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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: I wish to raise the serious consequences for everybody in respect of cancer care in Ireland. Obviously, because of the pandemic and its consequences, cancer care in the context of diagnosis, early treatment and early intervention has been severely curtailed. In fact, according to some experts on cancer, there could be a five- to ten-year tailback in early intervention. This is very serious...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: This is certainly a detailed and technical Bill. There is a consensus that it will be supported and that disability services need to be reformed. The question is whether it will improve services for those who are in the disability services, their families and all of the workers who provide this very important service. The question is whether it makes the service better because it is...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Official Engagements (10 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: 37. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he raised issues relating to the human rights record of the Government of Saudi Arabia during his visit to that country in November 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7064/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Official Engagements (10 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: 60. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the issues that were discussed with members of the Saudi Arabian Government during his visit to the country in November 2021; the matters that were agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7065/22]

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: I thank our guests for assisting us in this profoundly important pre-legislative scrutiny. A review of mental healthcare in Ireland is very much warranted. My first question relates to what happened in south Kerry CAMHS. Like other statements, that of the IMO has shone a light on the inadequacies in respect of mental healthcare in Ireland, but it paints a picture that is not only very...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: I will ask what is probably a very obvious question.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: I will ask a very obvious question. How do we address very serious issues in the here and now? Obviously, there are huge problems, such as the retention and recruitment of staff. I understand that. That has been a legacy issue for more than a decade. Under these circumstances, children who need intervention are being failed. That is the most serious of the consequences of this. How...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: My final question relates to the last paragraph of the statement from the IMO and private and voluntary organisations that provide mental healthcare. There is a plethora of those organisations. The IMO says in the statement that there should be a requirement to achieve accreditation to international standards. Is there a situation at present where these voluntary bodies or private bodies...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: It is probably quite concerning that there is no central register in respect of private and voluntary organisations. I am sure they can provide a very good service, but where there is no regulation then one has the opposite. That would be a concern. Professor Sadlier has answered the question but with the lack of monitoring of voluntary and private bodies, how concerned would he be, in his...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: I thank all the witnesses for attending. There is a huge challenge concerning home care at the moment, and there always has been. I was a home care worker for a long time before I was elected to the Dáil, so I have an insight into the home care setting. It is a very rewarding job but it can be very challenging in some cases. I have some quickfire questions. Regarding travel time...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: Mr. Musgrave may be able to answer my next question. What percentage of home care overall in the State is being provided by the private sector?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: Mr. Musgrave mentioned unregulated practices in home care. Is this prevalent?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: My next question is on the retention of staff. When there is a haemorrhaging of staff it is for a number of reasons, mainly to do with pay. There are also other factors but pay can be a major factor. According to the HCCI statement, it aspires to provide workers with the living wage. At present the living wage is €12.90. What is the hourly rate for the majority of HCCI members?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: It is just below the living wage.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: The aspiration is to increase this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: Is it possible that someone's hourly rate could be below €12.70?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: The private providers get multiples of this. There are overhead costs and I understand this. There is a plethora of private providers and they are doing quite well. The question is why staff, who are very motivated by the work they do and in a very responsible position, are leaving the sector. It is usually down to pay and conditions. The private sector has to look at this. Otherwise...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Home Care: Discussion (9 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: I thank all our witnesses. This is a very important matter. It is a fact that 50% of home care hours now are publicly provided and probably more than 40% are from the private sector. SIPTU's opening statement states that this trend is moving towards a model of private home care. There is a huge downside to that in respect of pay and conditions. I have just worked out that the mean hourly...