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Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Order for Second Stage (18 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: I move: "That Second Stage be taken today."

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (18 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the proposals that are laid out in this Bill. It is clear in terms of the national planning framework, regional strategies and the county development plan. Councillors must take part in much onerous work, including preparatory work, reading and understanding. It is important for that power to be given, where it is deemed necessary, first to the planning authority and to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Mr. Collins and Mr. Johnson to the committee and thank them for their evidence. There is commonality in the statements they have given on the need for an updated cardiovascular disease and stroke strategies. I am sure it is something the committee will take up. In general, people know what they are supposed to be doing in terms of getting check-ups, eating healthy, taking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: I hear of situations where HSE staff go to marts in rural Ireland to monitor the health of farmers by doing blood tests and so on. Does Mr. Johnson think there could be scope for the HSE to set up a stand at mass gatherings such as football, soccer or rugby matches to do quick blood pressure tests? It may not be as accurate after the match as it would be before it. HE also mentioned...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: May I just ask one more question? I am running out of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: This debate is timely in light of what happened to the Danish footballer, Christian Eriksen, last weekend. We are thankful that he is recovering. Speed, the availability of defibrillators and the fact that this sporting event was being monitored were factors. What more can be done with regard to our front-line paramedics, the old system, particularly in rural communities, involving the...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Curaclam Nua na hArdteistiméireachta (Atógáil): An Roinn Oideachais (16 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe. Le bheith soiléir, tá an Roinn ag moladh go mbeadh an ardteistiméireacht níos éasca do dhaoine taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht atá ag freastal ar mheánscoileanna a fheidhmíonn trí mheán an Bhéarla agus go mbeadh sí ag leibhéal níos airde do dhéagóirí ón nGaeltacht...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: We have had a week of uncertainty in the aviation sector. Our thoughts go to staff who have lost jobs over the weekend and those whose jobs are under threat within the aviation sector. I welcome that emergency seven-month contracts can issue where a new operator can be found for PSO services to Kerry and Donegal. It seems like a different world when in late 2019 the then Government of...

Seanad: Public Service Pay Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I welcome the publication of the Bill. It is a throwback to the last financial crisis of 2008-09 which has been with us throughout the past decade. In that time we have gone through the Croke Park, Lansdowne Road and Haddington Road agreements, the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act of 2015, the Public Service Pay and...

Seanad: Public Service Pay Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: Next Monday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare: Department of Health (9 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: Should we suspend for a few minutes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare: Department of Health (9 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Ms Magahy and her team. I want to touch on issues similar to those raised by Deputy Colm Burke with regard to the elective centre for Galway. Is it correct that there are no agreed plans for an overnight unit or overnight beds?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare: Department of Health (9 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: There is no agreement on 200 beds as part of the elective centre.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare: Department of Health (9 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: Outside of what is carried out in a minor procedures unit such as at Roscommon hospital, what additional procedures will take place in this elective centre? For example, will hip and knee replacement surgery, non-prostate cancer surgery or hernia treatment take place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare: Department of Health (9 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: What we need is clarity on this. What has been talked about and promised by Saolta and others is overnight or inpatient beds. In Ms Magahy's presentation to the South-Southwest Hospital Group, she mentioned orthopaedics and a wide range of services. I find it hard to believe all of those could take place on a day-only basis. Realistically, will there be hip and knee replacement on a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare: Department of Health (9 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: Can Ms Magahy confirm if hip or knee replacement will take place in this elective centre?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare: Department of Health (9 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: Ms Magahy said there are weekly meetings with Saolta. Senior Saolta officials have commented to me that the plans Sláintecare has presented were not what they envisaged or what is required for Galway or the region. Have they expanded on that? I presume they have. What issues do they have with the proposals Sláintecare has made?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare: Department of Health (9 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: Okay but there are proposals relating to the elective centre. What is the difference between an elective hospital and an elective centre? Will the witnesses provide a list of procedures above what is provided in a minor injuries unit? The diagram indicates that selective day surgery plus minor see and treat, which is the chosen model for Galway, Cork and Dublin is one place above a minor...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare: Department of Health (9 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: Okay. They are three places down from an elective hospital.