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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.

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: The Minister is welcome to the Chamber. I commend him on bringing forward this comprehensive Bill on affordable housing. I support all types of housing. I have not tried to stop any type of housing and have never objected to any planning application of any type and I do not intend objecting in the future. It is important that we have a mixed housing model in respect of supporting private,...

Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: The Minister can do the research. It caused certain ructions in the community. It was on the basis that there were no private houses coming forward. A number of private applications that have been granted in my community have not progressed. Planning permission has been granted but for whatever reason, they have not progressed. There are developers running back to the local authority to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: I join Senators Chambers and Black in raising the situation in Palestine and look forward to hearing the comments of the Minister, Deputy Coveney, this evening. I have always believed that as long as there are five permanent members of the UN Security Council, issues such as this can never be truly resolved. I ask the Leader to accommodate a debate on the issue of rural transport. As we...

Seanad: Loan Guarantee Schemes Agreements (Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland) Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: Results were mixed but the hurlers did well in any event. We will not say anything else. I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber to debate this important Bill. Like other Senators, I wish all businesses that are reopening a permanent reopening, which is very important. As I said in the Chamber last week when the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, was here, many businesses have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Updates on Breastfeeding: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Chairman. I welcome all the witnesses from Bainne Beatha and Cuidiú. I am conscious that I am male. I considered handing the slot over to one of my female colleagues, particularly as my wife and I, unfortunately, have not been lucky enough to have children. I felt, however, that men also have an important role here because there are men in positions of influence within...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Updates on Breastfeeding: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: What is the antenatal role like in terms of getting information out there? I presume that it is not non-existent. Does it need to be improved?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Tuarascáil Oifig an Choimisinéara Teanga: An Garda Síochána (12 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: Cuirim fáilte roimh Coimisinéir an Gharda agus a fhoireann go léir. Chas mé leis in 2019 ag cruinniú de choiste póilíneachta Chomhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe. Chuir mé ceisteanna faoin ábhar seo air ag an am. Ar an lá céanna, chas an Coimisinéir leis an gCoimisinéir Teanga chun na rudaí seo a phlé. Tá sé...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: We are back in the convention centre, which might not be the best place for Parliament to sit, but is a wonderful setting and vista. It is great to see the rejuvenation of this area of Dublin, which has taken place over a large number of years. Last week in Galway, representatives attended a virtual presentation from Galway Harbour Company regarding its vision for the inner docklands of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Emergency Departments (10 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach for choosing this Commencement matter and I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Feighan. Once again, I wish to discuss healthcare provision in Galway, this time in respect of overcrowding in the emergency department in University Hospital Galway, UHG. We have had a strange year in healthcare provision. Obviously, there have been...