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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...

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

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for his reply, but it is depressing to see written down that, "The main emergency department and women's and children's block development at UHG is a complex project and is in the early stages of design progression." When the former Minister, Deputy Harris, was in Galway in September 2018, we saw design plans for the emergency department. Yes, the situation may...

Seanad: Future of Banking in Ireland: Statements (10 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber and wish all businesses across the country that are re-opening today the very best of luck and profitability. I hope it is a permanent re-opening. We all hope that. Many businesses across our country have had a horrid 14 months because of the pandemic. I acknowledge the range of supports put in place by the Minister and the Department of Finance. We...

Seanad: Carer's Allowance: Motion (10 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: I will share three minutes of my time with Senator Joe O'Reilly. I thank Senator Seery Kearney for doing the majority of the work on this motion, which is in the name of the Fine Gael group.I also welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, to the House. Carers are mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, siblings, family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. They can be stressed, tired...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Secretary General to the meeting and congratulate him on his new post. I have a few questions. Deputy Shorthall touched upon the contents of his opening statement. I am intrigued at the choice of phraseology in point 2 of page three, where it is stated that: "There is no evidence...". Mr. Watt does not state that the Department "has not" or "is" or whatever - he states...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: So, there was no legal advice to phrase it that way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: It is also in the report that was commissioned in the Department. The phrase: "There is no evidence..." is used again. I find it strange that rather than denying something or saying that it did not happen, that turn of phrase was used.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Whistleblower Allegations: Department of Health (5 May 2021)

Seán Kyne: Yes.