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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health (23 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: Does Ms Casey know the number of statutory instruments, SIs, currently covering this area? Is there any plan to consolidate those as part of the review in order to benefit providers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health (23 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: Enforcement is key to reassuring family members. What is the current complaints process? I imagine that the issues arising relate to the care of a patient, food quality, hygiene and the general cleanliness of the premises. When a family member is visiting a loved one in a nursing home, what is the complaints procedure if he or she sees something disturbing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health (23 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: If there is an issue with the way a loved one is being treated, for example, if personal care is not frequent enough, does anything in these regulations allow for a complaint to be made directly to HIQA and for HIQA to step in within 24 hours if the complaint is serious?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health (23 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: Should HIQA have that role?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health (23 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank Ms Casey.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach's office for selecting this matter. I will say this again, as I have said numerous times. There are four Ministers in the Department of Health, senior and junior, and yet Deputy Noonan is here. I mean no disrespect to him but it is something many of us have raised in the past. For the first time since I came into these Houses in 2011, I can see a vision from the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for the comprehensive reply on behalf of the Department. All of these projects are important. I do not like to make any of them more important than another but there is a clear need for all projects to be delivered in the coming years. It is incumbent on Government to prioritise them. The public spending code is obviously important and we know about the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding the Orders of Reference of the Joint Committee on Gender Equality extension of reporting deadline, to be taken on conclusion of the Order of Business, without debate; No. 2, motion regarding the protocol and arrangements for President von der Leyen's address to the joint sitting of both Houses of the Oireachtas to be taken on conclusion of No....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank all the Senators for their contributions. Senator Malcolm Byrne raised the issue of the new national children's hospital and called for a debate on the matter. Representatives of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board, NPHDB, appeared before the Joint Committee on Health, of which I am a member, on 5 October 2022. We discussed the issues concerning this development....

Seanad: Orders of Reference of the Joint Committee on Gender Equality: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: I move: That the Orders of Reference of the Joint Committee on Gender Equality, as agreed by Order of the Seanad of 7th December, 2021, be amended in paragraph (4), by the deletion of ‘within nine months of the first public meeting of the Joint Committee’ and the substitution therefor of ‘not later than 15th December, 2022’.

Seanad: Address of President von der Leyen to Joint Sitting of the Houses of the Oireachtas: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: I move: That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, unless otherwise ordered, the following arrangements shall apply in relation to any meeting of the Seanad on Thursday, 1st December, 2022: (a) the ordinary routine of business shall be interrupted after the Order of Business pursuant to Standing Order 16, and the sitting of the Seanad shall...

Seanad: Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Bill and commend those involved in the work to date, including on committees. This is common-sense legislation to modernise all areas in regard to lands. I have always had a fascination with maps, particularly historical maps, and I enjoy using the satellite imagery on Google Maps, which is accessible on our phones. Such maps provide a detailed and accurate image of where we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of Health (23 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Ms Casey and the other officials to discuss what is a very important sector. All of us, at some stage, will have loved ones within the nursing home sector. Obviously, we all want them to be cared for, loved and looked after to the best possible extent. Ms Casey stated that the legislation addresses two areas of recommendations, namely, "the requirement to modernise and enhance...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Coláistí Samhraidh agus Mná Tí: Plé (23 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: Tá a fhios ag Máire Uí Choilm go bhfuil an deontas nua ann agus chuir sí fáilte roimhe. An ndéanfaidh sé sin difríocht mhór chun mná tí a mhealladh isteach san earnáil?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Coláistí Samhraidh agus Mná Tí: Plé (23 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: Is smaoineamh maith é sin. Tá ciall leis. Luadh go mbíonn ar mhná tí éirí as a ról nuair a shroicheann siad 70 bliain d’aois. Cén fáth go bhfuil an polasaí sin ann?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Coláistí Samhraidh agus Mná Tí: Plé (23 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: Cén freagra a tugadh nuair a ardaíodh é leis an Roinn?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Coláistí Samhraidh agus Mná Tí: Plé (23 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: Aontaím leis sin. Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil a leithéid de pholasaí ann do thiománaithe bus scoile, ach is rud difriúil é seo. Caithfimid fiosrú cén fáth go bhfuil sé seo ann. Déanann sé ciall sa ghearrthéarma an polasaí a chur ar fionraí. Cé go bhfuil níos mó daoine óga á lorg againn...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2022)

Seán Kyne: I wish Romania and all Romanians a happy national day also. I welcome the ambassadors who were with us earlier. I have raised inland fisheries matters on numerous occasions. I am grateful for the reply I received this morning from the Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, informing me that an investigation will take place on matters under the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Industrial Development (6 Dec 2022)

Seán Kyne: The Minister of State is welcome. I thank the Office of the Cathaoirleach for choosing this matter for debate this morning. As the Minister of State will know, Galway has a very proud record of job creation at IDA Ireland-sponsored plants in a range of sectors, including technology, pharmaceuticals, medtech, international financial services, business services, engineering and food. We want...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Industrial Development (6 Dec 2022)

Seán Kyne: The Minister of State is right to talk about the region. What is good for Galway is good for Mayo, and vice versa. There is engagement between both counties regarding both employment and movement. It is heartening that there have been 31 site visits to Galway by IDA Ireland-sponsored companies, that the Department is keeping the land banks under constant review and that there has been an...