Results 821-840 of 6,611 for speaker:Seán Kyne

Seanad: Children's University Hospital Temple Street: Motion (4 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: The Minister is welcome. I suppose, at the start of the summer recess, the Minister did not think this would be an issue he would be facing in government. More importantly, it is an issue for the parents and children impacted over a long number of years who, unfortunately, are now suffering, although through no fault of the Minister. Previous speakers mentioned the need to examine how...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HIQA Report 2022: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Ms Fitzgerald and the team from HIQA. I refer to the reporting of HIQA's work in local radio, local papers and indeed national media. In some ways this is as important as the reports HIQA does. Do our guests agree?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HIQA Report 2022: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: As a society with full employment and difficulties recruiting, how much is that impacting on nursing homes? It should not be an excuse, of course, but is it an issue? Does HIQA have to tell a provider that they do not have the staff and therefore they have to leave beds vacant until such time as they have the staff?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HIQA Report 2022: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: We all remember the "Prime Time" exposé of a HSE facility in County Mayo in 2014. Gardaí cannot be everywhere and HIQA cannot be everywhere. How does HIQA operate in terms of unannounced inspections? In this case there was undercover footage. The saying is that a picture paints a thousand words. Everyone was able to see what was going on. I believe there was an unannounced...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HIQA Report 2022: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: Is HIQA confident that such situations as occurred back in 2014 in the facility in Mayo could not happen today?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HIQA Report 2022: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: Does HIQA have a role in relation to protected disclosures, in terms of staff who are present? If I am correct, it does not apply to former staff. There have been some organisations where it would not apply. Perhaps the witnesses could give a bit of testimony on the role of protected disclosures.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HIQA Report 2022: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: I thank the witnesses.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by An Taoiseach (28 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Taoiseach. I welcome Mr. Tomás Heneghan to the Chamber and I congratulate him on his advocacy on a lot of different matters, particularly Seanad reform and the extension of the franchise in Seanad elections to all university and technological university graduates. It is five years since the Saolta Hospital Group promised that the planning permission for the new emergency...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Farm Inspections (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach's office for choosing this Commencement matter. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, to the Chamber although I must express my disappointment that there are three Ministers in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, none of whom are here this morning. Keelderry commonage in east Galway has eight shareholders. An inspection in 2010 found 0%...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Farm Inspections (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: Just one moment. An official inspected the commonage and gave a 96% eligibility. Both gentlemen, two shareholders, were successful with their judicial reviews. The eligibility found by this inspector from outside of County Galway was the area granted and both received their outstanding payments. This is the crux of the issue. As a precedent was set, two of the shareholders were paid. It...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Farm Inspections (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: -----but they were not.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Farm Inspections (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: I appreciate that the Minister of State is not a line Minister in the Department. The correspondence from the Department states that the inspection found that the whole of the 90% of the area was eligible under the revised basic payment scheme rules and the results were applied to all shareholder applications from 2015 onwards. Unfortunately, this only came about because of the judicial...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: I call for a debate on issues within Inland Fisheries Ireland. The organisation advertised a position for a seasonal fisheries assistant, which it does every year. It states clearly that key experience is essential, as is a leaving certificate, level 5 national framework qualification or recognised equivalent, with minimum grade C in at least two higher level papers, to include one of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: Those who give dirt on other people need to be looked after.

Seanad: Road Safety: Statements (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Jack Chambers. I sympathise with all the families who were bereaved over the past year due to road deaths and all those who were injured, in particular those who have had life-changing injuries because of the actions of others and in some cases perhaps, unfortunately, their own actions as well. It is very difficult for all, and in particular their...

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: The Minister is very welcome. I acknowledge the record investment in An Garda Síochána under her leadership. Budget 2023 brought An Garda Síochána's total allocation to some €2.14 billion, an increase of €240 million in annual funding, nearly 20% over the 2020 budget. I also acknowledge the increase in numbers in Templemore after the hiatus of Covid, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Mr. Watt and Mr. Gloster. I was listening to most of the debate but I was speaking in the Chamber as well so I was dipping in and out of the contributions. I will start with Mr. Watt and his statement. He talked about the 558 consultants who have now signed the new public-only consultant contract. What disciplines are lacking in that? Are there particular disciplines that are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: Is there a particular area the witnesses would be concerned about or want to see an uptick in?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare Reforms (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: I welcome that the number entering GP training has increased to 287 this year, with 350 places planned for next year. Do the witnesses anticipate therefore that the gaps around the country in both busy urban areas and some rural practices can be filled within the short term?