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Seanad: Public Water Connection Charges: Motion (26 Apr 2023)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State. We will move now to the Fianna Fáil slot. I understand Senator Fitzpatrick is sharing time with Senator Murphy.

Seanad: Public Water Connection Charges: Motion (26 Apr 2023)

Seán Kyne: The Senators have four minutes and two minutes.

Seanad: Public Water Connection Charges: Motion (26 Apr 2023)

Seán Kyne: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges in Hospitals: Minister for Health (26 Apr 2023)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister. I have been dipping in and out of the contributions over the last while. I listened to the Minister's opening contribution. He talked about the additional hospital beds that have been provided, which are certainly welcome. One of the challenges faced at the start of Covid was critical care capacity and how that compared with other countries across Europe. Three...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges in Hospitals: Minister for Health (26 Apr 2023)

Seán Kyne: When does the Minister anticipate reaching the 350 beds? It is welcome progress from where we were.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges in Hospitals: Minister for Health (26 Apr 2023)

Seán Kyne: Some 446 is the objective.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges in Hospitals: Minister for Health (26 Apr 2023)

Seán Kyne: It is imperative for those beds to be maintained somewhere. There was obviously the physical space and the capacity to deal with patients who occupied those beds. It would be a backwards step if, for the coming winter, we were down ten beds when the system was able to cope with them last winter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges in Hospitals: Minister for Health (26 Apr 2023)

Seán Kyne: I thank Mr. McCallion. The Minister said he is fast-tracking the development of new elective surgical hubs in Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Waterford to address shorter-term capacity demands. What sort of timescales, locations and so on does the Minister have in mind for that? The elective hospitals have been decided on for Cork, Dublin and Galway. They are medium-term. For these...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges in Hospitals: Minister for Health (26 Apr 2023)

Seán Kyne: Is Mr. Tierney talking about modular units?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges in Hospitals: Minister for Health (26 Apr 2023)

Seán Kyne: What kind of bed capacity is Mr. Tierney talking about?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges in Hospitals: Minister for Health (26 Apr 2023)

Seán Kyne: Two and four theatres.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges in Hospitals: Minister for Health (26 Apr 2023)

Seán Kyne: Obviously there are day beds for recovery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges in Hospitals: Minister for Health (26 Apr 2023)

Seán Kyne: Staffing and recruitment is an ongoing issue. Is there an improvement or a worsening? Is it more difficult compared to a year ago on the international scene? That is where the focus is in terms of recruitment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges in Hospitals: Minister for Health (26 Apr 2023)

Seán Kyne: The Minister might look into this. The special pandemic payment has still not been paid to a certain cohort employed through Aramark in University Hospital Galway, particularly those who provided meals to patients in the hospital during that period of time. They have gotten the forms and filled them out but it is a long process. I ask the Minister to intervene in any way he can with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges in Hospitals: Minister for Health (26 Apr 2023)

Seán Kyne: They got the forms from Aramark earlier this year but they still have not been paid.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges in Hospitals: Minister for Health (26 Apr 2023)

Seán Kyne: That is excellent. Well done to everybody involved in that great progress. Getting back to more local issues, the feedback on the temporary emergency department in Galway is that it is a huge improvement on what was there. One issue is that the old emergency department is being used. It has ten beds, which assisted over the last winter. Will they be available for the coming winter? The...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2023: Second Stage (25 Apr 2023)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State. I welcome the extension of the agricultural tax relief, as outlined in the Finance Bill 2023, particularly the young trained farmers stock relief. It is particularly notable that Macra na Feirme members are walking from Athy in County Kildare to Dublin today and are scheduled to arrive later this evening.It is a 79 km walk in recognition of its 79 years in...

Seanad: Report of the Independent Review Group on Dignity and Equality Issues in the Defence Forces: Statements (25 Apr 2023)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Tánaiste to the Chamber. I commend all those who took part by giving testimony and evidence as part of this report, and acknowledge the work of all those involved in the formulation of the report. The most important work now begins with the implementation of the statutory review that is to take place. I acknowledge the work and decisions taken by the Government in terms...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Apr 2023)

Seán Kyne: We have read in the newspapers and seen the coverage in respect of the Ministers, Deputies Donohoe and Michael McGrath, and the healthy surplus we have. That relates to the very healthy corporation tax rates that are coming in. Those things do not happen by accident. We are a very favourable country for investment and foreign direct investment because of our good governance, membership of...