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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: When was there last involvement in the operations by the Religious Sisters of Charity?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: Okay. I thank Mr. Menton. When was the last time the Department of Health, on behalf of Government, approached St. Vincent's about the purchase of the land? When was it finally accepted that was not going to happen? Does Mr. Menton know the date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank Mr. Menton for that. The two issues I have outlined are two of the main sticking points in this whole debate. As public representatives we receive correspondence and obviously there is much media focus on these two particular issues. Is there anything additional Mr. Menton can provide as reassurance to satisfy the concerns people have about ownership and religious ethos?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: Okay. Does anyone else wish to reply?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: The term "clinically appropriate" has again been raised by many. There have been discussions regarding a codicil or addendum. Has the group had any involvement, sight of it or discussions on that over the past fortnight, since the Cabinet originally postponed the decision?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Chairman.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Areas of Conservation (12 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach's office for choosing this Commencement matter this morning. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, to the Chamber. The Connemara Bog Complex is a very large site of approximately 50,000 ha. It covers the majority of the south Connemara lowlands in County Galway. The site is bounded to the north by the Galway-Clifden road, the N59, and to the south, it...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Areas of Conservation (12 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: No problem. I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply on behalf of the Department. It deals quite clearly with the process to date on where we are. It states that the appeals process is now concluded and the site has moved to the final stages of the process, which requires the publication of the statutory instrument formally designating the site. There is a certainty and I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Deputy Leader. This morning, I want to speak on community facilities. I welcome the Government fund that has been launched by the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Deputy Humphreys. There are three categories, the first being for small-scale projects and improvements to facilities worth between €10,000 and €25,000. The second category is for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank Mr. Devane. My next question is for Mr. O'Donoghue. If I was in a position to buy a home out in the country, and if I wished to see that passed on to future generations, or loved ones or relations, I would prefer a freehold title to a leasehold title. That is just a layperson's view. What rights does the State have after 200 years or 250 years in extending the leasehold on the new...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: On the letter of dissent from the two board members, they gave a clear view on the separation of church and State and that it would be better if the State owned the land on which the hospital was built. With regard to the transfer of shares that has taken place since the original board decision on 4 March, was this part agreed to in the Mulvey process? Was there push back on this or were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: To reply to the Minister, I am convinced, but the issue is that two members of the board were not convinced. They are both medics so they have an expertise in it. That is the point regarding their letter of dissent from yesterday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister and witnesses. I know they have had a long session. I acknowledge that the Minister mentioned in his opening statement the six points and the proposal we are discussing this morning meets all those goals and provides those reassurances. As members of the committee, we received correspondence from two members of the board yesterday who dissented from the decision....

Seanad: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (10 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister. I am speaking on behalf of my colleague, Senator Maria Byrne. I acknowledge the range of supports the Government has provided since the outset of the Covid pandemic. I thought we were coming to the end of Covid, but, for obvious reasons, it is still in the Title of the Bill. Hopefully, it will be the last time that it will be. That is a recognition of not only the...

Seanad: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (10 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach for reading out the names of those who lost their lives in the tragedy in Cork 100 years ago. I acknowledge the comments by my colleague, Senator Lombard, on this issue last week on attending the commemoration. I got a call this morning from a local primary school that is taking in 17 Ukrainian children. All was going well and the children are settling in as best...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (4 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach's office for choosing this Commencement matter for debate. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, to the Chamber. I have raised this topic on a number of occasions with the Minister of State’s colleagues, the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, who has been in the House a number of times, and the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (4 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for the response. The only concrete date there is for the opening of the interim emergency department at the end of June 2022. Other than that, there are a lot of words I have heard before. Some are new, such as the phrases "strategic assessment report" and "external assurance process". They do not fill me with hope about the delivery of the project. I am...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I wish to raise an issue relating to NCT centres. Obviously, Covid has had an impact over a long period of time with regard to the NCT certificate, how long it is valid for and extensions. Considering that in some parts of the country, it will be months before a person will get a date for an NCT, how does that affect the validity of a person's certificate is if he or she has an accident?...