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Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cur Chuige an Stáit i gCur Chun Cinn Chóras Gaeloideachais: An tAire Oideachais (25 Sep 2024)

Seán Kyne: Maidir le hobair na boird oideachais agus oiliúna, an gceapann an tAire gur chóir go mbeadh daoine sinsearacha le Gaeilge ar na boird nuair atá siad ag déileáil leis na Gaeltachtaí agus scoileanna sna Gaeltachtaí? Tá sé ráite nach bhfuil orthu daoine atá líofa sa Ghaeilge a earcú le haghaidh poist stiúrtha sinsearacha....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the witnesses. Having been on-site on two occasions with the committee, it is clear it is a very impressive building. It will be a world-class facility. At some stage these issues will be resolved and it will be about the care and well-being of children. The issue is we do not know when that will be. We do not know how many additional costs will be incurred between now and then....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Seán Kyne: There is an issue between the number of claims and the value of the claims. These are clearly disputed. Mr. Gunning said in his statement that 1,648 claims are disputed but of those, 1,106 claims have a disputed value of less than €10,000. It adds up to €1.83 million, which is a sum of money, but is not in the order of the issues we are dealing with. There is an issue with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Seán Kyne: Okay. It was reported in the media during the week that following visits by certain doctors or consultants that a number of the rooms were not wheelchair accessible. Is that the case, and how in God's name would it be true if that is the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Seán Kyne: It was reported again at the weekend.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Seán Kyne: That is an important clarification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Seán Kyne: It is an important clarification. I apologise, I missed the private meeting yesterday. It is something that was reported at the weekend, so it is an important clarification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Seán Kyne: I take up Deputy Kenny's point. Some 94% of the building is complete. That is positive. However, the witnesses are saying that the issues relate to what are more than snags and are important issues relating to completing the sign-off of the individual rooms. Were those issues that could not have been seen in the oversight as the building and the first rooms were going along? Could they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Seán Kyne: Is the issue that equipment was not put in, or that the wrong type of equipment was put in, instead of putting in the correct equipment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Seán Kyne: Ventilation and ceiling issues were mentioned. Was something done wrong in every room that could have been sorted at the start if they were inspected?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Seán Kyne: It is not the one issue repeated in every room.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Seán Kyne: If those 5,000 plus rooms are brought up to standard, is that getting the NPHDB to 100%, or are there other outstanding issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Seán Kyne: Is that a commissioning issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Seán Kyne: That is all commissioning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Construction of New National Children's Hospital: National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (25 Sep 2024)

Seán Kyne: Absolutely, but those are all commissioning issues.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (24 Sep 2024)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach’s office for selecting this Commencement matter. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Richmond, to the Chamber. I raise the matter of my former national school, Scoil Mhuire, Maigh Cuilinn, to get an update on the status of the application to construct a new 16-classroom, plus an ancillary building, school on an enlarged site in the centre of Maigh...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (24 Sep 2024)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State. To be or not to be, that is the question. Unfortunately, I do not think we have the answer in relation to where this is going. The Minister of State talked about the ADAPT programme, the A in which stands for "accelerated", but I am afraid this project is stuck in gear, similar to other projects around the country. I know that the costs of construction have...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Sep 2024)

Seán Kyne: The Leader will acknowledge the level of supports that have been put in place for businesses over successive budgets. Much of that was absolutely warranted to ensure we protected jobs during Covid and in the context of the increases in the cost of energy over successive winters, which had a huge impact on the viability of businesses. There is still a demand from businesses to look at the...

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (24 Sep 2024)

Seán Kyne: This is not a grouping. This is for recommital.

Seanad: Planning and Development Bill 2023: Report Stage (24 Sep 2024)

Seán Kyne: For the information of Members, please note that the House, by agreeing to the motion to recommit, allows a Committee Stage-style of discussion on amendments Nos. 626 to 647, inclusive, 713, 716 to 719, inclusive, 760, 761, 765, 766, 769 and 771 to 775, inclusive, only. That means Members may speak more than once on each amendment. In respect of other amendments, I remind Senators that a...