Results 141-160 of 313 for long speaker:Seán Kyne

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Foras na Gaeilge (11 Apr 2017)

Seán Kyne: ...accommodation for its staff is an operational matter for that agency. I understand that Foras na Gaeilge has pressing accommodation requirements which arise, principally, from the ending of the long-term leases on its current headquarters on Merrion Square and its office in North Frederick Street. Accordingly, in accordance with section 5 of its Financial Memorandum, Foras na Gaeilge...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (21 Jun 2022)

Seán Kyne: ...NDP. One in two of us will get cancer during our lifetime. This is a frightening statistic but it reflects the reality. It is the reality because we have an ageing population and people who live longer are more likely to suffer from a number of illnesses. We need to get the best results we can in the west of Ireland. Unfortunately, the survival rates for such conditions as lung and...

Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Second Stage (14 Dec 2012)

Seán Kyne: ...total expenditure at local level should be raised locally. It is accepted that it was a mistake to increase income tax in the 1980s because it became a tax on jobs and investment. A local tax, as long as it is progressive and ensures those with the most expensive properties pay most, is the fairest system. The context for this debate is the EU-IMF programme, which includes the...

Topical Issue Debate: European Court of Human Rights Judgments (31 May 2018)

Seán Kyne: ...", as outlined by the Deputy, of interrogation suffered by 14 detainees, who became known as the hooded men. My thoughts tonight are with the men who suffered this treatment, and who have had to deal with the long-lasting effects, as well as all those who suffered during the period of internment. While the Commission held that torture had occurred, in 1978 the court held that the...

Other Questions: Coastal Protection (25 Mar 2015)

Seán Kyne: ...that "A stitch in time, saves nine", so expenditure now can save future expenditure. There are plenty of examples whereby coastal defence issues have been identified by local communities for a long time. Funding was not available, however, because of uncertainly over whether responsibility lay with the OPW, the county council, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (20 Jan 2022)

Seán Kyne: ...allocates the majority of funding for new road projects between 2026 and 2030. This is having an impact on the preparatory work. There are issues in the Minister of State's own area, between Mullingar and Longford, and the road towards Sligo-Leitrim as well. As the Minister of State knows, it takes a long number of years to get to a stage where diggers and machinery can be moved in to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Emergency Departments (27 Jan 2022)

Seán Kyne: ...department do Trojan work day in and day out. Also, the number of people on trolleys varies. Sometimes the hospital has the highest number of people on trolleys in the country, as it had for a long period last autumn and other times it has the second highest numbers. That is not good enough for patients, staff or those who want to visit their loved ones. Obviously people could not...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dormant Accounts Fund (14 Jun 2018)

Seán Kyne: ...by the Comptroller and Auditor General and to ensure that the significant resources currently available from the fund are used in an efficient and effective manner.  The review will also identify and consider wider and longer term issues, including how to best ensure the long term sustainability of the Dormant Accounts Fund. Much of the work already ongoing in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta (27 Nov 2018)

Seán Kyne: ...laid out in Údarás na Gaeltachta’s Strategic Plan 2018-2020 the planning, design and construction of the upgraded facility referenced in the planning application referred to by the Deputy is a long-awaited priority. The facility currentlyin situat the location does not have the capacity to deal with the current demands of the business park and therefore an immediate...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mining Industry (9 Oct 2018)

Seán Kyne: ...I understand that Gyproc are also fully committed to assisting Magheracloone GAA Club and Community Centre.  They remain in constant contact with the club and are committed to supporting them in securing new long-term facilities, as well as in sourcing short term facilities in the interim. My officials will continue to provide assistance to Monaghan County Council, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fisheries Protection (12 Jun 2018)

Seán Kyne: ...District, Loughs Corrib, Mask and Carra in the Galway Fishery District and Lough Arrow in the Sligo Fishery District. These seven limestone lakes are quite unique in terms of topography and trout habitat and have long been managed as wild brown trout fisheries via established stock management programmes. From that perspective, these waters are considered especially important. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Possible Exit of UK from European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Mar 2015)

Seán Kyne: ...of the House of Lords and Mr. Brendan Halligan, chairman of the Institute for International and European Affairs. I look forward to hearing from them on these issues. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person outside the House or an official either by name or in such a way as...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Discussion (11 Jun 2015)

Seán Kyne: ...Nevin Economic Research Institute; Mr. Mark O'Mahoney, director of policy and communications, Chambers Ireland; and Ms Patricia King, general secretary ICTU. Before we begin I remind members of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not make charges, criticise or comment on a person outside the House or an official either by name or in such a way as to make...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Inland Fisheries Data (23 Jan 2018)

Seán Kyne: ...the management costs which are additional to IFI’s costs for managing State owned fisheries.  ESB charge similar fees for the Lower Shannon and Mulkear fisheries. The practice of charging permit fees is long established and angling clubs that licence a fishery from the State may also charge a permit for anglers who are not a member of the club.   It is important to note...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Possible Exit of UK from European Union: Discussion (Resumed) (24 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Mr. Joe Durkan. The United Kingdom has a long history of immigration. Obviously, many Irish people have gone there to live and work. Has it tended to differentiate between immigration from the countries of the British Commonwealth and that from other European Union member states? Have studies been carried out of the economics of migration? In that context, I recall a recent...

Implementation of National Dementia Strategy: Statements (Resumed) (14 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: ...comments in the past few days in this House and the Seanad regarding that organisation.. The programme will focus on the timely diagnosis of dementia and the value of early intervention with the long-term objective of making people generally more aware and understanding of the needs of people suffering from dementia and the contribution they can continue to make to society. I acknowledge...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: General Practitioner Services (1 Oct 2020)

Seán Kyne: ...of rural GP services. The importance of sustaining rural communities and providing services to them may seem like a broken record, but the GP is at the heart of that. When people retire after a long number of years, they may have 30 or 40 years of service in a community, it can be difficult to find a replacement. The area I have raised is not remote; it is seven miles from Galway city....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (2 May 2017)

Seán Kyne: ...conservation and protection policy. This and similar measures applying to other types of angling, such as restricting the numbers and sizes of fish that can be harvested, are all aimed at ensuring the long term survival of valuable recreational angling fish stocks. All salmon caught in Ireland must be tagged with a gill tag and logged to show where the fish was taken and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Retention of 9% VAT Rate: Discussion with Restaurants Association of Ireland (17 Sep 2013)

Seán Kyne: ..., we would have been given a figure of €360 million in respect of this matter whereas the report with which we have been presented refers to a sum of €90 million. I do not know for how long the report has been available but I only saw it today. There is a pretty big difference between €90 million and €360 million. I will be obliged to examine this matter...

Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 32 - Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Revised) (17 Feb 2015)

Seán Kyne: ...of Britain from the EU. Would this be an opportunity for Ireland? Have IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland mentioned the development in their negotiations? Jobs are not created overnight; it is a long-term process. I would like the delegation to comment on the matter. In regard to LEOs, there has been an increase in funding, and one of the outcomes is the implementation of 31 local...