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

Seán Kyne: We all have relations, and I have nephews and nieces aged 15, 16 and 17, who work, thankfully, in hospitality during the summer period, Easter breaks and weekends. Of course, it is a sign of a buoyant economy and plenty of jobs because there is full employment. That is a reflection of the Fine Gael Government putting measures in place during the early part of the Covid pandemic to ensure...

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

Seán Kyne: It was in the early part of 2020. That was before the coalition.

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

Seán Kyne: That is only a side point. There is no doubt about it, there are very mature 16- and 17-year-olds and very immature 18-, 19-, 20-, 30- and 40-year-olds.

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

Seán Kyne: Age is no definitive sign of one's maturity. That is quite clear. Interestingly, based on surveys, if 16- and 17-year-olds in the UK had the vote during the Brexit referendum in 2016, evidence shows the result would have been different. Clearly, they were more enthusiastic about the European Union, more pro the latter and had more to lose by being outside it. That is one of the sad points...

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

Seán Kyne: May I respond?

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

Seán Kyne: It was not my intention to say that. It was anecdotal that younger people may vote left. To quote the phrase in American politics, all young people vote Democrat until they start making money.

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Seán Kyne: Senator Higgins raised a number of important queries. I will slightly contradict myself. One could argue that if all anonymous complaints were being treated with the same level, and if they were all automatically being pursued, that would increase the level of anonymous complaints and there may be more vexatious complaints, on the one hand. On the other hand, and this is particularly in...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (7 Jul 2022)

Seán Kyne: Amendment No. 9 is interesting in the context of this section. The section provides that a worker may make a report to the relevant Minister if one or more of a list of given conditions are met. It then goes on to talk about the head of the public body. To use the example of a Department, the Secretary General would be in charge. If an assistant secretary has engaged in wrongdoing, is the...

Seanad: Remediation of Dwellings Damaged By the Use of Defective Concrete Blocks Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Seán Kyne: On Wednesday.

Seanad: Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Jul 2022)

Seán Kyne: On Wednesday.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach's office for selecting this Commencement matter today. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Smyth, to the House. I am raising this issue for two reasons. First, our climate action plan has ambitions in respect of the need to reduce the use of fossil fuels, particularly in energy production. The ambition is to generate significant renewable energy from wind,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Renewable Energy Generation (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for the comprehensive response and I welcome that MARA will be operational from next year. It will have a body of work to do on new applications which are made for wind energy. I also welcome that there will be, if I can put it like this, a screening of those projects which are going to be developed and a robust assessment of the potential offshore developments...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Jul 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the ambassador to the Chamber. She is very welcome. I wish her well on her national day. I also take the opportunity on behalf of the Fine Gael group to thank the offices of the Cathaoirleach and the Leas-Chathaoirleach for their work and co-operation over the course of this term. I hope that all staff get a good and well-deserved break as well. I spoke previously, as did many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank Dr. Lambert for being here and for his work and advocacy on behalf of long Covid sufferers. Does he think that society and employers need more assurance that this is something that is really impacting on people? I feel that society has not accepted that long Covid is something that is real and impacting on people's lives and on their ability to perform in their jobs or live normal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Seán Kyne: Does Dr. Lambert have any estimate of the number of sufferers of long Covid in Ireland? Is it prevalent among any specific age cohort or gender?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Seán Kyne: Dr. Lambert spoke about brain inflammation. Is this a recognisable medical condition that can be certified? Is it accepted among medics? People suffer from a range of conditions, but can a person be certified by a doctor or physician as being a sufferer of long Covid?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Seán Kyne: Okay. On the international evidence, Dr. Lambert has mentioned the UK and Italy. Is it certifiable as a condition in those countries? He mentioned the use of the PET scan, for example. Is that something we can learn from and follow here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Seán Kyne: Okay. On the community response, Dr. Lambert mentioned the need for occupational therapists, OTs, and physiotherapists. Again, they are dealing with the backlog that is there anyway and the usual pressures within the health system. This will add considerably to that pressure across the community setting. Is that a fair assertion?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Effects of Long Covid and Provision of Long Covid Care: Engagement with Dr. John Lambert (6 Jul 2022)

Seán Kyne: Has there been any difference between any of the different strains of Covid as far as the severity of long Covid is concerned?