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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (7 Oct 2021)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for the reply. I welcome the progress in regard to Scoil Mhuire, the meeting that is scheduled for 14 October and that following that meeting the Department will advise the school's board of management and its design team of further progression of the project. It is important there is progress in regard to the development of this much sought project. The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Oct 2021)

Seán Kyne: I concur with the Cathaoirleach's comments on, and tribute to, Mr. Tom Burke. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis. Yesterday was European Carers Day. It was intended, "to coordinate and foster national efforts to raise awareness of carers’ issues under a pan-European structure". We have had debates on the value and importance of carers and the key role they play. They are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, and the Secretary General, Mr. Watt. I acknowledge the tremendous success of the vaccination roll-out and programme and its uptake around the country. Everybody can be rightly proud of the team within the HSE and Department of Health. I also welcome and acknowledge the success of the heart health diagnostic pilot whereby GPs can refer their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Seán Kyne: That is good to hear. In response to the Sláintecare proposals published earlier in the year, the Saolta University Health Care Group has indicated it believes the proposals must go further. After the options appraisal there is an ongoing debate in Galway in relation to Merlin Park versus University Hospital Galway. There a plans for a full move to Merlin Park, a partial one, and so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Seán Kyne: Okay. I have raised it before. I am hearing dates and I have heard dates before. I heard dates of February 2019, May 2019, then it was delayed for the options appraisal, then it was going to September 2020, and here we are in October 2021 and there is now talk of 2022. I have not been given a specific month, nor would I believe one at this stage because I have heard so many different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare: Discussion (6 Oct 2021)

Seán Kyne: Okay.

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (12 Oct 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State. I will comment on the finance side of the Budget Statement, which was made by the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe. We have come through a severe pandemic. Thankfully, owing to the solid foundations put in place over the last decade, including balancing the books at the end of 2019, the nation had the resources to cope. We restored our good name and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Oct 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the budget allocation for the Department of Health. As announced yesterday, there is some €22 billion, including €4 billion provided as pandemic supports, which was exceptional funding which has been maintained for next year's budget too. There are 900,000 people on waiting lists. Some are there because of delays caused by Covid and by the cyberattack. Prior to...

Seanad: Budget 2022: Statements (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Seán Kyne: I commend the Minister of State, the the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy McGrath, and all of the Cabinet on their work on the budget, on the public expenditure side, as announced yesterday. Additional details will be given in briefings conducted in sectoral Departments. There is a lot of information that has not yet been released but it will be over the next number of...

Seanad: Sláintecare Implementation: Statements (19 Oct 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber and thank the Minister for Health for attending the previous session. First, I wish to acknowledge the increased budget for health this year, with the provision of some €22 billion, including the retention of €4 billion in funding that was committed during the pandemic in 2020. On the issue of critical care beds, I welcome the...

Seanad: Flood Risk Management: Motion (19 Oct 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State. Most of us who have been in politics for some time have experience of the trauma and impact of a flooding event on homeowners, whether it be on a relatively small scale, when, for example, a small number of houses are affected, or a large-scale flooding event. The severe trauma people go through when their homes or businesses are flooded has a huge impact,...

Seanad: Flood Risk Management: Motion (19 Oct 2021)

Seán Kyne: Tomorrow at 10.30 a.m.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agriculture Schemes (20 Oct 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State. I concur with Senator Burke on the concerns about penalties being imposed on farmers. Farmers are very aware of their responsibilities. This has been rumbling for a long number of years with regard to responsibilities for protecting habitats and environments. Depending on conditions and at certain times of the year, fires can spread if started maliciously...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Oct 2021)

Seán Kyne: I wish to take up Senator O'Loughlin's point on the roadshow of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy McConalogue. I acknowledge that he was in Maam Cross in Connemara last week. I commend him on that and on engaging proactively with farmers.The difficulties that farmers face in respect if convergence probably depends on which part of the country they are from. Full...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wind Energy Generation (21 Oct 2021)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach's office for selecting this Commencement debate and I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. I had a choice of which Minister to put this matter to. I could have put it to the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, the Minister of State with responsibility for the Gaeltacht, Údarás na Gaeltachta and Gaeltacht regions, which includes...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Wind Energy Generation (21 Oct 2021)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. The last part of it, where she said that the function of fishery harbour centres is to support the seafood industry, cuts to the core of this issue. The fact, however, is that we need to look at this in a broader way. We must be ambitious for Ros an Mhíl and for this project. That is why we need a cross-departmental approach to develop and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Oct 2021)

Seán Kyne: I wish to comment on the Passport Office and passport services. I acknowledge the pressure the services and staff are under who are liaising with ourselves and the general public with regard to pressures within the system. There is of course pent-up demand for passports, and delays due to Covid-19. Covid-19 meant people were not travelling but they are now. We always support Ireland as...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An Ghaeilge mar Theanga Teaghlaigh: Plé (20 Oct 2021)

Seán Kyne: Cuirim fáilte roimh na feidhmeannaigh ó Ghlór na nGael agus ó Thuismitheoirí na Gaeltachta agus gabhaim buíochas leo as an gcur i láthair atá déanta acu maidir leis na scéimeanna, an tacaíocht agus na dúshláin atá leagtha amach ag Tuismitheoirí na Gaeltachta anseo. Ar dtús báire, tá ceist agam do...

Seanad: Energy Security: Statements (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister. It is important to see senior Ministers in the House and I acknowledge his attendance. My life experience suggests that power outages are much less common now compared with the 1980s and 1990s. That is testament to the investment and expertise of EirGrid and ESB Networks in terms of their maintenance of the lines. From my recollection, blackouts were much more...

Seanad: Energy Security: Statements (2 Nov 2021)

Seán Kyne: Tomorrow morning at 10.30 a.m.