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Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: Amendments Nos. 47 to 66, inclusive, are related. Amendments Nos. 48 and 49 are physical alternatives to amendment No. 47. Amendments Nos. 47 to 66, inclusive, may be discussed together, by agreement.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: Does the Senator wish to speak to the amendment?

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: Does anyone else wish to speak on this grouping?

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: Yes, it is amendments Nos. 47 to 66, inclusive.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: Allow Senator Boylan to speak ithout interruption.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: Amendments No. 75 to 80, inclusive, are related. Amendment No. 78 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 77. Amendments No. 75 to 80, inclusive, may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: Yes.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: I must call Senator Garvey.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: Is amendment No. 76 in the names of Senators Garvey and Pauline O'Reilly being moved?

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: Before moving on, I welcome guests of the Minister, Deputy Norma Foley, the Hayes family, also Judith Hayes and the Niamh Murray committee. You are welcome to the Gallery and I wish you well and hope you enjoy your day.

Seanad: Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (14 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: We acknowledge former Deputy Mary Upton as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State. I thank her for her work in this area and for securing the initial funding in the budget. On the tobacco control policy, the Minister of State's opening statement referred to data from the Healthy Ireland survey and the welcome reduction in tobacco use from 23% in 2015 to 18% in 2023. The question now is how can we go further and what cohort makes up this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: The Minister of State mentioned the wide range of risk factors in relation to health, specifically smoking, alcohol use, air quality, obesity, physical inactivity, non-communicable diseases, cancer, and mental and physical health. Is there any data on the health impact of drugs? There are, I am sure, thousands of daily recreational drug users who would say there are no impacts at all....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: I am wondering whether drugs should be included in that group of factors that impact on health. Perhaps that will be considered in future. "Operation Transformation", which I have watched from time to time, has a role at the start of each year in trying to motivate people to get active. There was concern about body-shaming, which is always a difficult issue. There is nothing more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the witnesses. It is important to state that life expectancy has increased in Ireland. More importantly, the healthy and disability-free life expectancy has increased and is higher than the EU average. We all want to see that continue to grow. This is through the work of advocacy groups for healthy lifestyles. It is also connected to Government initiatives and legislation and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: Okay. I am not sure I agree with Ms Morrissey but she is more knowledgeable in those areas than I am. I knew an individual - he has since passed away, Lord have mercy on him - who gave up cigarettes after he woke with a coughing fit. It was a harsh lesson and I am sure it impacted on his longevity. People who started smoking in the 1950s or 1960s were not aware of the dangers. A certain...

Seanad: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: Before I ask the Minister of State to respond, I welcome the senior citizens group from Galway who are guests of my colleague, Deputy Eamon Ó Cuív. They are very welcome and I hope they enjoy these deliberations.

Seanad: Digital Services Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Feb 2024)

Seán Kyne: Amendments Nos. 3 to 7, inclusive, and 13, provide for reports to be compiled on various matters relating to online services and to activities that are relevant to digital service providers. The matters to be examined in these reports are wide-ranging, and would give rise to substantial volumes of work in respect of research and analysis on a significant scale not currently provided for,...