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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: Unfortunately, Galway County Council has reached the bottom of the league in terms of State funding per capitain terms of county council funding. I am not surprised because Galway County Council has been one of the most under-funded councils for a number of years. Unfortunately, it is official that Galway County Council has reached the bottom of the table. Galway County Council was second...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State and congratulate him on progressing this important legislation. It is always important that legislation be reviewed and improved as time goes on, given that situations change. Even though 2014 was not that long ago, the Act was groundbreaking legislation for the time and, as the Minister of State mentioned, one of the strongest Acts on whistleblowing across...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: -----and his or her family. We have all seen instances where someone in a company or public body is not even whistleblowing, but is instead just challenging or looking for improvements. That can be unwelcome at times, and it can be a very lonely place for a person in those circumstances. I note the protections as regards information. Information leaks, so it is important that there are...

Seanad: Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the announcement by An Bord Pleanála that planning permission has been granted for the Celtic interconnector between Ireland and France. This is hugely important for energy supply and for the exchange of electricity between Ireland and France. I hope that one day it will be part of an exporting cable for naturally produced wind energy as well. In the meantime, we will be...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Electric Vehicles (19 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach's office for choosing this Commencement debate and welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber.I tabled this matter to Deputy Eamon Ryan as the Minister for Transport but also as the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, given that the issue of electric vehicle, EV, charging points is one that is covered by both of his ministerial...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Electric Vehicles (19 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for that response on behalf of the Department. I welcome the information in it, according to which County Galway has 12 standard charge points, nine fast chargers and four high-powered charge points. County Galway is the second largest county in the country and has a large tourist destination in the form of Connemara, where public charge points are...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: Cuirim fáilte roimh an gCeannaire. Bhí an Príomh-Aoire agus an tAire Stáit ar a bhfuil freagracht as an nGaeltacht, an Teachta Chambers, ar cuairt go Corr na Móna i gConamara le déanaí agus é ag seoladh plean teanga do cheantar Dhúiche Sheoigheach agus Tuar Mhic Éadaigh. Ba ócáid álainn é agus bhí oíche...

Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome this debate initiated by Senator Keogan. It is thought-provoking and there is great detail in the text of the motion. There is enough material contained within it for three or four different motions, but the motion is certainly worthy of debate anyway. The Government has proposed an amendment to the motion that also highlights several other important and concerning points in this...

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the tenet of Senator Higgins's Bill. Obviously, procurement is quite complicated, particularly for major projects. It is an area that is open to legal challenge. The simplest approach is to award contracts to those who submit the lowest tender. Are changes likely to result in more prolonged processes of legal challenges or scrutiny? I wonder if this proposal could lead to...

Seanad: Quality in Public Procurement (Contract Preparation and Award Criteria) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (18 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Mr. Reid and the team and wish Ms O'Connor and Mr. Woods well in their new positions. I will begin with capital projects. I have engaged with the Tánaiste on the emergency department and maternity and paediatric unit in Galway and asked him to engage with the officials, which I believe he has. This is a long-running project and I appreciate it is complex. We have had...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: Will the planning application for the emergency department and maternity and paediatric unit be lodged this year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: It is a challenge. It is very frustrating for all involved. I acknowledge that there will be a temporary emergency department but there is huge frustration about the delay on this project. All I can do is keep raising it, as I have been doing, within the committee, with the Minister, with the Secretary General and at a political level with the Tánaiste. I understand he has discussed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I appreciate that but I thought this had been settled and that everything was progressing. Is Mr. Reid saying there is still division within the Saolta group?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: When did this clear alignment-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: One in every two of us will get cancer during his or her lifetime. Cancer survival rates are thankfully increasing. People are living longer so the likelihood of getting cancer has also increased. The survival rates for breast, colorectal and lung cancer patients are worse in the west than in the rest of the country, particularly for breast cancer. In HSE west, the cumulative five-year...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: Okay. I would appreciate a note on that. In last year's winter plan, there were no acute beds identified for UHG, which we are told was due to a lack of physical space. Is that likely to be repeated this coming winter? Are there any short to medium-term plans for acute beds? Is the elective hospital in Merlin Park still planned to be a day-only facility, or is there a cast-iron...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: What sort of timescale does "designed in from the beginning" entail?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE National Service Plan 2022: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: That would be the first phase.