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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: I know we discussed disability and issues around coercion, but I was always struck by the New Zealand legislation. One of the main paragraphs concerned those who could not qualify for assisted dying being those of advanced age, those with a disability and those with mental health grounds. I fundamentally agree with that. Others may not, and I know we need to have a very nuanced and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: No problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: Sometimes the assessment can be extremely cold to say the least, particularly with regard to means. I have dealt with some individuals in my constituency. It is hard to listen to somebody with a cancer diagnosis who is over by €40. They have lost their job and there is a significant amount of overheads that you would not think about. This person was not thinking about it one year...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: It is the stress of applying and then appealing-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: Is there any reason that a terminal diagnosis is not on the list in the appendix regarding those who automatically qualify for a medical card?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: That will obviously review it over time because that has only changed over the past number of years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: I do not know how you can define it but how do you define "discretionary"? Is it on the grounds of medical need or where somebody cannot afford treatment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: Obviously medical costs that accompany that diagnosis are quite substantial. When somebody has basically lost his or her job-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: The 2014 report is nearly ten years old. I hope it will be reviewed in the foreseeable future to look at how things could be done better. Time has moved on, as have costs and situations. I ask the HSE to reconsider and review that report to see if it can be tweaked in respect of issues that have arisen, particularly in the context of the cost of living, which has been a significant issue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their statements. It sounds positive enough. I will concentrate on the issue of medical cards and eligibility. In 2014, an expert panel reported on the medical need for medical card eligibility. Do the witnesses think there needs to be a review of that report, given eligibility on medical grounds and the assessment of discretionary cards? I understand that about...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Relations (15 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: 11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that many journalists, trade union leaders, judges, civil society activists and politicians, including the Speaker of the Tunisian parliament (details supplied) have been arrested in Tunisia in recent weeks in concerted acts of state repression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28774/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Relations (15 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: My question concerns the ongoing situation in Tunisia. The Tunisian Government has increasingly become authoritarian in relation to journalists and political and civil rights activists. I wish to hear the Tánaiste's views on the ongoing situation, particularly Ireland and the EU's relationships with Tunisia.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Relations (15 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: I thank the Tánaiste. As I said from the outset, a number of prominent politicians, trade union leaders and lawmakers have been imprisoned in recent months. It is very ironic, in the birthplace of the Arab Spring 12 years ago, that one dictator took over from another in 2011. He is oppressing his people and has used horrible and really xenophobic language against people of colour that...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Relations (15 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: I do not have much else to add, but the issue of the funding that emanates from the EU and goes to Tunisia is important. There must be some sort of consequences in respect of what the Tunisian Government is doing. I say this because if we look at what happened several decades ago during the Ben Ali dictatorship, we can see that this Tunisian Government is doing exactly the same as he was...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: At the health committee on Tuesday, the HSE stated that there is an over-reliance on the recruitment of international doctors and nurses. Nearly 40% of doctors and nurses in our health system are from overseas. Without them, our health system would not function. There is an anomaly in our system because undergraduate places for nursing is over-subscribed by 3:1. There needs to be more...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (15 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: 40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the recent acts of severe repression carried out by the army and state institutions in Pakistan against opposition politicians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28775/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Constitution: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: I thank everybody for their statements. My first question is for Dr. Casey. There was terminology in his first statement that I find deeply distasteful. He used the word “killing” eight times. It is wholly inappropriate to use that terminology in relation to this issue. I think he should refrain from using that kind of terminology. If the Oireachtas is not competent to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Constitution: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: I think Dr. Casey should have.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying and the Constitution: Discussion (20 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: My substantial question gets to the heart of this issue, which is complex. We talk about the constitutional nature of the judgment in Fleming v. Ireland, which was unequivocal. As legislators, we have the remit to legislate for assisted dying if we so wish. That is unequivocal. Hopefully, some day assisted dying will be legislated for in Ireland. I wish to pose a question that was raised...