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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (7 Mar 2024)

Gino Kenny: 69. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his engagement to date with his EU counterparts and members of the UN Security Council on the potential Israeli attack on Rafah; his views on the statements by the Secretary General of the UN regarding "An all-out Israeli offensive on the city” (Rafah); what Irelands response to such an attack would be; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (7 Mar 2024)

Gino Kenny: 33. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to provide an update on the situation concerning the case of an Irish citizen (details supplied) detained in Iraq and his Departments work in providing consular assistance for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10256/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (7 Mar 2024)

Gino Kenny: 45. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if an Israeli attack on Rafah would have implications to Ireland’s St. Patrick’s Day arrangements and engagements in the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10253/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (7 Mar 2024)

Gino Kenny: 65. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Ireland’s position on the situation in the Western Sahara; if he has discussed this situation with his counterparts in the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10254/24]

General Practice and Local Health Services: Motion (20 Mar 2024)

Gino Kenny: I commend Sinn Féin on tabling this very important motion on public health. There is no doubt there are deficits in public health throughout the country. Some areas are worse than others. There are circumstances as to why there are deficits. which can come down to a lack of recruitment and the retention of staff. A big issue with keeping people in the health service is the price of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Mar 2024)

Gino Kenny: Yesterday was a seismic day in more ways than one in Leinster House. The Joint Committee on Assisted Dying made 38 recommendations in its report, which was published yesterday. One of the main recommendations from the report was to legislate for assisted dying. I believe that this issue transcends politics and ideas and that now is the time to give a commitment and make preparations in the...

Accommodation for International Protection Applicants: Motion [Private Members] (21 Mar 2024)

Gino Kenny: The Minister will agree that nobody should be homeless, regardless of where they are from. That could be Dublin, Cork, Belfast or Galway. Nobody should be homeless in this day and age. We can all agree that for decades the policy has been free-market ideology that has normalised homelessness. It has put people on the street and without shelter. At the moment, there are 14,000 people in...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Inquiries (20 Mar 2024)

Gino Kenny: 1534. To ask the Minister for Health following an Inquiry (details supplied) on the investigation into the retention of baby’s organs and other individuals whose organs were taken without their families consent, what procedures and protocols were given to notify individuals that their loved ones organs were removed; if apologies were issued to affected families; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Mar 2024)

Gino Kenny: 152. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status of the Government's plan to bring forward legislation to remove the Triple Lock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13559/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Gino Kenny: Good morning. I thank the witness for her statement this morning. My first question surrounds someone who has been given a diagnosis of cancer. As for counselling and back-up, and the trauma someone has after hearing that diagnosis, is there any kind of model or intervention out there for someone to get counselling with his or her diagnosis? I had a very recent experience with a close...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Gino Kenny: Yes, but that is good to know. I have quite a profound question for Professor Kennedy. I am not sure he will be able to answer this, but can there ever be a cure for cancer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Gino Kenny: Cancer has been termed an industrialised disease. Would Professor Kennedy agree with that term?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Gino Kenny: Obviously, the social determinants are a huge factor. In the fifties, sixties and seventies, smoking was seen as in some ways trendy, but highly processed foods are now seen as a huge determinant of bad health and possibly cancer. Would that hold weight?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Gino Kenny: That is good to know. I am happy enough with that and to give somebody else a chance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Gino Kenny: All of my questions are for Ms Murphy. The first is about the national screening service for breast cancer. The witnesses will correct me if I am wrong but I understand that programme covers women from the ages of 50 to 69 and provides one mammogram every two years. Ms Murphy is indicating that is correct. There is good evidence that lowering the screening age to 40, as is the case in a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Gino Kenny: Is Ms Murphy saying there are seven cancers detected among every 1,000 people aged 50 to 69 who are screened?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Gino Kenny: As I stated at the outset, some European countries start screening from the age of 40.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Gino Kenny: In fact, I understand the majority of EU countries start at the age of 40.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Gino Kenny: How prevalent is breast cancer among those aged under 50? The statistics I have to hand indicate that cohort accounts for 25% of all breast cancer diagnoses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Gino Kenny: I thank Dr. McCarthy. The information I have indicates under-50s account for 25% of diagnoses.