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Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Sales (4 Apr 2017)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Alcohol policy in Ireland has developed over the years. Current policy is outlined in the Steering Group Report of the National Substance Misuse Strategy. The overall volume of alcohol consumption and the pattern of binge drinking predict the incidence of alcohol-related harm in Ireland. Price, availability and marketing of alcohol are key factors in its supply which in turn impacts on...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Groups (4 Apr 2017)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Senator Coffey for raising this issue. Acute hospitals are organised into seven hospital groups, the formation of which is a key element in the reform of our health services. The establishment of acute hospitals into a small number of groups provides an optimal configuration for hospital services to deliver high-quality, safe patient care in a cost-effective manner. The...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Groups (4 Apr 2017)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I will take on board the urgency of appointing the board, as the Senator has outlined. While I have been informed that it is under consideration, I totally understand the need for a timeline by which this matter will be concluded. That is what we really require, so I will certainly follow up on that for the Senator.

Seanad: Critical Health Professionals Bill 2017: Second Stage (4 Apr 2017)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Senator Swanick and his colleagues for introducing the Bill and acknowledge the contributions of the Senators to the debate. It gives us an opportunity to discuss the issue of retirement age for those working not only in the health service but also in the wider public service. It is recognised that recruitment and retention of health professionals is an issue. There are recruitment...

Maternity Leave and Benefit: Motion [Private Members] (5 Apr 2017)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate on the important Green Party motion before the House. I acknowledge the presence of parents and their children who have joined us in the Gallery to hear the debate. I reiterate the point made by my colleague, the Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, Deputy David Stanton, that the Government is acutely aware of the...

An Bille um an gCúigiú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Colscaradh) 2016: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution (Divorce) Bill 2016: Second Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: By the skin of her teeth.

Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." The purpose of this Bill is to update and modernise Irish law relating to hallmarking by, first, amending the law relating to the assaying and hallmarking of articles of precious metals to include palladium and mixed precious metals in the definition of articles of precious metals and, second, by making provision for the possibility for the...

Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I thank Deputies Lawless and Quinlivan for their contributions and for their parties' support for the contents of this Bill. I will address the concerns they have expressed to the best of my ability. I want to repeat that the offshore hallmarking provision is not an obligatory one - it merely allows the Irish Assay Office, if it ever chooses to do so, to apply to the Minister for Jobs,...

Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (6 Apr 2017)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: Indeed.

Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Referral to Select Committee (6 Apr 2017)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1).

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Poverty (6 Apr 2017)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: There are a number of proposals on family food initiatives to support children and families experiencing food poverty to have access to healthy food and to develop cooking and food growing skills. My Department has made our own commitments to action in this area in the Obesity Policy and Action Plan- A Healthy Weight for Life, a 10 year strategy launched last September. The Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (6 Apr 2017)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: My Department is committed to working with other Departments to improve the fruit and vegetable consumption of all school children including those in disadvantaged communities. A key recommendation in the Obesity Policy and Action Plan - A Healthy Weight for Life, a 10 year action plan launched last September, is the development and implementation of a ‘whole of school’...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (11 Apr 2017)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Patient Data (11 Apr 2017)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services Provision (11 Apr 2017)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (13 Apr 2017)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.

Mental Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 May 2017)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I am sharing time with Deputy Tom Neville. On behalf of the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, and the Government, I thank Members for the wide-ranging discussion and suggestions put forward in this debate. This is an important debate which addresses our common desire to ensure that our mental health legislation is as fit for purpose as it can be and meets the highest international...

Standing Order 27: Motion (2 May 2017)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: I move:That, in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee on Procedure under Standing Order 107(1)(a), and with effect from 9 May 2017, the Standing Orders of Dáil Éireann relative to Public Business be amended by the adoption of the following in substitution for Standing Order 27: ‘Prayer. 27. (1) Upon taking the Chair each day, and before any business is entered...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (2 May 2017)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: 524. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the 22 years spent working in the public sector by a person (details supplied) can be weighted to pension entitlement following commencement of employment with a new State agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19306/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (2 May 2017)

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy: The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) treaty was ratified by the State in November 2005. Ireland is a strong advocate of the FCTC and is fully committed to its implementation. The Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products was adopted in November 2012 and is the first protocol to the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC)....