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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Roll-out of Covid-19 Vaccination: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: I concur with the Chair's comments and thank Professor MacCraith, the task force, Professor Butler, and the team at the national immunisation advisory committee at the HSE and the Department of Health for their work to date in developing the strategy and implementation plan. From reading the strategy and the plan, it is clear the guidance and advice received from the European Commission in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Roll-out of Covid-19 Vaccination: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: I know Dr. Henry mentioned GPs. He did not reference pharmacists unless I missed it. I agree that there be a communications strategy but I ask that the witnesses look at and engage with Twitter and Facebook in terms of the possibility of misleading information because these things can grow rapidly and go viral very quickly if they are not challenged and corrected.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister to the House. I welcome the total budget of some €25.1 billion for social protection for the year ahead, which in itself is an increase of some €4 billion compared with what was announced on budget day. This increase is mainly for the pandemic unemployment payment and jobseeker's supports. This is a clear example of the Government reacting to changing...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: Senator Chambers has covered many of the points I wanted to mention. My party has supported increases in carbon tax since the previous Government and increasing it was in our manifesto, as it was for most parties in this Chamber. As Senator Chambers pointed out, carbon tax is not about collecting money for the purpose of penalising anybody. It is about changing attitudes. Any money...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2020: Committee Stage (11 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: Next Wednesday.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (9 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister and thank her for attending in person. It is very important that senior Ministers attend debates here in the Seanad. It is also important for my constituents. On 7 October 2015, a delegation from Scoil Mhuire, Maigh Cuilinn, travelled to Leinster House to meet the then Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O'Sullivan, to deliver a petition. The former Deputy, Derek...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (9 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister for the update. I acknowledge the work of her Department's officials and the board of management over many years. As I said, there is frustration in the community regarding the pace of this project. I acknowledge the funding that was allocated to the design team in May of this year, the new temporary structures provided in September and the further progress that has...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: The Judicial Council Act 2019 allowed for the nomination of a date for the establishment of the personal injuries guidelines committee which would then prepare guidelines on the level of damages awarded for claims within the State and, for comparative reasons, outside of the State to allow for the promotion of consistency in awards and in terms of the principles for the assessment of awards...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Gnó an Chomhchoiste (9 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: Aontaím gur cheart scríobh chuig an gCeann Comhairle faoin ábhar seo, faoin easpa acmhainní atá ann agus faoin moill atá curtha ar phlé an choiste maidir leis an mBille. Tá súil agam go mbeidh níos mó ama ann sa bhliain nua chun an Bille a chríochnú agus go mbeidh deireadh leis an scéal tábhachtach seo. Tá a...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Plé (9 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an méid atá ráite ag na finnéithe. Bhí sé an-suimiúil agus tá a lán le léamh agam sna ráitis atá tugtha acu. Tá a lán ciall iontu. Tá clár ar an teilifís faoi láthair, léite ag Liam Neeson, faoin Ghorta Mhór agus an méid a tharla ó thaobh an daonra agus an...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Bille na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2019: Plé (9 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: Gabh mo leithscéal, tá vóta sa Seanad so caithfidh mé imeacht. Beidh mé in ann an freagra a léamh sa taifead.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: I second the amendment to the Order of Business moved by the Leader of the House. It is a momentous week and a momentous number of hours as we set the clock for the final countdown to Brexit. It has been an arduous process for all involved. I would like to acknowledge the work of Michel Barnier, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Coveney, and those who have been involved in the...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (8 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. The debate on the Finance Bill is a very important annual process. Last Christmas we had balanced books, near full employment and obviously success on Brexit. This Christmas the landscape unfortunately is quite different. We are running a deficit. We have unemployment officially of 7% but if all those on the pandemic unemployment payment are...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Motion for Earlier Signature (8 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: I move: That pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to him.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Motion for Earlier Signature (8 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: Tomorrow morning at 10.30 a.m in the Dáil Chamber.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (2 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I acknowledge and congratulate the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and, more importantly, the Minister for Education, on the work that has been done on the challenges that Covid-19 has presented in our schools over the past number of months. I also acknowledge and congratulate the Department of Education on the provision of school...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (2 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister for that comprehensive reply. I am aware that there has been engagement between the board of management, the patron and the Department over a number of years. As the Minister rightly says, the issue around the site is the principal concern. To reiterate, Mr. Brendan McGrath, CEO of Galway City Council, has outlined that the council is willing to engage with the school...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Dec 2020)

Seán Kyne: I previously asked for a debate with the Minister for Transport, Deputy Eamon Ryan, on the issue of greenways, blueways and walkways. I welcome recent Government funding for projects across the country and this builds on an investment provided over recent years for projects such as the great western railway in the Deputy Leader's county, the Mullingar to Athlone greenway and the Clifden to...