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Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: 747. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to instances in which GPs are charging menopausal women fees well in excess of normal rates for appointments relating to the menopause, including prescriptions for HRT medications, meaning that some women who do not have a medical card are having to go without GP visits and their medication; if he will acknowledge the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (19 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: A number of parents are listening to this debate. What they will want to know is when their children will get access to the drug, Kaftrio. There are 35 children being denied a drug that is hugely beneficial to treat their cystic fibrosis, CF. They will be asking questions of the HSE and the manufacturer, Vertex. A resolution has to be found immediately. It is unbelievable that others...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (19 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: I do not blame the Minister of State, but if I was a parent of a child listening to this, I would believe the fault lies with the manufacturer, Vertex. That is not disputable. It is also not disputable that Vertex is a multi-billion dollar enterprise, so much so that I looked up its listings on how much it makes per year. To say it is eye-watering is an understatement. It has a stock...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: I have a number of questions. How many people are suffering from long Covid? Do the witnesses have the number of cases in the State to hand?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: What is the medical definition of long Covid?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: In the medical field, is there a difference of opinion on the diagnosis and treatment of long Covid?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: Is it the case that the classic symptoms of long Covid are chronic fatigue and respiratory issues? Are there any classic symptoms?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: With regard to gender, is there a kind of equilibrium?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: There is a lower risk of developing long Covid.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: The presence of underlying conditions is obviously a factor in developing long Covid. I know it is very difficult but can the witnesses say whether those who develop long Covid had an underlying condition beforehand?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: 80. To ask the Minister for Health the latest position on conducting a review of Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52402/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: In the Government's lifetime, will it conduct a review of all Covid deaths in nursing homes during the pandemic, in particular during the first 14 to 15 months? More than 53% of all deaths took place in that environment. I would like a public inquiry into this matter.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: We all agree that fundamental mistakes were made during this period. What happened in the pandemic was unprecedented in Ireland and across the world. We had never seen it before in our lifetime. What the relatives want and deserve to know is what happened to their family members in their final weeks or days. I just cannot comprehend a situation in which one's mother or father is in a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: I agree with the Minister that we do not want a dragged out process where, at the end of the day, it is the barristers and solicitors who are enriched. The special Oireachtas committee on this issue recommended that a public inquiry take place. That committee had a lot of respect and was thorough in its investigation of events, particularly in the first 14 months. The other question...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: People listening in may have had symptoms of long Covid. I got Covid recently and I would not wish my worst enemy to constantly have those symptoms every day. It is your worst nightmare. Having it for a week or two is bad enough but I really would not wish my worst enemy to have it all of the time. It is obviously very serious because it affects people's mental health and overall...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: In situations where people have had the symptoms of long Covid for a good period of time, have Dr. Bannan and Dr. Ní Bhriain come across symptoms somehow subsiding, whether with or without treatment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: That is obviously what people want to hear. Somebody was saying that this could go on for a long, long time. That would plague your mind.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: I have one question. We have touched on recovery and obviously, that is what it is all about. People who are suffering from long Covid want to recover. That is evident. On medical intervention and medication, in the opening statement it was touched on that there is not a huge amount of evidence as such on medication intervention in that way. Is there ongoing research on how people can be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: Am I correct in saying that one of the main symptoms of long Covid is chronic fatigue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: That has been the main factor in anybody who has got Covid. Obviously, there are other issues. However, chronic fatigue-----