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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: I have a concern that I raised here the last time and I know the Minister addressed this in his speech the last day. He does not want to see projects like the accident and emergency department and maternity and paediatrics being left behind while we await a larger plan. That has always been my concern because we have seen this project advance. It was ready to go to planning as a shell and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: I will hold Mr. Gloster to that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: I have received positive testimony regarding the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, clinic in the Moycullen primary care centre in Galway, for example. I recently met with the Asthma Society of Ireland regarding its issues and concerns. It was concerned about the impact the recruitment embargo would have on delivery. Maybe the witnesses might be able to reassure them on that, or not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: That is perfect.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: Okay, I thank Mr. Gloster for that. It was mentioned that the HSE has a budget for 500 junior doctors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: Okay. I am not saying that they are not all absolutely needed-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: -----but there was a plan and budget for 500, and the HSE hired 770. I am thinking deeper here, looking in on these things and questioning them. The question is, when the HSE reached 500, did it contact the Department of Health and say it was going to 770, and that it was going to keep going? How do these things operate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: I am not saying that they are not needed, but it did not happen.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: I again request a debate on matters regarding Inland Fisheries Ireland, IFI. I am sure the Leader is familiar with Aasleagh Lodge and the Erriff Fishery which is in a beautiful part of the world in south Mayo on the border with Galway. Up to 2016 it was a thriving tourist amenity in the area. In 2016, IFI decided to sell the lodge and cottages and retain a salmon fishery in State...

Seanad: Ban on Dumping New Products Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: I thank Sinn Féin Senators for publishing this Bill and bringing it before the House. I have not bought second-hand clothes but I have been known to have clothes repaired, particularly suits and overcoats. That is important. They are expensive products and it is right they be repaired when it is possible to do so. A number of companies, such as Cartier and Burberry, were mentioned....

Seanad: Ban on Dumping New Products Bill 2022: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: Tomorrow at 9.30 a.m.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Development Projects (9 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach for choosing this Commencement matter. The Minister of State is welcome to the Chamber. Last March, the Minister for Rural and Community Development announced the first ever dedicated fund for shovel-ready community projects in our towns and villages. This followed a successful scheme from the previous year centred on refurbishment and supports for communities...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Community Development Projects (9 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for providing that update. I certainly welcome the information provided. To have 22 applications shows the value and importance of the scheme because these are projects that had to have their own sites. They were effectively shovel ready. They had planning permission and they had their own sites to develop. Clearly, 22 applications from around the country in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: International Protection (14 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: I gave the Senator some leeway because he did not use the full allocation of time for his first contribution.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: I join the Cathaoirleach in paying tribute to a former colleague, Seanadóir and Deputy, Mr. Louis J. Belton. I extend my sympathy to his partner Anita, sister Maureen, neighbours and friends. We will have an opportunity at another time to give more fulsome tributes but, on behalf of the Fine Gael group, I would like to be associated with the Cathaoirleach's comments today. I...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Enrolments (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: I thank the office of the Cathaoirleach for choosing this Commencement matter. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, to the Chamber. I had hoped that the senior Minister might be here but I appreciate that the Deputy is a Minister of State in the Department of Education and I thank her for her attendance here this morning. The 2022 census showed that the population of Galway...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Enrolments (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for her response and welcome the fact the Department is seeking clarity on the number of additional first year places required for 2024. The Minister of State mentioned the school planning areas. The concern I have is that my area of Maigh Cuilinn is included in a school planning area with Indreabhán and An Spidéal, even though the vast majority of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: I welcome confirmation that the official opening of the Moycullen bypass will take place on 11 December.It will be performed by the Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, and the cathaoirleach of Galway County Council, Liam Carroll. I thank and acknowledge all the work by Transport Infrastructure Ireland and Galway County Council over the years. It is a project that has been talked about for more than...

Seanad: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: The next speaker is Senator Mark Daly.

Seanad: Human Tissue (Transplantation, Post-Mortem, Anatomical Examination and Public Display) Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: When is it proposed to take Committee Stage?