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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: WHO Treaty on Pandemic Preparedness: Department of Health (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: How is it proposed that circumstances will be different from, say, the SARS virus in 2003 and the latest pandemic? Are there practical areas of change? Any pandemic brings about new understanding and learning. Internationally, in terns of co-operation or planning, what is the big picture on the lessons learned and how things are proposed to be different?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: WHO Treaty on Pandemic Preparedness: Department of Health (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: On capital buildings and design of wards and so on, single occupancy rooms are probably the way to go in infection control but Covid heightened that reality and necessity. Is that part of the Department's planning? Is it part of the WHO recommendations internationally?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: Is that internationally?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Pleanáil Teanga Laistigh den Ghaeltacht: Plé (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: Cuirim fáilte roimh na finnéithe go léir chuig an gcoiste seo. Léigh mé óráidí ár bhfinnéithe roimh ré agus bhí mé anseo do chuid acu. Ar dtús báire ó thaobh na hoibre atá á déanamh acu, cé chomh tábhachtach is atá na scoileanna áitiúla, na bunscoileanna áitiúla...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Pleanáil Teanga Laistigh den Ghaeltacht: Plé (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: Céard faoin gceantar ina bhfuil Ciarán Ó Tiarnaigh ag feidhmiú? Cé chomh dúshlánach is atá rudaí mar gheall ar na scoileanna náisiúnta atá ag feidhmiú trí mheán an Bhéarla?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Pleanáil Teanga Laistigh den Ghaeltacht: Plé (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: Tá an cheist ó thaobh tithíochta pléite go minic againne. An féidir le Stiofán Seoighe labhairt faoi sin? Is ceantar álainn é agus b'fhéidir go bhfuil sé deacair teach a cheannach nó b'fhéidir nach bhfuil siad ar fáil, agus go bhfuil suim ag daoine teach a cheannach mar dara teach nó teach saoire. Tá radharc...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Pleanáil Teanga Laistigh den Ghaeltacht: Plé (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: Is deacracht é trasna na gceantar Ghaeltachta. Bhí mé i Ros Muc inné agus i rith na seachtaine ag canbhasáil agus bhí an iomarca tithe folamh. Cé go bhfuil deontais ar fáil, b'fhéidir go bhfuil tithe fágtha do dhaoine thar lear nó go bhfuil fadhbanna leis an gníomhas teidil nó rud éigin mar sin, ach tá tithe ann....

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Pleanáil Teanga Laistigh den Ghaeltacht: Plé (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: Is deas é sin a chloisint. Tá sé sin fíorthábhachtach. Tá scoil lán-Ghaeilge ann freisin agus molaim an Teachta Ó Cuív as an obair atá déanta aige.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Pleanáil Teanga Laistigh den Ghaeltacht: Plé (8 May 2024)

Seán Kyne: Cloistear na rudaí sin ó thaobh na hÚcránaigh a tháinig isteach in áiteanna freisin, go bhfuil siad ag foghlaim Gaeilge ag an mbunleibhéil agus ag súgradh agus ag spraoi trí mheán na Gaeilge leis na páistí eile. Is deas é sin a fheiceáil agus a chloisint. Tá sé sin tábhachtach. Is léir go bhfuil an...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: I note the Leader has taken green principles to her heart of late, and I wish to raise the issue of bus transport. As part of the programme for Government, one of the headline figures is €1 million a day is spent on walking and cycling, which is positive, and on public transport. The issue that arises, however, is that there is no point saying we have additional bus services if the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: They were welcoming the package.

Seanad: Flooding on Lough Funshinagh: Statements (30 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State and acknowledge his initiative in heading down to Lough Funshinagh at the earliest opportunity, to see for himself the issues at stake there.I have not personally been down. I have seen the news footage and the social media commentary. It is very difficult and I acknowledge the work of all the local Senators and Deputies for the area, particularly Senator...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Funding (24 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: I acknowledge the Cathaoirleach's office for choosing this Commencement matter. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Colm Burke, and congratulate him on his new position. I understand this is his first time in the Chamber since becoming a Minister of State. I wish him well in his role in the months ahead. I wish to raise the minor works grant and the ICT grant for primary and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Funding (24 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the announcement of the minor works grants being processed and issuing to schools in the coming days. That is welcome as long as it happens. When this announcement was made initially, it was that they would be paid soon, so I welcome that the Minister of State said they will be processed in the coming days. I also welcome what was said on the ICT grants. I have been contacted by...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (24 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister. I take this opportunity to welcome the students and teachers from Lanesborough Primary School, County Longford. They are very welcome to the Chamber today and I hope they enjoy the day. I also welcome the guests of Deputy Grealish, the Galway branch of Network Ireland. They are very welcome as well to the Chamber and I hope they enjoy the hospitalities that will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for the Blind and Vision Impaired: Vision Ireland (24 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the representatives of Vision Ireland. This question has been touched upon. Is there a correlation between gender, different age cohorts, level of education attained, level of affluence and uptake of the free eye test under the treatment benefit scheme? Is that information available? I suspect it is easier to get a breakdown by gender and age. Does Vision Ireland have access to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for the Blind and Vision Impaired: Vision Ireland (24 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: Would the Department of Social Protection have some of that information?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for the Blind and Vision Impaired: Vision Ireland (24 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: Dry eyes is something we hear about. I have dry eyes and take eye drops regularly. I am told it relates to screen time and houses that are insufficiently ventilated. Can that cause more severe issues down the line? Might it be a precursor to certain vision issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for the Blind and Vision Impaired: Vision Ireland (24 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: Is there any evidence, even anecdotal evidence, that people who work outdoors have fewer issues with their eyes?