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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (30 Mar 2023)

Gino Kenny: It is a tricky one for me as well.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (30 Mar 2023)

Gino Kenny: As I said, hundreds of PhD researchers were outside Leinster House last week to highlight the issue of their pay and conditions. There are over 10,500 such researchers and their hourly rate is below the minimum wage at present. It is difficult to survive on that. I think the stipend is €19,000 at the moment and researchers are calling for more than that due to the cost-of-living...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Third Level Education (30 Mar 2023)

Gino Kenny: I thank the Minister. I think we all agree the composition of PhD researchers as a group is quite disparate and that it is important they are kept in this country. They are educators, ultimately, and should not have to struggle with their everyday needs. I hope the review leads to an increase in the stipend. When will the review be published? The researchers are eager to hear what will...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Mar 2023)

Gino Kenny: The Government recently announced that a consultative forum will be set up to address Ireland's broader foreign policy. Nobody is afraid of debate and discussion but what many people are afraid of is the erosion of Ireland's neutrality. The Tánaiste may argue to the contrary but all of the soundings in recent times, particularly around the triple lock mechanism, as well as on Ireland's...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Mar 2023)

Gino Kenny: I never said that.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Mar 2023)

Gino Kenny: No, the actions of the Government say it.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Rights of People with Disabilities (29 Mar 2023)

Gino Kenny: 62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment given that Ireland ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities five years ago, his plans for providing that disabled persons organisations, DPOs, are prioritised in consultations and monitoring regarding the sustainable development goals, as advised by the UN Committee Committee on the Rights of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rights of People with Disabilities (29 Mar 2023)

Gino Kenny: 77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he and his Departments will immediately comply with its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by prioritising and distinguishing disabled persons organisations, DPOs, in all consultations affecting disabled people. [15641/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rights of People with Disabilities (29 Mar 2023)

Gino Kenny: 78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what the National Transport Authority plans to prioritise for the Disabled Persons Organisations (as per Article 4 (3) and General Comment No. 7 of the CRPD), to disability-proof all current projects and plans in compliance with the CRPD. [15642/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)

Gino Kenny: That is good. Over half the population rely on private health insurance. I know it is hard to predict but does Mr. Gloster expect there to be a knock-on effect over the next number of years with outpatient charges being dropped? That would be good. With the implementation of Sláintecare, will there be a knock-on effect on those who have to rely on private health insurance? I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)

Gino Kenny: Surely when Sláintecare is rolled out in the coming years, people will be less reliant on private health insurance? Surely that is the idea?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)

Gino Kenny: I agree.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)

Gino Kenny: Yes, that is the reality. I know the vast majority of people have access to the health system. It is a good system once people get into it. The problem is getting into it. Circumstances such as those described by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO, with 600 people waiting on trolleys, are completely unacceptable. We hear of people waiting an inordinate amount of time to get...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)

Gino Kenny: The INMO is on the front line and it states weekly that there are hundreds of people on trolleys. There are thousands of people waiting for a hospital bed. That is the reality and once that is fixed, we will have a system where we can say we have universal healthcare and where there is equality rather than inequality. I would like to get Mr. Gloster's opinion on his tenure. He...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (29 Mar 2023)

Gino Kenny: I thank Mr. Gloster.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (30 Mar 2023)

Gino Kenny: 75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the national review of State supports for PhD researchers; if he will commit to continuing the examination of the working status of PhD researchers, including consultation with all stakeholders and an examination of international comparators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15757/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Abortion Services (20 Apr 2023)

Gino Kenny: 2. To ask the Minister for Health when the report of the review of abortion laws in Ireland will be published; the steps he will take to ensure the law is amended to fully reflect the repeal referendum result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17661/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Abortion Services (20 Apr 2023)

Gino Kenny: My question centres around the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. The review has been published and, hopefully, the Minister will be able to furnish that in the coming weeks.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Abortion Services (20 Apr 2023)

Gino Kenny: That is welcome, but people will want to know when the review will become public and the mechanism. Obviously, it has to be brought before the Cabinet. Will it go before the health committee? It would be good for members of that committee to scrutinise it. It is nearly five years since the referendum, which is hard to believe, and four years since the legislation was implemented. There...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Abortion Services (20 Apr 2023)

Gino Kenny: Can the Minister state when the report will be made available to Deputies or the health committee, and also to the public? Several people have probably read the review. Does the report recommend legislative change? Regarding the fundamentals of the current legislation, there is a lot to be changed, including in regard to the 12-week period and the criminalisation of doctors. Doctors are...