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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: Were other universities approached at that stage, were other universities in the mix or was it settled? I can understand Trinity would be a very prestigious university. I can understand that would be settled on. At what stage was that settled upon?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: Were other universities in the mix, had they expressed a view or were there detailed engagements?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: Had other universities been asked if they could fund the position?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: Who was?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: Is Dr. Holohan annoyed with the Secretary General and the Minister at the way this has been handled?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: And the Minister?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: Considering that Dr. Holohan has a very distinguished record, particularly during the Covid period, does he think there is still a possibility of him taking up a position within the university sector, subject to funding opportunities?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank Dr. Holohan and Mr. Watt.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Proposed Appointment of Chief Medical Officer to a Role at a Higher Education Institution: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: Did he ask?

Seanad: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (10 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister. I am speaking on behalf of my colleague, Senator Maria Byrne. I acknowledge the range of supports the Government has provided since the outset of the Covid pandemic. I thought we were coming to the end of Covid, but, for obvious reasons, it is still in the Title of the Bill. Hopefully, it will be the last time that it will be. That is a recognition of not only the...

Seanad: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (10 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Deputy Leader. This morning, I want to speak on community facilities. I welcome the Government fund that has been launched by the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Humphreys. There are three categories, the first being for small-scale projects and improvements to facilities worth between €10,000 and €25,000. The second category is for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Areas of Conservation (12 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach's office for choosing this Commencement matter this morning. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, to the Chamber. The Connemara Bog Complex is a very large site of approximately 50,000 ha. It covers the majority of the south Connemara lowlands in County Galway. The site is bounded to the north by the Galway-Clifden road, the N59, and to the south, it...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Areas of Conservation (12 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: No problem. I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply on behalf of the Department. It deals quite clearly with the process to date on where we are. It states that the appeals process is now concluded and the site has moved to the final stages of the process, which requires the publication of the statutory instrument formally designating the site. There is a certainty and I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank Mr. Devane. My next question is for Mr. O'Donoghue. If I was in a position to buy a home out in the country, and if I wished to see that passed on to future generations, or loved ones or relations, I would prefer a freehold title to a leasehold title. That is just a layperson's view. What rights does the State have after 200 years or 250 years in extending the leasehold on the new...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: On the letter of dissent from the two board members, they gave a clear view on the separation of church and State and that it would be better if the State owned the land on which the hospital was built. With regard to the transfer of shares that has taken place since the original board decision on 4 March, was this part agreed to in the Mulvey process? Was there push back on this or were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: To reply to the Minister, I am convinced, but the issue is that two members of the board were not convinced. They are both medics so they have an expertise in it. That is the point regarding their letter of dissent from yesterday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister and witnesses. I know they have had a long session. I acknowledge that the Minister mentioned in his opening statement the six points and the proposal we are discussing this morning meets all those goals and provides those reassurances. As members of the committee, we received correspondence from two members of the board yesterday who dissented from the decision....

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the tenet of Senator Higgins's Bill. Obviously, procurement is quite complicated, particularly for major projects. It is an area that is open to legal challenge. The simplest approach is to award contracts to those who submit the lowest tender. Are changes likely to result in more prolonged processes of legal challenges or scrutiny? I wonder if this proposal could lead to...

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.