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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.

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

Seán Kyne: In Mr. Watt's previous role as Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, I am sure the he would have met with, discussed or liaised with officials from the Departments of Health and Education and Skills and other Secretaries General regarding legal cases. The disclosure, as outlined by senior counsel, Mr. Bradley, in his report, stated that one of the bundles of...

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

Seán Kyne: It is outlined in Mr. Bradley's report. Unless it is a misprint. I found it to be an astounding amount of money.

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

Seán Kyne: Yes.

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

Seán Kyne: Is it clarified? I have not seen clarification of it. Does it relate to a dropped case?

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

Seán Kyne: It goes back to the issue of evidence. Does Mr. Watt have a value on possible liabilities of the Department? I can see from the point of view of the State that those would be important issues. In his previous and present roles, does Mr. Watt have an estimate of liabilities?

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

Seán Kyne: From Mr. Watt's experience in his previous role, are there changes that he will propose are made in respect of these cases going into the future in terms of protecting the Exchequer, but also in his new role as Secretary General of the Department of Health? Are there changes that he will be envisioning?

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (26 Apr 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan. I am delighted to see somebody from the west here as this topic relates to hospital services in the west, in particular the Galway region. The Minister of State will be aware that Galway University Hospitals comprises University Hospital Galway, UHG, and Merlin Park Hospital, which provide a range of emergency elective services for the people...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (26 Apr 2021)

Seán Kyne: That would be a first if we were kept informed as we are not being kept informed. In fact, the information that we got came through a colleague in Cork. There seems to be some surprise that I was given access to this information and that I am now raising these concerns, which I have raised locally as well. The Minister of State referred to a draft preliminary business case, site...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Apr 2021)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach for introducing Senators Maria Byrne and Horkan, the new old Members, shall we say. I congratulate them on their election and I congratulate all those who participated in the recent Seanad by-elections. I will not try to tell the Senators anything about this place because they are more experienced than I and many other Members are. I wish them well in their terms....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Apr 2021)

Seán Kyne: I thank all Senators for their contributions. Senators O'Loughlin and Flynn raised issues with regard to maternity services. That is very important. It is a stressful time for expectant mothers, their partners and, indeed, their parents and anyone else who loves them and worries about them. It is not only a matter of the pregnancy. There are also scans. Expectant mothers may face a...

Seanad: Ninth Report of Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight: Motion (23 Apr 2021)

Seán Kyne: I move: "That the report be adopted, laid before the House and printed."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out: Update (20 Apr 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the expert witnesses. My question is similar to Deputy Durkan's. I was contacted by a lady this morning who knows I am a member of this committee. She asked me to ask a question on behalf of her husband who is younger than 60 years and is part of the vulnerable cohort. He received the first dose of AstraZeneca and she made it quite clear that he will not take the second dose....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out: Update (20 Apr 2021)

Seán Kyne: I thank Professor Butler. I will certainly pass on that message. My second question is for Dr. Henry or his team. Island residents received their first vaccination on the islands. The vaccine was delivered professionally. It was excellently co-ordinated by the Air Corps to drop vaccines to the offshore islands. People over 70 years and in some cases younger people, depending on the...