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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: It is remote but it is a wonderful part of the world. It is not Outer Mongolia. We hope the witnesses have better success because it is hugely important for the locality. It is constantly being raised by people who unfortunately need the services for themselves and their loved ones. I ask Mr. Canavan to keep the pressure on to ensure that district hospital is open in the coming weeks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: Following on from the Chair's comments regarding the dental issues, while I unfortunately missed last week's meeting, I understand the Dental Council of Ireland was also before the committee last year and I have also raised this matter with the Minister. I refer to the possibility of employing retired dentists to enhance school screening and to ensure that the school screening policy is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: Mr. Canavan mentioned the transition areas within UHG as part of the process flows. Was he talking about the temporary emergency department or the old emergency department building? Planning permission to demolish that has been granted. Is that old emergency department likely to still be available to provide additional bed capacity for the coming winter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: Both Mr. Watt and Mr. McCallion mentioned the public-only consultant contracts. It is positive that 51% has been reached. Is it fair to say that those consultants who are closest to retirement may be less likely to move to a new contract? Has the low-hanging fruit been reached? Will the next 10% or 20% be more difficult to achieve? Mr. McCallion also mentioned weekend work and putting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: I thank Mr. Canavan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: Are the figures in Galway replicated across all hospitals?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: Have all hospitals now taken up additional weekend and out of the normal-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: WHO Treaty on Pandemic Preparedness: Department of Health (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: How is it proposed that circumstances will be different from, say, the SARS virus in 2003 and the latest pandemic? Are there practical areas of change? Any pandemic brings about new understanding and learning. Internationally, in terns of co-operation or planning, what is the big picture on the lessons learned and how things are proposed to be different?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: WHO Treaty on Pandemic Preparedness: Department of Health (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: On capital buildings and design of wards and so on, single occupancy rooms are probably the way to go in infection control but Covid heightened that reality and necessity. Is that part of the Department's planning? Is it part of the WHO recommendations internationally?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: Is that internationally?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Pleanáil Teanga Laistigh den Ghaeltacht: Plé (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe go léir chuig an gcoiste seo. Léigh mé óráidí ár bhfinnéithe roimh ré agus bhí mé anseo do chuid acu. Ar dtús báire ó thaobh na hoibre atá á déanamh acu, cé chomh tábhachtach is atá na scoileanna áitiúla, na bunscoileanna áitiúla...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Pleanáil Teanga Laistigh den Ghaeltacht: Plé (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: Céard faoin gceantar ina bhfuil Ciarán Ó Tiarnaigh ag feidhmiú? Cé chomh dúshlánach is atá rudaí mar gheall ar na scoileanna náisiúnta atá ag feidhmiú trí mheán an Bhéarla?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Pleanáil Teanga Laistigh den Ghaeltacht: Plé (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: Tá an cheist ó thaobh tithíochta pléite go minic againne. An féidir le Stiofán Seoighe labhairt faoi sin? Is ceantar álainn é agus b'fhéidir go bhfuil sé deacair teach a cheannach nó b'fhéidir nach bhfuil siad ar fáil, agus go bhfuil suim ag daoine teach a cheannach mar dara teach nó teach saoire. Tá radharc...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Pleanáil Teanga Laistigh den Ghaeltacht: Plé (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: Is deacracht é trasna na gceantar Ghaeltachta. Bhí mé i Ros Muc inné agus i rith na seachtaine ag canbhasáil agus bhí an iomarca tithe folamh. Cé go bhfuil deontais ar fáil, b'fhéidir go bhfuil tithe fágtha do dhaoine thar lear nó go bhfuil fadhbanna leis an gníomhas teidil nó rud éigin mar sin, ach tá tithe ann....

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Pleanáil Teanga Laistigh den Ghaeltacht: Plé (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: Is deas é sin a chloisint. Tá sé sin fíorthábhachtach. Tá scoil lán-Ghaeilge ann freisin agus molaim an Teachta Ó Cuív as an obair atá déanta aige.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Pleanáil Teanga Laistigh den Ghaeltacht: Plé (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: Cloistear na rudaí sin ó thaobh na hÚcránaigh a tháinig isteach in áiteanna freisin, go bhfuil siad ag foghlaim Gaeilge ag an mbunleibhéil agus ag súgradh agus ag spraoi trí mheán na Gaeilge leis na páistí eile. Is deas é sin a fheiceáil agus a chloisint. Tá sé sin tábhachtach. Is léir go bhfuil an...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: I note the Leader has taken green principles to her heart of late, and I wish to raise the issue of bus transport. As part of the programme for Government, one of the headline figures is €1 million a day is spent on walking and cycling, which is positive, and on public transport. The issue that arises, however, is that there is no point saying we have additional bus services if the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: They were welcoming the package.

Seanad: Flooding on Lough Funshinagh: Statements (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State and acknowledge his initiative in heading down to Lough Funshinagh at the earliest opportunity, to see for himself the issues at stake there.I have not personally been down. I have seen the news footage and the social media commentary. It is very difficult and I acknowledge the work of all the local Senators and Deputies for the area, particularly Senator...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Funding (24 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: I acknowledge the Cathaoirleach's office for choosing this Commencement matter. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Colm Burke, and congratulate him on his new position. I understand this is his first time in the Chamber since becoming a Minister of State. I wish him well in his role in the months ahead. I wish to raise the minor works grant and the ICT grant for primary and...