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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: I can see how that would be problematic. As to regulation of the services parents and children have to attend, the Mental Health Commission's report stated that there is very little regulation. How concerned is Ms Morrison about this? Parents are paying a great deal of money for services.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: It is incredible that 99% is not regulated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: What does it mean in reality if 99% of these services are not regulated? Are some people saying they are A, B, C or D when they are not and they are not trained to make assessments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: Which is not the case at the moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: It was mentioned that parents were going to other jurisdictions for assessments. Is that widespread?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: Where are the other jurisdictions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Families for Reform of CAMHS (17 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: When a child who has had an assessment and is on medication comes into CAMHS is the assessment changed with regard to how the drug is prescribed?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (18 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: 17. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has stated that 122,879 patients, including 3,494 children, were admitted to hospital without a bed in 2023, that hospitals are in a near constant state of overcrowding coupled with short staffing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1648/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (18 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: 24. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider expanding the Medicinal Cannabis Access Programme to include other conditions outside of the current terms of reference of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1651/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (18 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: 25. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that in December 2023 an organisation (details supplied) stated that the latest National Treatment Purchase Fund figures confirm that the three main health care waiting lists are at a virtual standstill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1647/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Overcrowding (18 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: 36. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has stated that hospitals are in a near constant state of overcrowding coupled with short staffing; if he will lift the health service recruitment freeze; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1649/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (18 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: 57. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that the NCHDs in an organisation (details supplied) have said that they expect to call a ballot for industrial action in response to the recruitment freeze announced recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1650/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (17 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: 27. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will make direct contact with the Israeli embassy in relation to the illegal detention of the executive director of the Aida Youth Centre in the Aida Refugee Camp Bethlehem (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56757/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: Good morning to Dr. Crowe and good evening to our doctors "down under" in New Zealand. This has been a very informative session. We have examined the template in Australia and New Zealand. The different compartments, so to speak, around assisted dying have been in evolution in the past four to five years. In the case of New Zealand, it has been by a popular vote, where the majority of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: Dr. Chapman just wants to come in briefly

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: This has been a very informative session about assisted dying in other jurisdictions, in New Zealand and Australia in this case. What has come across is that what is happening in New Zealand and Australia is highly regulated. There are some variations in each state in Australia and also in New Zealand. It is clear that assisted dying works. The vast majority of people even though they may...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: What about Australia?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion (23 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: Would Dr. Allcroft say that in certain circumstances, palliative care and assisted dying are complementary? Is this a good thing to say?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (24 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: Tomorrow, the Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use will publish its final report. It will be an historic day in the context of this issue. The assembly has made 30 recommendations calling for reform of our current drug policy. It has stated that drug use and misuse is a public health issue, rather than a criminal one. Overall, the sentiment is that the status quo of criminalisation does not...