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Kyne, Seán.

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Bill· Public2023/45current

Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023

Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 18 May 2023

Bill entitled an Act to provide for the specific offence of spiking characterised by the administration, injection, or causation of the taking orally of a substance, knowing that the person to whom the substance is administered, injected, or caused to be taken does not consent, or being reckless as to whether the person consents, and where the perpetrator intends to overpower or sedate the person, to engage in a sexual act, cause harm, make a gain or cause a loss, or otherwise commit an offence.

Bill· Public2021/149current

Horticultural Peat (Temporary Measures) Bill 2021

Ireland · Seanad Éireann · 10 November 2021

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2021 and the Environmental Protection Agency Acts 1992 to 2011 to make exceptional provision for peat extraction for the purpose of horticulture for a temporary period in the public interest in order to mitigate the adverse consequences resulting, or likely to result from an interruption to supply and to provide for a just transition.

Question· writtenPQ 45asked

45. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding an application for a foreign birth certificate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55409/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026

45. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding an application for a foreign birth certificate (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55409/26]

Question· writtenPQ 46asked

46. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether a child born abroad to a parent with a UK passport (details below) that was raised in Ireland qualifies for an Irish passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55410/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026

46. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether a child born abroad to a parent with a UK passport (details below) that was raised in Ireland qualifies for an Irish passport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55410/26]

Question· writtenPQ 359asked

359. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to seek additional funding for the recently closed EV scrappage scheme in Budget 2027, considering the original scheme was fully allocated very quickly after opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55083/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026

359. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to seek additional funding for the recently closed EV scrappage scheme in Budget 2027, considering the original scheme was fully allocated very quickly after opening; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55083/26]

Question· writtenPQ 660asked

660. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he will consider introducing, in Budget 2027, a permanent 8% Section 481 uplift for productions filming outside the Dublin metropolitan area including Ashford; his views on whether this would increase production capacity by encouraging filming beyond the already constrained Dublin production hub, would support investment in regional jobs, skills, training and infrastructure, enable more indigenous and international productions to film across Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58457/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026

660. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether he will consider introducing, in Budget 2027, a permanent 8% Section 481 uplift for productions filming outside the Dublin metropolitan area including Ashford; his views on whether this would increase production capacity by encouraging filming beyond the already constrained Dublin production hub, would support investment in regional jobs, skills, training and infrastructure, enable more indigenous and international productions to film across Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58457/26]

Question· writtenPQ 709asked

709. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the length of time the annual capital gains tax personal exemption has been set at €1,270; and whether he has plans to increase it in Budget 2027. [55645/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026

709. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the length of time the annual capital gains tax personal exemption has been set at €1,270; and whether he has plans to increase it in Budget 2027. [55645/26]

Question· writtenPQ 750asked

750. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in regard to the deemed disposal rule on electronic funds transfer (EFTs) whether our EU partners have more favourable rules, whether he believes this rule is a disincentive to EFT investment and encourages investors into the housing market as an alternative investment, whether he will carry out a review of the deemed disposal rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56605/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026

750. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in regard to the deemed disposal rule on electronic funds transfer (EFTs) whether our EU partners have more favourable rules, whether he believes this rule is a disincentive to EFT investment and encourages investors into the housing market as an alternative investment, whether he will carry out a review of the deemed disposal rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56605/26]

Question· writtenPQ 751asked

751. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in regard to the deemed disposal rule on electronic funds transfer, if he can provide the total revenue take from this tax in tabular form for the years 2021-2025 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56606/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026

751. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance in regard to the deemed disposal rule on electronic funds transfer, if he can provide the total revenue take from this tax in tabular form for the years 2021-2025 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56606/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1289asked

1289. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Youth in light of circular 0054/2026 (details supplied) whether she has plans to restore such allowances to post primary teachers under Budget 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57262/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026

1289. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Youth in light of circular 0054/2026 (details supplied) whether she has plans to restore such allowances to post primary teachers under Budget 2027; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57262/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1498asked

