Results 81-100 of 1,588 for at speaker:Seán Kyne

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: ...in the failure of dozens of prosecutions for fisheries offences throughout the country. This follows on from the discovery of a similar mess-up a few years ago due to a flaw in the 2010 Act that set up IFI which resulted in the abandonment of numerous prosecutions and embarrassment for the protection staff. In the article, Ms O'Doherty wrote: Prosecutions for fisheries offences are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: Had the moratorium been fully lifted at that stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Consideration and Implications of 2024 Health Services Funding: Discussion (24 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: I appreciate that I am not at the Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach but I refer to my earlier point on the breakdown on funding. That is critical in where the expenditure is going. We need the heads and to break those down exactly because that is crucial in explaining healthcare. In positive news, we were in Galway together on Friday for the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Dental Services (19 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State. I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this Commencement debate this morning on the issue of dental services. I am a member of the Joint Committee on Health. The Irish Dental Association came before the Joint Committee on Health on 5 July regarding issues within the dental service. The chief executive of the association, Fintan Hourihan, and others have...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Dental Services (19 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for the response. I am heartened that she believes there is merit in the suggestion and I hope she will be able to bring it back to the Minister, Deputy Donnelly. As the Minister of State said in her response, the public dental service provides a programme for second class, sixth class and, subject to capacity, fourth class. There is a capacity issue, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: I want to take up Deputy Kenny's last point. We have not finished our work here, so the Government is waiting for us. I am envious of colleagues who can be so definite on these issues. I remember attending a pro-life meeting as a public representative during the protection of life in pregnancy legislation, defending it and explaining it as best I could. At the time, there were a huge...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: I appreciate that. Those are valid arguments. At the same time, for me, making a decision, I believe in data. I appreciate that it may be difficult to get it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: The report talks about the governance issues and the position of a national director for mental health. Each community healthcare organisation, CHO, must have a clinical director for CAMHS and a team clinical co-ordinator. The issues of leadership and governance were at stake in the south Kerry CAMHS report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Discussion (11 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: At the centre of this is obviously the child. Dr. Hillery mentioned that many adults with mental health difficulties would have had those difficulties as children but they were missed and fell through the cracks or were misdiagnosed. It is a serious issue for children and adults.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: General Practitioner Services (4 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State and thank the Office of the Cathaoirleach for choosing this Commencement matter. It is regrettable there is no Minister or Minister of State here from the Department of Health. I have raised this matter on at least two occasions going back to 2020 and 2021. It relates to the lack of cover by Westdoc for Moycullen- and Oughterard-based GPs. As the Minister...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: General Practitioner Services (4 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for the reply on behalf of the Department of Health. As I said, it is certainly welcome that the Westdoc service has been expanded to cover the critical 12 midnight to 8 a.m. period and I welcome also the funding that was provided in this year's budget. Since I first raised the issue in 2020, there have been improvements in the service, and I want that to be...

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...

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: 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: 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: This has been going on for years. I accept that Mr. Gloster was not part of the debate between Merlin Park and UHG. I was there with the then Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, in September 2018, which is five years ago, when Saolta promised the planning application would be lodged before Christmas. These are the mixed messages we are getting. Absolutely there are different parts of the...

Seanad: Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) Bill 2022: Second Stage (26 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: The Minister is very welcome to the House to discuss this very important area. I am sure that on Committee Stage there will be some impassioned debate on this and on some of the points that have already been raised. It is safe to say that we have seen from social media internationally the very best and the very worst of the use of CCTV and bodycam footage, as Senator Ruane has rightly...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2016: Motions (13 Jul 2023)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for his comments. I was Minister of State in the Department when the Bill went through Committee Stage in the Seanad. I acknowledge the significant amount of work Senator Higgins put into it. There were a large number of amendments. The Minister of State noted that five non-Government amendments were accepted by me at the time. It goes to...