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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Protection and Support for Covid-19 Front-line Workers: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Seán Kyne: I thank the witnesses for their attendance and their presentations and welcome them all. I will start by thanking all healthcare workers for their diligent and compassionate work and care for people during this pandemic, the likes of which none of us have seen on this scale before. Obviously, top of that queue are nurses, consultants and GPs but also all healthcare staff - cleaning staff,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Protection and Support for Covid-19 Front-line Workers: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Seán Kyne: Ms Ní Sheaghdha is on mute.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2021)

Seán Kyne: There is a distinct chill in the air. Thankfully, it is not a political chill but an actual chill. It is promised for the week, with snow forecast for later in the week. While I welcome the increase in the fuel allowance announced by the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, the €3.50 increase to €28 per week from 1 January, I acknowledge we have to look out for elderly people in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2021)

Seán Kyne: I second the proposal.

Seanad: Criminal Procedure and Related Matters Bill 2021: First Stage (8 Feb 2021)

Seán Kyne: I second the proposal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the witnesses. It has been a difficult 11 or 12 months for staff in nursing homes and I pay tribute to them. It has also been a difficult year for residents and their families, especially for residents who were used to regular visits from families or those who might have large families. Mr. Daly mentioned that staffing is the predominant emergency. He also mentioned the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Seán Kyne: What about the job situation among Irish people? Has there been an increased interest?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Seán Kyne: What about non-nursing staff? Is there an increased availability?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Seán Kyne: I thank Mr. Daly. I will open up my questions to other witnesses. Care in homes is not just confined to feeding, personal hygiene and rest, extra services are provided such as physiotherapy, chiropody, and daily exercise routines. How has this been impacted by the pandemic?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Seán Kyne: In what way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 in Nursing Homes (2 Feb 2021)

Seán Kyne: Notwithstanding the excellent care that has been provided, is there evidence of people deteriorating more rapidly because of the pandemic due to the lack of interaction with family, loss of routine and mixing with friends? Are people losing the will to live?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2021)

Seán Kyne: The Government has announced plans for changes to working practices for many in a bid to improve work-life balance and allow many workers, including public servants, the option of working from home or remotely. The benefits, including reduced time lost to commuting, additional time with family or rest time, as well as reduced costs and carbon footprints, are all evident. To make this policy...

Seanad: Response to Covid-19 (Social Protection): Statements (1 Feb 2021)

Seán Kyne: Next Monday at 10.30 a.m. in the Dáil Chamber.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Update (29 Jan 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the witnesses and acknowledge the work being done in the vaccination programme's roll-out, including trying to make it as fair as possible. Nothing frustrates people more than others skipping the queue or, rather, being perceived as skipping the queue. I feel let down by AstraZeneca and the issues surrounding it. I hope that a solution can be arrived at quickly. It smacks of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Emergency Departments (26 Jan 2021)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for travelling up to the Chamber today, but I regret no one is here from the Department of Health to address this Commencement matter. University Hospital Galway, UHG, is a model 4 hospital providing 24-7 acute surgery, acute medicine and critical care services for Galway and the region. I acknowledge the front-line staff and management who have been operating...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Emergency Departments (26 Jan 2021)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State for the response on behalf of the Department of Health. While there was a good deal of information in it, the salient point is that no date has yet been set for the planning application for the main building. Despite Saolta University Health Care Group telling the then Minister, Deputy Harris, in September 2018 that the application would be lodged before the...

Seanad: Report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Statements (Resumed) (26 Jan 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman. I welcome the publication of the report and I acknowledge the work and effort that went into its production. As others have said, it is important that the recommendations and summaries are discussed with survivors and that their views on the next steps forward are taken into account and are followed through. There are many very worthy...

Seanad: Report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Statements (Resumed) (26 Jan 2021)

Seán Kyne: The House will sit again at 11 a.m. on Monday, 1 February 2021 in the Dáil Chamber.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Seán Kyne: I welcome Dr. Glynn, Mr. Woods and the team from the HSE. I acknowledge the exceptional work carried out by front-line workers and health officials over the past few months. Christmas was always going to be a threat over any other time of year due to the nature of Irish people and the season coming after a difficult year. It coincided with the UK-identified strain of the virus arriving...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of High Levels of Covid-19 on the Health System: Discussion (22 Jan 2021)

Seán Kyne: Yes. I am inquiring about the nature of the ICU beds required for those who have Covid but no other underlying conditions. Do they require the same level of support as an ICU bed that we would be more familiar with before this for somebody in post-operative care or stroke care? Are they more or less intense or are they patient-dependent? Second, how important are individual...