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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: ...expertise in the management of Long COVID", that it has filled 53.6 whole-time equivalent posts, and Covid clinics have been established in Beaumont, St. James's, and St. Vincent's hospitals, and Cork, Limerick and Galway university hospitals. How are those clinics operating for the people that contact the LCAI? How are they functioning on the ground?

Seanad: Agriculture: Statements (16 Apr 2024)

Seán Kyne: ...the average for stock to be let out, but there are areas where dairy farmers traditionally have stock out by day in February or out by day and night by St. Patrick's Day, which happens in parts of Cork and the south east, as Senators Lombard and Cummins would be used to. That is a different story. In Connemara, we are often jealous of the big dairy farmers but we would not be jealous...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (7 Dec 2023)

Seán Kyne: ...concerns. I am also concerned about some of the decisions made. When looking at the maps, I was immediately struck by the fact that the town of Mallow - but not its hinterland - was taken out of Cork. That would immediately impact on the sitting Labour Party TD in the area, who I texted at the time. I wonder whether it is fair to take a town but not the hinterland. It is the same with...

Seanad: Recent Violence in Dublin City Centre: Motion (29 Nov 2023)

Seán Kyne: ...campaigns are very difficult to plan and it is not known when the next campaigns will be. The person asked where someone living in a town such as, say, Castlebar, who goes through training would be stationed. A trainee with a young family has no idea beforehand where he or she might be stationed. Would this person be stationed in Wexford, Cork or Donegal or would it be Galway, which is...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Dental Services (19 Oct 2023)

Seán Kyne: ...the rising population and to replace retiring dentists. He recommends various measures to improve the supply of dentists, including significant investment in and expansion of the two dental schools in Cork and Dublin because Ireland does not produce enough dentists. He was cautiously optimistic about the recent announcement of increased college places by the Minister, Deputy Harris. I...

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Seán Kyne: ...Colombian national police in the coming weeks. I would like to acknowledge the exceptional work carried out by the Garda, Defence Forces, Revenue and customs in the seizure of some €157 million worth of cocaine on a vessel brought into Cork Harbour in hazardous conditions. The Garda was hugely involved in what was a cross-agency operation. The scourge of cocaine is an issue that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2023)

Seán Kyne: ...rivers. Major pollution issues may have reduced but the diffuse pollution that impacts on water quality is evident in certain parts of the country, particularly in the south east and areas in Cork. Senator Higgins requested an amendment to the Order of Business to take No. 18, which is a Bill to amend the Turf Development Act 1946 and the Forestry Act 1988 in order to reflect obligations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges in Hospitals: Minister for Health (26 Apr 2023)

Seán Kyne: I thank Mr. McCallion. The Minister said he is fast-tracking the development of new elective surgical hubs in Cork, Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Waterford to address shorter-term capacity demands. What sort of timescales, locations and so on does the Minister have in mind for that? The elective hospitals have been decided on for Cork, Dublin and Galway. They are medium-term. For these...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Mar 2023)

Seán Kyne: ...-out of fibre broadband. There are areas of north Connemara, areas towards Ballinasloe in east Galway, and in south and north-west Mayo, south Donegal, south Sligo, west Clare and large parts of Cork and Tipperary that are evidently lacking those services.Large areas of the country, therefore, have not got to the first stage of surveys pending in respect of high-speed broadband. We talk...

Seanad: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (1 Mar 2023)

Seán Kyne: .... Some areas will grow faster than others but the national planning framework attempts to direct growth to other areas. For example, 25% of the growth is projected for Dublin, 25% in Galway, Cork, Limerick and Waterford, with 50% in other towns, regional centres and rural areas. It is important to acknowledge that it is not Dublin focused or city focused. While cities are the main...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Seán Kyne: ..., with the rate of tax credit being worth up to 32% of eligible Irish expenditure. In addition, there is the regional uplift which is particularly beneficial to those areas outside of Dublin, Wicklow, and Cork city and county. Having had some part to play in the launch of the western regional audiovisual production. WRAP, fund a number of years ago, which is a collaboration of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2022)

Seán Kyne: ...years in Galway is another matter. This is only the latest incarnation of the road project. Work commenced on the original project as far back as 1999. Therefore, we are being left behind other cities like Cork, Limerick and Dublin where both road infrastructure and other infrastructure is powering ahead or has at least seen adequate development. The original bypass project was a road...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2022)

Seán Kyne: ...offices. There are some things that are still delaying a resumption on normality post-Covid. People being able to meet with Revenue officials to discuss their issues in public should be provided in all offices, particularly outside of Dublin and Cork. Senator Keogan talked about the intake of Ukrainians, long-term homes and limits to how many people we can accommodate. I am proud of the...

Seanad: Passport Office: Motion (5 Oct 2022)

Seán Kyne: ...from Northern Ireland per month, so assistance in that regard would be welcome. I cannot advocate for there being a passport office in every county, but there are gaps. We have offices in Dublin and Cork, so the north and west would be well served by having a passport office in the North and an additional one in the west, be it in Galway, Mayo or wherever. That would be useful. It would...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Staff (20 Sep 2022)

Seán Kyne: ...- most likely retirements - by the end of May, which is a problem. Teachers feel there is no way out if they want to work closer to home. I know of one woman in County Galway who teachers in County Cork. She just got married to a guy from Galway and they live in Galway. They have a mortgage and this is putting pressure on their marriage. Another member of the aforementioned group...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Staff (20 Sep 2022)

Seán Kyne: ..., both have permanent contracts and teach the same subjects and no one is being coerced or forced, I do not understand why that cannot be done. If someone is living in Galway and wants to move to Cork while someone in Cork wants to move to Galway and they can be accommodated without losing their permanent status, a scheme needs to be developed that will allow that to happen. I ask for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Dental Services (14 Sep 2022)

Seán Kyne: ...the advice of the Dental Council. The Minister, it seems, is unwilling or unable to come up with solutions to solve this problem. Officials in the Department have suggested that orthodontists are being sought in Kildare, Cork or Clonmel. Why can the Department not engage with the Dental Council to find a locum to cover this practice while we sort out this mess? This situation is having...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Sep 2022)

Seán Kyne: ...county, has a huge deficit in wastewater treatment schemes. It has only approximately 33 wastewater treatment schemes, compared with 93 in counties Tipperary and Donegal and more than 150 in County Cork. Therefore, a case could be made for counties such as Galway to have more than two of these schemes granted. We also have two offshore islands with inadequate sewerage schemes, namely,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: ...have in other airports. We talk about regionally balanced development and all of that. We have three fine international airports on the west coast, namely, Ireland West Airport Knock, Shannon and Cork. They have had difficulties in the past but anybody who has used those facilities know how handy and quick they are. There is pre-clearance at Shannon as well. There is a wonderful...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2022)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Cathaoirleach for reading out the names of those who lost their lives in the tragedy in Cork 100 years ago. I acknowledge the comments by my colleague, Senator Lombard, on this issue last week on attending the commemoration. I got a call this morning from a local primary school that is taking in 17 Ukrainian children. All was going well and the children are settling in as best...