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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Investigations (24 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: As the Minister noted, these allegations are of the utmost seriousness in regard to our Defence Forces. There is a frustration in respect of the interim report. The Women of Honour, who have made these allegations, would like to see that interim report and I think they have every justification in that regard. My understanding is that a number of other victims have come forward in the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Investigations (24 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: From the outset, there have been issues with the terms of reference of the review. I understand that witnesses cannot be compelled, so there is something of a failure in that regard. If the Women of Honour, at this juncture, do not have full confidence in the review group and its interim report, that sets alarm bells ringing. The people who have made these allegations will not be included...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (24 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: Yesterday, with other Deputies, I attended the launch of the "Final Report – Scoping Inquiry into the CervicalCheck Screening Programme" by Dr. Gabriel Scally. It was an uplifting briefing but it was also sombre. One could not help thinking of all the women who should have been here today had it not been for the systemic failures in the cervical cancer screening programme. A...

Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022: First Stage (24 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 to enable a person who is at least 18 years of age to have possession, for the person’s personal use, of either or both cannabis and cannabis resin that in each case does not exceed a specified amount and to provide for related matters. I am thankful that I am introducing...

Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022: First Stage (24 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: I thank all our guests for coming and for their statements today. I will start off with a comment the Irish Medical Organisation made very recently. It said the winter plan had increasingly become a media exercise rather than a meaningful intervention. What do the witnesses say to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: Obviously, the witnesses would reject the sentiment that it is basically a rehash of funding and interventions of previous plans?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: How many of the 608 new posts have been filled? I understand there are huge challenges with the recruitment of medical professionals, not only in Ireland but across the world. How many of those posts have been filled thus far?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: Has there been much interest in the posts?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: As I said from the outset there are huge challenges in recruitment. Are there any incentives for nurses and doctors who are being recruited internally and externally to mitigate any costs of coming to Ireland such as rental costs? That is a huge issue. Some people that have just qualified will say, "I will take my chances elsewhere. I am not going to work in the Irish public system because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: Accommodation issues are the practical things people will think about when they are coming to Ireland. Are there any situations where that can be addressed in relation to accommodation for medical professionals?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: Would the HSE consider it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: On the accident and emergency departments, there are enormous challenges regarding the staffing environment. For those of us who have tried to access accident and emergency departments, it would be an understatement to say the experience has been quite dramatic. I have personal experience from a number of family members that have gone through the accident and emergency department; the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: It continuously happens. If it was any other profession, those with responsibility for accident and emergency departments or health services would be sacked. There are no two ways around it. Some 27,000 patients who went to access accident and emergency departments across the State left without being treated in the first three months of this year. That is not acceptable. I would like to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: HSE Winter Plan 2022-2023: HSE (16 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: Why does it continually happen? It happens every single year.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (24 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: 24. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the recruitment and retention crisis in the Irish Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57622/22]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (24 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: 38. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on reports that the number of personnel going AWOL in the Defence Forces will hit a ten-year high; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57623/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: 61. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the recent statement by a person (details supplied) that there is a crisis in teacher recruitment and that two in every three primary schools in Dublin does not have its full quota of teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58363/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the recent statement by a person (details supplied) that there is a crisis in teacher recruitment and that special education needs teachers are being diverted to other classes simply to keep schools open; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58364/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (22 Nov 2022)

Gino Kenny: 114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent United Nations committee decision to adopt a draft Palestinian resolution requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on Israel's occupation of Palestinian land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57535/22]