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Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Kyne: The Minister is welcome as is the Social Welfare Bill. It is a far cry from what we faced back in 2011 to 2014 in terms of what we can do. We are doing things in this budget because they are the right things to do but also because we are in a position to do them, given the strength and management of the economy and the fact we have such strong tax receipts. A considerable number of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Mr. Watt, Mr. Mulvany and the teams from the HSE and the Department. I have a few questions; perhaps Mr. Watt may start. There has been some commentary regarding the public spending code as it relates to capital projects. Mr. Watt is uniquely qualified, given his previous role in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, to comment on this. If the Minister for Health,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the review and the fact that we are looking again at the length of time. Six to nine months would be good in terms of some of these projects but I accept that the planning system is a different matter. On the consultant contract that is being discussed currently, what in-built measures are included for weekend rotas for consultants, for example? As I understand it, part of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Kyne: Presumably that would allow for the greater use of equipment like MRI scanners and so forth. Such equipment has been paid for but is not always being used-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Kyne: What is the situation regarding the roll-out of free GP care for six and seven year olds? I assume that the deadline set by the Minister for the end of this year will not be met. What stage are we at? I understand we are talking about 80,000 children or, more importantly, their parents or guardians. Where are we at with those negotiations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Kyne: Regarding the acute waiting lists, the number of patients waiting for 48 months or more is approximately 819. What can we do to reduce the wait for acute services? Is there a focus on that because I would have thought acute means emergency or very urgent as opposed to elective. In that context, it is a significant number, not to mention the number of patients waiting for between 36 and 48...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Kyne: These are the figures we got from the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Kyne: All surgery can be considered urgent but for surgery to provide pain relief, 18 patients were waiting for 48 months or more and 107 for between 36 and 48 months. The description says it all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank Ms Goff.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Industrial Development (6 Dec 2022)

Seán Kyne: The Minister of State is welcome. I thank the Office of the Cathaoirleach for choosing this matter for debate this morning. As the Minister of State will know, Galway has a very proud record of job creation at IDA Ireland-sponsored plants in a range of sectors, including technology, pharmaceuticals, medtech, international financial services, business services, engineering and food. We want...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Industrial Development (6 Dec 2022)

Seán Kyne: The Minister of State is right to talk about the region. What is good for Galway is good for Mayo, and vice versa. There is engagement between both counties regarding both employment and movement. It is heartening that there have been 31 site visits to Galway by IDA Ireland-sponsored companies, that the Department is keeping the land banks under constant review and that there has been an...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

Seán Kyne: On behalf of the Fine Gael group, I welcome the ambassador to the Chamber. I wish the Finnish people a happy national day as well. I had the pleasure of visiting Helsinki back in 2004 and it is a beautiful city. First, I recognise the establishment 100 years ago of the Irish Free State. It was a turbulent part of our history. We know the divisions that ensued are still with us. It is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

Seán Kyne: Yes, but the letter has been written by the CEO. It will be dealt with at the meeting subsequently. Again, it was urging caution, which I find strange. There are a number of issues here and there is talk of Garda investigations. I have no idea who has been investigated by the Garda in relation to Inland Fisheries Ireland, but I am of the view there should be an investigation by the...

Seanad: Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022: Order for Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

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

Seanad: Credit Union (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

Seán Kyne: The Leas-Chathaoirleach does not need any supervision. The Minister of State is welcome. I want to briefly welcome the publication of this Bill and to compliment his own engagement with the credit union sector. He has met various credit unions, has engaged with them in stakeholder engagements and has toured the country to meet the front line in relation to credit unions. We all agree that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2022)

Seán Kyne: I wish Romania and all Romanians a happy national day also. I welcome the ambassadors who were with us earlier. I have raised inland fisheries matters on numerous occasions. I am grateful for the reply I received this morning from the Secretary General of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, informing me that an investigation will take place on matters under the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach's office for selecting this matter. I will say this again, as I have said numerous times. There are four Ministers in the Department of Health, senior and junior, and yet Deputy Noonan is here. I mean no disrespect to him but it is something many of us have raised in the past. For the first time since I came into these Houses in 2011, I can see a vision from the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Hospital Facilities (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for the comprehensive reply on behalf of the Department. All of these projects are important. I do not like to make any of them more important than another but there is a clear need for all projects to be delivered in the coming years. It is incumbent on Government to prioritise them. The public spending code is obviously important and we know about the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Kyne: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding the Orders of Reference of the Joint Committee on Gender Equality extension of reporting deadline, to be taken on conclusion of the Order of Business, without debate; No. 2, motion regarding the protocol and arrangements for President von der Leyen's address to the joint sitting of both Houses of the Oireachtas to be taken on conclusion of No....