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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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Meath East

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Seanad Éireann,

Leinster House,

Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

Phone: 01-618 3310 

 

or

 

Main Street,

Ashbourne,

Co. Meath. 

Phone: 01-835 2123

Email: Thomas.Byrne@oireachtas.ie

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Personal Details

Thomas is married to Ann Hunt. They have three children, Sineád, Tomás and Daithi. 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.

Local News

Minister has failed thousands of passengers in Bus Éireann dispute - Byrne

Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform, Thomas Byrne, says Minister Leo Varadkar has failed thousands of Bus Éireann passengers affected by today’s bus strike. Read More | Share

FF demands answers on missing property tax exemptions in Meath East – Byrne

Fianna Fáil Senator Thomas Byrne has demanded to know why Meath developments exempt from the Household Charge now find themselves with property tax bills. The government has given a bizarre excuse - that there has been a sudden and dramatic reduction in the number of unfinished developments and estates over the past year. Read More | Share

Byrne welcomes long-awaited reprieve for workers at Tara Mines

Meath Fianna Fáil Senator Thomas Byrne has welcomed the long-awaited reprieve for workers at Tara Mines. "This dispute has been going on for far too long and has caused immense distress to the 670 workers at Tara Mines and their families, and to the local community in Navan,” said Senator Byrne. Read More | Share

Ulster Bank & Central Bank must attend Oireachtas Finance committee on pattern of IT blunders – Byrn

Fianna Fáil Seanad Spokesperson on Public Expenditure Senator Thomas Byrne has written to the Chairperson of the Joint Oireachtas Finance committee requesting that Ulster Bank and the Central Bank be invited to attend before the committee to answer questions on a series of IT blunders at the bank. Read More | Share

Byrne condemns Meath shooting

Local Fianna Fáil Senator Thomas Byrne has condemned the shooting dead of a man in broad daylight outside the Huntsman Pub in Co Meath this afternoon. Read More | Share

Fine Gael and Labour must use position to stop major hike in AIB mortgage rates – FF

Fianna Fáil is calling on the government to use its position as owner of AIB to prevent hundreds of thousands of AIB customers being hit with a hike in variable interest rates. Read More | Share

Property Tax amendments fail to tackle deep unfairness of charge – FF

Fianna Fáil has described the local property tax amendment bill published today as “a missed opportunity.” Read More | Share

Fine Gael misleading Meath patients on Hospital – Byrne

Senator Thomas Byrne has this week called on the Fine Gael party in Meath to set out the exact position on the new Regional Hospital for the North East. Read More | Share

Too early to judge Constitutional Convention – Byrne

Meath Senator Thomas Byrne has said that he is reserving judgment on the Constitutional Convention which held its first meeting this past weekend. Senator Byrne is representing his party at the Convention. The Convention opposed the Government's proposals by voting in favour of lowering the voting age (to 16 and not 17 as suggested by the Government) but against reducing the length of the presidential term. Read More | Share

Byrne commends response of gardaí to Donohoe murder

Meath East Senator Thomas Byrne has commended the response of members of the gardaí in the North East region to the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe. Senator Byrne commented, “I want to commend the gardaí for their swift and professional response to this terrible tragedy. Read More | Share

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Clinics

Thomas holds regular clinics throughout Meath-East. Please contact the constituency office in Meath East on 01-835 2123 for details and an appointment.

Political Record

  • Elected to Seanad Éireann on the Cultural and Educational Panel in April 2011
  • Author of the Debt Settlement and Mortgage Resolution Office Bill (to deal comprehensively with the mortgage crisis and remove the veto from banks)
  • Author of the Family Home Bill (to provide full protection from repossession)
  • Author of Regulation of Debt Management Advisors Bill (requiring tighter controls on firms offering debt advice and household budgeting services)
  • 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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