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Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (28 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Taoiseach. I welcome Mr. Tomás Heneghan to the Chamber and I congratulate him on his advocacy on a lot of different matters, particularly Seanad reform and the extension of the franchise in Seanad elections to all university and technological university graduates. It is five years since the Saolta Hospital Group promised that the planning permission for the new emergency...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Farm Inspections (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach's office for choosing this Commencement matter. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, to the Chamber although I must express my disappointment that there are three Ministers in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, none of whom are here this morning. Keelderry commonage in east Galway has eight shareholders. An inspection in 2010 found 0%...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Farm Inspections (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: Just one moment. An official inspected the commonage and gave a 96% eligibility. Both gentlemen, two shareholders, were successful with their judicial reviews. The eligibility found by this inspector from outside of County Galway was the area granted and both received their outstanding payments. This is the crux of the issue. As a precedent was set, two of the shareholders were paid. It...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Farm Inspections (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: -----but they were not.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Farm Inspections (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: I appreciate that the Minister of State is not a line Minister in the Department. The correspondence from the Department states that the inspection found that the whole of the 90% of the area was eligible under the revised basic payment scheme rules and the results were applied to all shareholder applications from 2015 onwards. Unfortunately, this only came about because of the judicial...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: I call for a debate on issues within Inland Fisheries Ireland. The organisation advertised a position for a seasonal fisheries assistant, which it does every year. It states clearly that key experience is essential, as is a leaving certificate, level 5 national framework qualification or recognised equivalent, with minimum grade C in at least two higher level papers, to include one of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: Those who give dirt on other people need to be looked after.

Seanad: Road Safety: Statements (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Jack Chambers. I sympathise with all the families who were bereaved over the past year due to road deaths and all those who were injured, in particular those who have had life-changing injuries because of the actions of others and in some cases perhaps, unfortunately, their own actions as well. It is very difficult for all, and in particular their...

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: The Minister is very welcome. I acknowledge the record investment in An Garda Síochána under her leadership. Budget 2023 brought An Garda Síochána's total allocation to some €2.14 billion, an increase of €240 million in annual funding, nearly 20% over the 2020 budget. I also acknowledge the increase in numbers in Templemore after the hiatus of Covid, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Mr. Watt and Mr. Gloster. I was listening to most of the debate but I was speaking in the Chamber as well so I was dipping in and out of the contributions. I will start with Mr. Watt and his statement. He talked about the 558 consultants who have now signed the new public-only consultant contract. What disciplines are lacking in that? Are there particular disciplines that are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: Is there a particular area the witnesses would be concerned about or want to see an uptick in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: I welcome that the number entering GP training has increased to 287 this year, with 350 places planned for next year. Do the witnesses anticipate therefore that the gaps around the country in both busy urban areas and some rural practices can be filled within the short term?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: What percentage of doctors are part of the Westdoc, Southdoc and Eastdoc services in terms of providing out-of-hours services? Certainly in my own area of Moycullen, there are GPs who are part of the new 12 midnight to 8 a.m. red-eye service but who are not fully integrated in Westdoc. I think that is a deterrent to, for example, a replacement of a GP service in Oughterard, where the second...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: Yes. I believe if there are no out-of-hours services, it will be a deterrent to getting posts filled. Recently in Galway in the Portumna area, there has been extension to services, but in my part of the world, they are not part of the full Westdoc service.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: We talk about beds and obviously beds are key as well as staff. What is the ratio between beds and single room en suite beds, if you like? What sort of percentage will we be working on? I suppose new-build structures would be predominantly be en suite single-occupancy rooms. What sort of percentage are we working off?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: It goes without saying that the ideal model for infection control is single-occupancy rooms. With an ageing population and the increases in attendances, presumably the elderly, immunocompromised and so on would be prioritised for these rooms. I know retrofitting is difficult and my colleague, Deputy Colm Burke, referenced a hospital in his area with a large number of beds in one ward. Is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: Mr. Gloster mentioned costs and energy costs. Regarding energy, is there a bulk purchase or is it based on individual hospitals or individual group areas? Presumably, as a large user of energy, the HSE has buying power. Perhaps Mr. Gloster can comment on that. Second, when does Mr. Gloster anticipate the planning application for the emergency department in Galway can be lodged?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: That does not the answer the question on when the emergency department-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: This has been going on for years. I accept that Mr. Gloster was not part of the debate between Merlin Park and UHG. I was there with the then Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, in September 2018, which is five years ago, when Saolta promised the planning application would be lodged before Christmas. These are the mixed messages we are getting. Absolutely there are different parts of the...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: The Minister is very welcome to the House to discuss this very important area. I am sure that on Committee Stage there will be some impassioned debate on this and on some of the points that have already been raised. It is safe to say that we have seen from social media internationally the very best and the very worst of the use of CCTV and bodycam footage, as Senator Ruane has rightly...