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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Cyberattack, Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out and Covid-19 Restrictions in Maternity Hospitals: Health Service Executive (23 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Mr. Reid and the team. I compliment the staff members of the HSE on their work during the pandemic, particularly on the success of the vaccination programme which was always dependent on supply, as has been proven with the increased delivery of vaccines and the increase in patients who have been seen. I am also going to touch on maternity services. As others have said, we have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Cyberattack, Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out and Covid-19 Restrictions in Maternity Hospitals: Health Service Executive (23 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: This woman went on to give a two-page testimony of giving birth, stillbirth, and all that went with it. It was heartbreaking. Another lady wrote how women and their partners are looking for a return to pre-pandemic levels of access through the pregnancy journey. She queried the distinction between full labour and active labour and stated that women in labour need support and advocacy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Cyberattack, Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out and Covid-19 Restrictions in Maternity Hospitals: Health Service Executive (23 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: I thank Dr. Henry. I accept the situation we were in post Christmas but we are in a much different situation now. As I said, the heartbreaking testimonies we have seen over recent months cut to the core of life and death and expectant mothers' worry. We therefore need to get back to whatever operated pre pandemic for expectant mothers. They need to have that love and support of a partner...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (21 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach's office for choosing this Commencement matter. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, to the Chamber. To set the scene, Barna is a popular place to live. As I am sure she will be aware, it is on the outskirts of Galway city. It is a coastal town that has experienced rapid growth over the past 20 years. The 2016 census recorded a population of 2,000....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (21 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for her response, which was somewhat disappointing. The capacity of the school or local authority to improve safety is limited at that location. It is a busy regional route and there is no space to widen the road, provide a car park or implement safety measures. A new school is needed in the area. Not only would this increase the safety of children and their...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: The Minister is very welcome. I congratulate him on progressing the Bill. I congratulate also my colleague Senator Pauline O'Reilly, and others who have led on this ambitious Bill, as well as all involved in the climate change committee. The Minister will be aware that I too have served in his Department, on the natural resources side of things, and we have had back and forth debates on a...

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (18 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: I move: That notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, or the Order of the Seanad of Tuesday, 15th June, 2021, in respect of the sitting of the Seanad on Friday, 18th June, 2021, the business to be taken shall be confined to the items set out in the Schedule to this paragraph and, accordingly, no other business shall be taken unless the Seanad shall...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Order for Second Stage (18 Jun 2021)

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

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (18 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the proposals that are laid out in this Bill. It is clear in terms of the national planning framework, regional strategies and the county development plan. Councillors must take part in much onerous work, including preparatory work, reading and understanding. It is important for that power to be given, where it is deemed necessary, first to the planning authority and to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Mr. Collins and Mr. Johnson to the committee and thank them for their evidence. There is commonality in the statements they have given on the need for an updated cardiovascular disease and stroke strategies. I am sure it is something the committee will take up. In general, people know what they are supposed to be doing in terms of getting check-ups, eating healthy, taking...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: I hear of situations where HSE staff go to marts in rural Ireland to monitor the health of farmers by doing blood tests and so on. Does Mr. Johnson think there could be scope for the HSE to set up a stand at mass gatherings such as football, soccer or rugby matches to do quick blood pressure tests? It may not be as accurate after the match as it would be before it. HE also mentioned...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: May I just ask one more question? I am running out of time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health Policy: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: This debate is timely in light of what happened to the Danish footballer, Christian Eriksen, last weekend. We are thankful that he is recovering. Speed, the availability of defibrillators and the fact that this sporting event was being monitored were factors. What more can be done with regard to our front-line paramedics, the old system, particularly in rural communities, involving the...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Curaclam Nua na hArdteistiméireachta (Atógáil): An Roinn Oideachais (16 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe. Le bheith soiléir, tá an Roinn ag moladh go mbeadh an ardteistiméireacht níos éasca do dhaoine taobh amuigh den Ghaeltacht atá ag freastal ar mheánscoileanna a fheidhmíonn trí mheán an Bhéarla agus go mbeadh sí ag leibhéal níos airde do dhéagóirí ón nGaeltacht...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: We have had a week of uncertainty in the aviation sector. Our thoughts go to staff who have lost jobs over the weekend and those whose jobs are under threat within the aviation sector. I welcome that emergency seven-month contracts can issue where a new operator can be found for PSO services to Kerry and Donegal. It seems like a different world when in late 2019 the then Government of...

Seanad: Public Service Pay Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and I welcome the publication of the Bill. It is a throwback to the last financial crisis of 2008-09 which has been with us throughout the past decade. In that time we have gone through the Croke Park, Lansdowne Road and Haddington Road agreements, the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act of 2015, the Public Service Pay and...

Seanad: Public Service Pay Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: Next Monday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Sláintecare: Department of Health (9 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: Should we suspend for a few minutes?