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Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cathair na Gaillimhe, Cathair na Gaeilge: Plé (8 Mar 2024)

Seán Kyne: Luaigh an Teachta Connolly lóistín agus is ceist mhaith í sin. Tá a fhios ag chuile dhuine go bhfuil na huimhreacha ag dul sa treo ceart ach gur gá i bhfad níos mó a dhéanamh. Tá céatadán leagtha síos ag Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe do chainteoirí Gaeilge i chuile eastát tithíochta príobháideach agus...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cathair na Gaillimhe, Cathair na Gaeilge: Plé (8 Mar 2024)

Seán Kyne: Tá ceist agam ar Mharcas Ó Conaire agus ar Mháirtín Ó Donnchadha ó thaobh an dualgais reachtúil go mbeadh 20% d’oibrithe cumasach sa Ghaeilge faoi 2030. Cé chomh dúshlánach is a bhéas an céatadán sin laistigh den chomhairle contae agus an comhairle cathrach nó an bhfuil cuid den obair déanta? B'fhéidir...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cathair na Gaillimhe, Cathair na Gaeilge: Plé (8 Mar 2024)

Seán Kyne: Dírím mo cheist dheireanach ar Charoline Ní Fhatharta maidir le lóistín an champais. Tá a lán oibre déanta ag Ollscoil na Gaillimhe leis an áis nua i Dunlin Village agus Goldcrest Village freisin roimhe sin. Mar sin tá a lán leapacha ar fáil. An bhfuil céatadán leagtha amach do chainteoirí Gaeilge? An bhfuil siad...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cathair na Gaillimhe, Cathair na Gaeilge: Plé (8 Mar 2024)

Seán Kyne: Tá sé sin an-suimiúil. Beimid in ann é sin a phlé arís. Is dea-scéal é céard atá leagtha amach do chainteoirí Gaeilge laistigh de lóistín na hollscoile. B'fhéidir gur féidir níos mó a dhéanamh sna blianta amach romhainn. Nuair a bheidh Orlaith Ní Mheachair agus a chomhghleacaithe ag...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Closures (6 Mar 2024)

Seán Kyne: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach Gníomhach. I thank the Cathaoirleach for choosing this matter. Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Tá an Ospidéal Cheantar an Chlocháin dúnta le seachtain anuas gan aon fhógra ón HSE. Thug an tAire Stáit cuairt ar an ospidéal sin an samhradh seo caite agus chas sí le cairde an...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Closures (6 Mar 2024)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for her response and welcome her commitment to have this unit reopened as quickly as possible. She is absolutely right that respite is hugely important to those families who need and deserve it. They work to keep loved ones out of full-time care and everybody needs a break from that level of work. There is unfortunately still confusion as to whether the posts...

Seanad: Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (6 Mar 2024)

Seán Kyne: Tá sé an-láidir i gConamara cinnte, nó in áiteanna i gConamara ar aon nós. Cuirim fáilte roimh an tAire Stáit, an Teachta O’Donovan, agus roimh an tAire, an Teachta Martin, freisin, atá díreach imithe. Tá sé fógartha i dtorthaí an daonáirimh in 2022 go bhfuil beagnach 200,000 duine ábalta an Ghaeilge a...

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024)

Seán Kyne: Before I move to the next speaker, I welcome the mná beoga group from Monasterevin, County Kildare, to both sides of the Gallery. I hope you enjoyed your tour and the deliberations here in the Houses today. Our next speaker is Senator Frances Black.

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024)

Seán Kyne: Without interruption, please, Senator Warfield.

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024)

Seán Kyne: Without interruption, Senator Cummins.

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024)

Seán Kyne: Please allow Senator Cummins to continue without interruption.

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024)

Seán Kyne: Senator McGahon, without interruption.

Seanad: Private Rental Sector: Motion (6 Mar 2024)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the motion from Sinn Féin and the opportunity for debate it provides. I welcome the Minister of State. As I have said previously in the House, I recollect that in 2011, when I was in the other House, we had a debate on housing in which we talked about developers and banks that had gone bust, ghost estates, people in negative equity and the IMF being in charge of the country....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State, but I join Senator Horkan in expressing disappointment that neither the Minister nor one of the Ministers of State at the Department of Health are here to take these matters. The Minister of State, Deputy Heydon, is on duty in both Houses. Unfortunately, it seems to be the new trend that Ministers come in to speak on behalf of all Departments on a certain...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the publication yesterday of the school transport 2030 review of the school transport scheme - phase 3 report by the Minster, Deputy Foley. I call for a debate on this matter. There are some positive issues, some I still query and others which have not been dealt with at all in this report. First, there is talk that eligibility will no longer be judged by the nearest school...

Seanad: Community Safety and Investment: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: I thank my colleague, Senator Byrne, for sharing her time. I thank my colleagues in the Labour Party for putting down this very important motion. The speech from the Minister, Deputy McEntee, clearly laid out the priorities, investment and legislative programme the Government has pursued in respect of the justice portfolio and gardaí. A lot of impressive statistics have been provided....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for the response from the Department of Health. He is right that there are a lot of acronyms in his response but there are not any timelines - any dates for delivery, for when planning permission might be lodged, for when the design might be complete or for when the oversight board might report. There is not any date for meaningful progress that could help...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Development of a National Hearing Care Plan: Chime (28 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Chair. I wish to welcome the advocates from Chime. I thank them for their advocacy on this important issue. As everybody gets older, health deteriorates. Hearing is one of those issues. Are the witnesses talking about the natural ageing process or about younger adults that may, for whatever reason, suffer hearing loss? Is this a natural ageing issue?