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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authorities (22 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: That is a very disappointing response. There was mention of money to reverse the financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, and the money used during the Covid-19 pandemic. All local authorities were eligible for those and received them, and they were not particular to Galway County Council. As Senator Dolan commented, this is about staffing resources to provide services...

Seanad: Neurology Nurses: Motion (22 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State and congratulate the Independent Group on tabling this very important motion. It addresses a very worthy topic and a series of facts and conditions that can affect any family at any time. Neurological conditions can strike very suddenly. Strokes and acquired brain injuries can happen all of a sudden. Any of us present could get a phone call at any time to...

Seanad: Neurology Nurses: Motion (22 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: The Minister of State should have been here.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: I concur with the comments by my colleague, Senator Crowe, on the childcare sector. I second his call for a debate on the matter. There are issues surrounding core funding. We know the importance of the childcare sector, which is of growing importance in society. I have spoken previously and requested a debate on the many positives of greenways, blueways and plans for active travel across...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: I would like to be associated with the remarks of the Leas-Chathaoirleach and those of Senator Murphy on the latest atrocities in Ukraine. It is heartbreaking for all involved. We all know that the cost of living is an issue that has come to the fore with rising inflation and the associated impact of the illegal invasion of Ukraine. Fuel prices are certainly putting people to the pin of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Monuments (29 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach's office for accepting this Commencement matter. I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. As he knows, 22 August will be the 100th anniversary of the death of General Michael Collins. The Taoiseach and the Tánaiste will address the annual Béal na Bláth commemoration on Sunday, 21 August, as a sign of reconciliation in this decade of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Monuments (29 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for his very frank response. I was not at the event in Woodfield. I know from media reports it was suggested that a statue would be commissioned. Did the Taoiseach give a commitment on that day that a statue should be commissioned or that he would look into the matter? According to the Minister of State, the Taoiseach has not requested that the Minister of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: I too welcome to the Distinguished Visitors Gallery the Japanese ambassador and the mayor of Waterford city and county and his wife. I welcome the announcements today of the Ministers for Social Protection and Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Deputies Humphreys and Darragh O'Brien, regarding changes to the community employment, CE, Tús and rural social scheme, RSS, schemes. As we...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: To be honest, the insertions are a Bill in themselves. There is a lot of information that the Minister of State is adding at this Stage. To start with, the power to prescribe definition amendment No. 1 states, "The Commission may, by order, prescribe such period as it considers appropriate to be an election campaign period ...", and the definition, in amendment No. 84, of the "election...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State but he did not provide clarity in respect of concerns relating to disinformation and bots today being as relevant today as they are during an electoral campaign period. I ask him to comment on that. Amendment No. 27 refers to protecting the integrity of elections and referendums against disinformation. What about protecting political parties, the political...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: This area must be kept under constant review. The provision is welcome during the defined period. Certainly one can have a set period for local and European elections and we have a good idea when they will take place. The date when a presidential election will take place will be known in advance as well. We have an idea when a general election might happen but we cannot say for certain....

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: I support the sentiment behind all that has been expressed. Having been a member of the previous Government, I know that there was a concerted attempt to ensure more equality in the appointment of members of State boards, for example. Ministers and Secretaries General were always very much conscious of the need to ensure that if three or four appointments to a State board were to be made,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Mr. Reid, Mr. Watt and the team. Mr. Reid spoke about financing, including population-based resource allocation. That always concerns me when it comes to smaller regional communities with dispersed populations. They still have important facilities which need upgrading and ongoing staffing. There are concerns about the plans for Clifden district hospital. Ms Crehan-Roche is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: While the population may be low, in the case of Clifden it might be an hour away from a major city like Galway. We also need to take cognisance of that. I welcome the methodology and thinking behind the integration. Many issues arise with people being sent from private nursing homes to emergency departments. We need a greater focus on GPs, especially out of hours. Could we do more in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: There have been a number of successes such as the work on chronic illness and the work that has been done on heart failure. There have successes in various parts of the country with the implementation of Sláintecare. The bigger picture here is the infrastructure. I appreciate it is not all about buildings. Some very important work needs to be done on discharge policy etc. I am...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: Mr. Canavan mentions the emergency department, the maternity and paediatric unit and the cancer care facility. They are long-term projects and interim and short-term solutions are vital. Surely there is somewhere we can provide beds. Often there are issues with funding or staffing to make things hard. To tell people in Galway there is no physical space to put a new building, even a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: The strategic business case is going to the HSE board.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: How long will it take for the board to assess it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: After that, what is the next step?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: I presume much of that work has been done.