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

Seán Kyne: I welcome Ms Magahy and her team. I want to touch on issues similar to those raised by Deputy Colm Burke with regard to the elective centre for Galway. Is it correct that there are no agreed plans for an overnight unit or overnight beds?

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

Seán Kyne: There is no agreement on 200 beds as part of the elective centre.

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

Seán Kyne: Outside of what is carried out in a minor procedures unit such as at Roscommon hospital, what additional procedures will take place in this elective centre? For example, will hip and knee replacement surgery, non-prostate cancer surgery or hernia treatment take place?

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

Seán Kyne: What we need is clarity on this. What has been talked about and promised by Saolta and others is overnight or inpatient beds. In Ms Magahy's presentation to the South-Southwest Hospital Group, she mentioned orthopaedics and a wide range of services. I find it hard to believe all of those could take place on a day-only basis. Realistically, will there be hip and knee replacement on a...

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

Seán Kyne: Can Ms Magahy confirm if hip or knee replacement will take place in this elective centre?

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

Seán Kyne: Ms Magahy said there are weekly meetings with Saolta. Senior Saolta officials have commented to me that the plans Sláintecare has presented were not what they envisaged or what is required for Galway or the region. Have they expanded on that? I presume they have. What issues do they have with the proposals Sláintecare has made?

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

Seán Kyne: Okay but there are proposals relating to the elective centre. What is the difference between an elective hospital and an elective centre? Will the witnesses provide a list of procedures above what is provided in a minor injuries unit? The diagram indicates that selective day surgery plus minor see and treat, which is the chosen model for Galway, Cork and Dublin is one place above a minor...

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

Seán Kyne: Okay. They are three places down from an elective hospital.

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

Seán Kyne: Nothing has been agreed.

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

Seán Kyne: I thank the witness.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (4 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: I propose that we suspend the sitting until 4.10 p.m. to allow the Minister to arrive.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (1 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State. I am delighted to speak about schools in my area of Moycullen, County Galway. Some people describe Moycullen as a village but in reality it is a small town at this stage. It was certainly identified as such in the draft county development plan. It is close to Galway city but has its own community close to the amenities of the National University of Ireland...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (1 Jun 2021)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I am somewhat disappointed that I have not received a hard copy of it but I am sure it will be circulated or I will get one later. The Minister of State said there is no identified requirement for additional school places. This is the issue and problem. Moycullen has always sent its students to Galway city because there has been no other...

Seanad: Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021: Second Stage (31 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State. I welcome this Bill, which is probably a precursor to a more important Bill regarding planning and all that goes with it. Marine planning is a complex area, covering a variety of sectors, especially with regard to renewables, which are important but difficult under the planning system that we have in this country. I urge those in the Houses of the...

Seanad: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (31 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister. I acknowledge the work of the HSE on rolling out the vaccination programme nationwide. Many people did not believe the Minister, the Government or our specialists in NIAC or the HSE that the issue initially was a supply issue but clearly it was. It has been proven that once the supplies come into the country, the HSE and the State are very efficient at ensuring the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authorities (25 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach for selecting this Commencement matter. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, to the House. I know the Minister of State, Deputy Peter Burke, has recently engaged with councillors on a cross-party basis on the issue of funding for Galway County Council. Obviously, they are better placed than I am to put forward the case. As I understand it, the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Local Authorities (25 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: When Galway County Council increased the LPT - it was one of the first local authorities to do so - it was done on the basis that the Department would come with it some of the way, but it did not do that. While one could argue it would have gained an additional €2.2 million by increasing the LPT, I return to the comparisons. Galway County Council's budget for this year is €136...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: I am delighted Senator O'Donovan is here to tell his tale and I concur with him on the importance of the condition of epilepsy. I call for a debate on the issue of planning. Every element of our infrastructure is dependent on our planning process. In the main it is open and transparent and allows for objections and submissions to the supreme authority for appeals, An Bord Pleanála....

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, to the Chamber. The vaccination performance over the last number of weeks in particular is welcome. For a long time, one would have had a hard time trying to find someone who had received a vaccine, but now we are meeting plenty of people who have had it, including family members and, thankfully, parents. It is, dare I say it, a shot in the arm for...

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: Tomorrow.