1498. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to initiate a formal process to have the Claddagh ring recognised under Ireland's framework for intangible cultural heritage in line with UNESCO's Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55799/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026

1498. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to initiate a formal process to have the Claddagh ring recognised under Ireland's framework for intangible cultural heritage in line with UNESCO's Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55799/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1588asked

1588. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether under the croi conaithe scheme, particularly as it applies to Islands, a community council could qualify for the croi conaithe grant to do up a derelict home to rent out to workers or to support a local family in need; if not, if he will consider such a proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54836/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026

1588. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether under the croi conaithe scheme, particularly as it applies to Islands, a community council could qualify for the croi conaithe grant to do up a derelict home to rent out to workers or to support a local family in need; if not, if he will consider such a proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54836/26]

Question· writtenPQ 1689asked

1689. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether there is a common policy in the calculation of council rents across all local authorities; whether carer’s allowance is disregarded in any local authorities; if so, which ones; his views on whether there should be a common policy that it should be disregarded in all local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56571/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026

1689. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether there is a common policy in the calculation of council rents across all local authorities; whether carer’s allowance is disregarded in any local authorities; if so, which ones; his views on whether there should be a common policy that it should be disregarded in all local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56571/26]

Question· writtenPQ 2017asked

2017. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will clarify the policy rationale for a situation (details supplied) in which delaying a claim for benefit payment could result in eligibility, whereas claiming earlier results in disqualification. [57147/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026

2017. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will clarify the policy rationale for a situation (details supplied) in which delaying a claim for benefit payment could result in eligibility, whereas claiming earlier results in disqualification. [57147/26]

Question· writtenPQ 2019asked

2019. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Social Protection whether section 68H (2) of the Social Welfare Act 2005 (amended) should be applied for a claim for the benefit payment for 65-year-olds (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57149/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026

2019. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Social Protection whether section 68H (2) of the Social Welfare Act 2005 (amended) should be applied for a claim for the benefit payment for 65-year-olds (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57149/26]

Question· writtenPQ 3217asked

3217. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see a consultant rheumatologist at Galway University Hospital as of 10 July 2026, for a first appointment, in tabular form. [55235/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026

3217. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the number of persons waiting to see a consultant rheumatologist at Galway University Hospital as of 10 July 2026, for a first appointment, in tabular form. [55235/26]

Question· writtenPQ 3488asked

3488. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Implementation Action Group 5 process addressing the pay banding and grading structures for senior nursing and midwifery managers, including advanced nurse practitioners and assistant directors of nursing; whether the pay alignment between both will be maintained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56566/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026

3488. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the Implementation Action Group 5 process addressing the pay banding and grading structures for senior nursing and midwifery managers, including advanced nurse practitioners and assistant directors of nursing; whether the pay alignment between both will be maintained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56566/26]

Question· writtenPQ 3668asked

3668. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have been recruited through the healthcare assistant-home support recruitment campaigns in each county in 2026, in tabular form; the number of vacancies that remain for 2026; and if individual counties are not available to provide details by health region. [57298/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026

3668. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have been recruited through the healthcare assistant-home support recruitment campaigns in each county in 2026, in tabular form; the number of vacancies that remain for 2026; and if individual counties are not available to provide details by health region. [57298/26]

Question· writtenPQ 3669asked

3669. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have been recruited through the healthcare assistant-home support recruitment campaigns in each county for each year of 2021 to 2026 inclusive, in tabular form; and if individual counties are not available to provide details by health region. [57299/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026

3669. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the number of people who have been recruited through the healthcare assistant-home support recruitment campaigns in each county for each year of 2021 to 2026 inclusive, in tabular form; and if individual counties are not available to provide details by health region. [57299/26]

Question· writtenPQ 3670asked

3670. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on healthcare assistant-home support recruitment campaigns, in each county, in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if individual counties are not available to provide details by health region. [57300/26]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026

3670. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Health the total expenditure on healthcare assistant-home support recruitment campaigns, in each county, in each of the years 2021 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if individual counties are not available to provide details by health region. [57300/26]