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Senator Thomas Byrne, Seanad Spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform

Thomas Byrne

Working hard for the people of Meath East

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Constituency

Meath East

Panel

Cultural and Educational Panel

Contact

Seanad Éireann
Leinster House,
Kildare Street,
Dublin 2.

Office: 01-618 3310


Email: Thomas.Byrne@oireachtas.ie

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Personal Details

Thomas is married to Ann Hunt. Two children, Sinead and Tomás. Educated St Mary’s Diocesan School and Trinity College (LLB). Solicitor and member of the Law Society of Ireland. Member of the Law Council of NUI Maynooth. Qualifi

Local News

Byrne welcomes funding for R153 road in Balrath, Navan

Fianna Fáil Senator for Meath East, Thomas Byrne has today welcomed the announcement by the Department of Transport that an allocation of €400,000 has been made to Meath County Council in respect of the R153 road in Balrath, Navan as part of the Specific Improvement Grant Allocations for 2012. Read More | Share

Kells area receives funding for important road improvements – Byrne

Fianna Fáil Senator Thomas Byrne has today welcomed the announcement by the Department of Transport that an allocation of €360,000 has been made to Meath County Council in respect of improvements to the R147 in Kells Town Centre and Maeve’s Bridge. Read More | Share

Important Safety Works at Boolies, Duleek to receive Departmental funding – Byrne

Funding has been allocated to Meath County Council to pursue low cost safety improvements works at Boolies, Duleek. The County Council will receive funding of €35,000 to ensure the safety of motorists using this stretch of road according to Fianna Fáil Senator for Meath, Thomas Byrne. Read More | Share

Byrne welcomes progress on Duleek Schools Projects

Fianna Fáil Senator for Meath East, Thomas Byrne has today welcomed a written commitment from the Minister for Education, Ruairí Quinn TD that accommodation briefs have now been completed for both Duleek Boys NS and Duleek Girls NS building projects. This shows that the new Government are continuing on the commitment given by the previous Government in this case Read More | Share

Byrne welcomes Varadkar’s promise to the people of Slane

Fianna Fáil Senator for East Meath has today welcomed confirmation from Minister for Transport, Leo Varadkar TD that if approval from Bord Pleanála is received then funds will be made available for the purchase of land for the N2 / Slane Bypass. Senator Byrne was commenting following receipt of communication from Minister Varadkar’s office regarding this important piece of infrastructure. Read More | Share

Govt inaction leaving public exposed to rogue Debt Management firms – Byrne

The Government is failing to protect the public from rogue companies offering debt management services, Fianna Fáil Senator Thomas Byrne has said. It follows the revelation that the Central Bank has written to hundreds of customers of such a company urging them to cancel all payments to the company. Read More | Share

Byrne welcomes developments at Lagan Brick Industrial Dispute

Fianna Fáil Senator, Thomas Byrne has welcomed the decision of workers and management at Lagan Brick, Kingscourt to accept proposals aimed at bringing the industrial dispute at the plant. Read More | Share

Byrne calls for clarity from Government over proposed cuts to Early Years Childcare

Fianna Fáil Senator, Thomas Byrne is calling on Fine Gael and Labour representatives in Meath East to clarify whether or not they support the proposed changes to the Early Childhood Care / Education (ECCE) Scheme and the National Childcare Investment Scheme that are currently in the national media. Read More | Share

Byrne calls for vigilance on Meath farms in 2012

Senator Thomas Byrne has called on all Meath farmers to be extra vigilant in terms of health and safety on their farms in 2012. Read More | Share

Byrne calls for vigilance on Meath farms in 2012

Senator Thomas Byrne has called on all Meath farmers to be extra vigilant in terms of health and safety on their farms in 2012. Read More | Share

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Clinics

Thomas holds regular monthly clinics throughout Meath-East. Please contact the office for details and an appointment.

Political Record

  • Elected to Seanad Éireann on the Cultural and Educational Panel in April 2011.
  • TD for the Meath-East Constituency 2007-2011.
  • Convenor of the Oireachtas Committee on Social and Family Affairs
  • Member of the Oireachtas Committees on Justice 
  • Member of the Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs 
  • Member of the Oireachtas Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children 
  • Member of the National Forum on Europe

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