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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Seán Kyne: The Minister mentioned protected disclosures.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to make a further contribution. Does the Minister intend to publish the findings of the departmental report or investigation and will Mr. Neely and Mr. Barry be publishing their findings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Seán Kyne: Is there no timescale in respect of either of those?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Seán Kyne: And again, what is the position in respect of the Department’s investigation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Seán Kyne: Will they be making themselves available to discuss those reports subsequently?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Seán Kyne: That is the case if it is a protected disclosure, I am advised that it is not but that it has been looked at under the protected disclosures process. The crux of the issue here is that the Minister has made the decision, as is his right under section 18, to discharge the duties of the remaining board members. This was presumably done on the advice of officials next to the Minister, and I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Seán Kyne: None of this has benefited Inland Fisheries Ireland with respect to the organisation but there are resignations because of the way things are being done within its organisation. That is of concern to me. The board is gone-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Seán Kyne: No, absolutely.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Seán Kyne: The issue here is that the board has been dissolved but the individuals and management within Inland Fisheries Ireland, who have a very close working relationship, as they must, with the Minister’s departmental officials, are all there. Indeed, the Minister’s Department is investigating allegations in respect of Inland Fisheries Ireland even though it has a very close...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Seán Kyne: This was for the board and not for the management.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Seán Kyne: No, not-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Seán Kyne: I served within that Department and I know the close relationship. Of course there has to be one because it is a very small part of the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Seán Kyne: There have been multiple accusations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Inland Fisheries Ireland: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (7 Mar 2023)

Seán Kyne: People have been suspended from the Minister’s organisation on foot of anonymous letters from Inland Fisheries Ireland.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Mar 2023)

Seán Kyne: Any of us in rural communities know the importance of rural planning. Much work has been done by Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, who previously had responsibility for planning and local government, and the Minister, Deputy Darragh O’Brien. I understand the draft guidelines are due for publication and for consultation with those interested across rural Ireland and those who...

Seanad: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (1 Mar 2023)

Seán Kyne: The Minister is very welcome. I welcome the renewed focus on the NDP in the title of his role as decided by the Taoiseach in recognition of its importance. We know that the population of the country will continue to increase, as is projected for in the national planning framework. Some areas will grow faster than others but the national planning framework attempts to direct growth to other...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Seán Kyne: I thank Senator Boyhan for tabling this amendment. I raised this matter last week. I know the Minister of State said that it was not in his mind to change it. For continuity's sake the word "monuments" would be important. The original National Monuments Act was in 1930 so it would be right to have that continuity. Whoever is here in 2070 or 2080 when it might be time to amend things again...

Seanad: Historic and Archaeological Heritage Bill 2023: Committee Stage (1 Mar 2023)

Seán Kyne: I raised this matter last week. Is the Minister of State happy with the terms of the definition of the word "thing" as it relates to a number of sections, including section 13. For example, section 13(10) states: Subsection (6)shall not place the Minister under any obligation to cause a thing the subject of a return referred to in subsection (4)(a), or the site of the thing, to be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (28 Feb 2023)

Seán Kyne: I concur with the comments of Senators Ahearn and Carrigy on the role of the Minister, Deputy Coveney, and indeed all who have been involved in getting this over the line, in particular, as I said, the Minister, Deputy Coveney, the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the Taoiseach, as well as the new British Prime Minister and those parties in Northern Ireland that have worked...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Feb 2023)

Seán Kyne: I join with others in condemning the attack on the PSNI officer yesterday in Omagh. I extend solidarity to all his colleagues and family in the community as well. In Ireland, political parties and groups receive State funding largely based on the number of Oireachtas Members they have. This is a positive thing. It means we can help avoid the situation in other countries where money and...