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

Seán Kyne: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: Okay, I thank Mr. Gloster. On that point, there is best practice in different hospitals and it is always important we learn from the best performing hospitals. Some of them may be best performing because they have more capacity, and some of them because they perhaps have better management, or whatever. Is that something Mr. Gloster is cognisant of or keeps track of?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: How is the uptake of the flu and Covid-19 vaccines going, particularly for hospital staff?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: Are there Covid-19 clinics available?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: That is disappointing and hard to credit, to be honest. One would imagine that healthcare staff who are on the front line and meeting vulnerable people on a daily basis would get vaccinated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: I thank Ms. Day. The beds that were available in the old ED will still be available for the coming winter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: On home help availability, there is a staffing issue in getting home helps. What is the picture throughout the country?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: Is the difficultly in recruiting evident? Are people not coming back because of full employment, effectively?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: I thank Mr. Gloster and welcome him and his team. I would like some clarity on the figure for DTOCs, which "have moved from an early year challenge of 600 to 550, and in the past month improved further to 474". Is that 474 patients from across the country on a monthly basis?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: More than 1,000. That is effectively in every healthcare setting across the country.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Winter Preparedness in the Hospital System: Discussion (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: As regards UHG, last year there was extra capacity because the old ED building was in use. What does Mr. Gloster envisage for this year?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Soláthar Seirbhísí Poiblí trí mheán na Gaeilge: An Coiste Comhairleach um Sheirbhísí Gaeilge (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: Fáiltím roimh an Dr. Mac Cormaic, Emily Maloney agus Sadhbh Ó Cinnseala go dtí an coiste. Cuirim fáilte freisin roimh an gcur i láthair atá déanta ag an Dr. Mac Cormaic, inar dúirt sé go bhfuil tús curtha leis an obair thábhachtach atá ar siúl acu le deich gcruinniú ag an gcoiste suas go dtí seo agus ceann...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Soláthar Seirbhísí Poiblí trí mheán na Gaeilge: An Coiste Comhairleach um Sheirbhísí Gaeilge (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: Gabhaim buíochas as sin. Tá sé tábhachtach go mbeimid ar an eolas faoin mbunlíne agus tá sé sin fíor chun an sprioc de 20% a bhaint amach. An bhfuil ár bhfinnéithe ag rá go mbeimid ag tosú ar an turas sin an bhliain seo chugainn nó an bhfuil an turas sin tosaithe, ina dtuairim?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Soláthar Seirbhísí Poiblí trí mheán na Gaeilge: An Coiste Comhairleach um Sheirbhísí Gaeilge (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: Dúirt an Dr. Mac Cormaic go bhfuil sé ag bualadh ar na doirse agus ag oscailt na doirse. An bhfuil sé éasca na doirse sin a oscailt? An bhfuil bac á chur air?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Soláthar Seirbhísí Poiblí trí mheán na Gaeilge: An Coiste Comhairleach um Sheirbhísí Gaeilge (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: Tá ceist dheireanach agamsa ar an ábhar sin. An bhfuil an Roinn muiníneach nó dóchasach go mbeidh sí in ann an céatadán 20% a bhaint amach roimh 2030?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Soláthar Seirbhísí Poiblí trí mheán na Gaeilge: An Coiste Comhairleach um Sheirbhísí Gaeilge (22 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Dr. Mac Cormaic.

Seanad: Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Second Stage (28 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: The Minister is welcome. I congratulate him on his first budget. I will not get as historical as Senator Casey, who almost brought a tear to my eye. I am not sure if it was the launch of a European campaign. We will wait and see. It was meat to the grassroots anyway. The Minister listened to enough Fine Gael budgets in his time as spokesperson for his party, so I acknowledge that it was...

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: My point is somewhat irrelevant to this amendment but it is relevant to advertising. In a lot of period movies or those set in the early part of the last century, westerns or whatever else, there appears to be product placement. I wonder if there is evidence of involvement or investment by the tobacco industry in some of these films or dramas. Is that being looked at or discussed on a...