here about the future of the TU sector. The creation of Munster Technological University, MTU, has provided an opportunity for the Cork and Kerry regions and will be transformative. Those of us from the south east are looking forward to similar developments, as are others in other regions. We are looking forward to chatting...

Seanad: Skellig Star Direct Provision Centre and the Future of Direct Provision: Statements (30 Jul 2020)

Malcolm Byrne: ...HSE on the centre in Cahersiveen on 21 and 29 April which highlighted concerns and inadequacies of provision at the centre at the time. On 28 April, public health officials from the HSE Cork and Kerry region urged a move to alternative accommodation due to inadequacies at the hotel, which were compounding the level of infection and making social distancing and quarantining impossible. We...

Seanad: Education: Statements (28 Jul 2020)

Malcolm Byrne: ...difficult for the incoming leaving certificate students as for those last year. They have to be at the centre of our thoughts. There is also going to be the question of the school bus challenge. Being from Kerry, the Minister will know as well as I do, coming from Wexford, that at the best of times the issue of school buses is a challenge. There is a need for a review of the whole...