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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 May 2025)

Martin Kenny: I appreciate the Minister's update. It is positive that the management is meeting with the surgeons to try to deal with this situation. I spoke to some of the surgeons, who are extremely frustrated. They want to do their job but they cannot do it effectively in the facilities they have. There are only eight elective orthopaedic beds in the ward, which must be shared between the patients...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 May 2025)

Martin Kenny: That is positive news but we need to put a deadline on this to ensure it happens. While the new complex may be at design stage, it is a long way from being built. As Deputy Connolly mentioned in regard to Galway, people talk about these things for years and years but nothing happens. That is the reality. We do not want that situation to occur in this case. There are other facilities...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 May 2025)

Martin Kenny: 121. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware of the issues of water leaking in the orthopaedic surgical theatre is Sligo University Hospital, causing surgeries to be cancelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23221/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Facilities (13 May 2025)

Martin Kenny: Sligo University Hospital has the worst-resourced orthopaedic Department with the worst orthopaedic infrastructure in the country. This is an unfortunate reality. It is a consistent struggle for surgeons to get work done there. The current issue is that the theatre roof leaked last week during intense rain showers. Water enters what is supposed to be a sterile area and compromises...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Home Care Packages (13 May 2025)

Martin Kenny: I tabled a similar parliamentary question a couple of weeks ago regarding Sligo-Leitrim. One thing I noticed was that, in both counties, the number of hours that were sanctioned but unmet in Leitrim had doubled in the 12 months between 2023 and 2024 and in Sligo had trebled, particularly for older people. One thing I discovered is that what normally happens is the district nurse or some...

Housing and Critical Infrastructure: Motion [Private Members] (13 May 2025)

Martin Kenny: Power and water are the two biggest infrastructural issues in my area and in rural parts of constituencies. The impact of the recent storms on our power infrastructure has been absolutely devastating. It has exposed the serious vulnerability that is there. However, I will mainly focus on the water issue and Uisce Éireann. In rural south Donegal, there are very serious problems...

Power of Higher Education, Research and Skills as Economic Enablers in a Changing World: Statements (13 May 2025)

Martin Kenny: I wish Deputies Harkin and Lawless all the best in their ministerial roles. Something that strikes me in respect of the higher education system is that the free education scheme is free in name only for many families who do not qualify for the SUSI grant. It is an arduous task to get the grant. It is a very expensive ordeal to send children to college. I have four children within five...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 May 2025)

Martin Kenny: 29. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will look into increasing parking spaces at train stations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22472/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 May 2025)

Martin Kenny: 47. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for an update on plans to continue the western rail corridor north to Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22471/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (8 May 2025)

Martin Kenny: 246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when Irish Rail will restore catering trolley service in the Sligo to Dublin train; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22473/25]

Childcare: Motion (7 May 2025)

Martin Kenny: Many families in every part of the country, in rural as well as urban areas, simply cannot find a childcare place. This is a real problem. If they find a place, it is excessively expensive because provision is so scarce. The Government came forward at election time and said it would provide childcare at €200 per month and also do this, that and the other. In line with what a...

Report of the Farrelly Commission: Statements (Resumed) (7 May 2025)

Martin Kenny: One of the things that strikes me about all of this is that what sets the human being apart from all other mammals is that we have the ability to communicate. That is what makes us different. One question at table quizzes is often about the first three words in the Bible, but the second three words are more important, "In the beginning was the Word". We had words and could speak and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (7 May 2025)

Martin Kenny: 296. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he plans to disregard farm income from environmental schemes such as ACRES for the purpose of farm assist applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22475/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 May 2025)

Martin Kenny: 370. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of land that would fall under condition 63 of Ireland’s State aid approval letter from the commission in relation to afforestation, that is, sensitive habitats such as peat lands and wetlands, as well as areas of high ecological value including areas under high natural value farming are currently under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 May 2025)

Martin Kenny: 371. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the forgotten famer scheme that was announced in Budget 2025, how the €5 million will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22550/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: The Taoiseach is not answering the question.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: How many new houses this year?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 1688. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if afforestation plantations, specifically sitka spruce trees will be allowed on land that comes under the good agricultural environmental condition 2 (GAEC 2) standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18925/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (29 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 1976. To ask the Minister for Health when a report in relation to a person (details supplied) will be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18501/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (29 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 1977. To ask the Minister for Health if a report in relation to a person (details supplied) will be commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18502/25]