Results 921-940 of 4,359 for speaker:Gino Kenny
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)
Gino Kenny: If you did not want to do it, you could have a conscientious objection to that. You could do that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)
Gino Kenny: The vast majority of people would never in any circumstances want to avail of assisted dying, even if they meet the criteria.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)
Gino Kenny: Yes. That is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)
Gino Kenny: I wish to put on the record that where voluntary assisted dying is legislated for, the vast majority of people who will avail of it will go through palliative care. That is a fact. They should be complementary in some ways. Somebody who is in a palliative care setting or does not choose to go through palliative care should have the choice of voluntary assisted dying. That is important....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)
Gino Kenny: That is their prerogative.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Access to Palliative Care and Social Supports: Discussion (21 Nov 2023)
Gino Kenny: All of us have learned a lot of very valuable information about this issue. We have seen other jurisdictions, where they have had different experiences and different parameters for those who can avail of assisted dying. One size does not fit all. Other countries are a bit more liberal with regard to those who can avail of assisted dying. Would that fit in Ireland? I do not think so. As...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (15 Nov 2023)
Gino Kenny: 133. To ask the Minister for Health given the protective notice that the staff at a Clondalkin-based support centre for drugs and alcohol intervention programme have been issued (details supplied), when funding will be made available to the project next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50031/23]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)
Gino Kenny: I thank everyone for sharing their stories at the committee today. As Deputy Cullinane said, this health committee has been going on for the last three-and-a-half years but it is extremely powerful to hear personal testimonies and stories. It is very helpful in relation to understanding sepsis. I have a number of questions, which have probably been raised before. Is there a medical...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)
Gino Kenny: Right. Mr. Hughes mentioned a very important word. He said that there are certain circumstances where many of these could be "preventable". What could the HSE put in place so that people could be prevented from dying in certain circumstances?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)
Gino Kenny: Is it the case that Mr. Hughes does not feel that the medical fraternity is knowledgeable about this?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)
Gino Kenny: Turning to Mr. Callaghan, how has he found the circumstances of his rehabilitation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)
Gino Kenny: How is Mr. Callaghan doing physically at the moment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)
Gino Kenny: Is he back doing physical activities?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)
Gino Kenny: It is obviously very important to get through that. My final question is about intervention. Obviously, intervention is key in relation to sepsis and the sooner the better. Yet, what are we talking about? When somebody presents themselves in an accident and emergency department, what kind of timeframe are we talking about to prevent somebody from going into an almost irreversible state?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)
Gino Kenny: Does the age of the person make any difference?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)
Gino Kenny: What would that look like?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Awareness, Prevention and Services for the Treatment of Sepsis: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)
Gino Kenny: That is obviously needed. Is there such a thing as a sepsis nurse?
- Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Dental Services (14 Nov 2023)
Gino Kenny: I have to attend the health committee. It is not going to be possible.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Nov 2023)
Gino Kenny: At the weekend, almost 50 people overdosed on contaminated heroin. Traces of synthetic opioid were found in samples of the heroin they took. Thankfully, no one has died as a result of the overdoses because of interventions made using a drug called naloxone, which is welcome. There are issues with naloxone, which is a prescribed drug. Experts in the field say it should be more available in...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)
Gino Kenny: My first question is for the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland. Dr. McHale said in her opening statement that there is a minority of patients who are not receiving the optimal level of specialist care. I invite her to elaborate on that.