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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: I, too, want to show our solidarity to the poor people who died crossing the English Channel in an absolutely awful situation. This pandemic has shown us many of the good and not so good things about this country. It has shown us who we are and where we want to go. It has brought out the best in our people. Collectively, we have responded to the call of social solidarity to watch out for...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: I acknowledge that. It is good for a society to have more capacity, beds and staff. It still does not answer my question of why more than 50% of people in Ireland have private health insurance. In general, people want good healthcare, whether private or public. The sentiments and patterns across the world are a public, universal one-tier health service such as exists in Britain under the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: I did not-----

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: I never said we should outlaw private health insurance.

Mother and Baby Institutions: Statements (25 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: There are many things we cannot change in the past even though we would want to. The past is the past and the present is the present. For survivors of mother and baby institutions it was a deeply painful past. Mother and baby homes were institutions of the State and the Catholic Church. They were for "fallen women" to be banished and punished for the crime of having children out of...

Employment Permits (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (25 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: I probably will not need all my time. These are slightly surreal circumstances. Normally, I would not moralise about attendance at debates, but this is pretty pathetic. It is a poor attendance from other Teachtaí, and that is a pity because this is an important subject. I thank the Office of Parliamentary Legal Advisers, OPLA, and those in our party for their fantastic work on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: I thank Mr. Green and Professor McCormack. Their statement was very honest and candid. I read it last night before going to bed and was struck by the honesty in it. We read a lot of statements from healthcare professionals appearing before the committee in regard to our health system, but I was particularly struck by our guests' testimony, honesty and candour in respect of this most...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: Mr. Green has answered my second question, but I have one further brief question. What can we say to somebody with a child who has been waiting for years for an operation? There is capacity outside the State for treatment abroad. Obviously, it is a very complicated procedure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: Are some children going abroad for operations?

Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (2 Dec 2021)

Gino Kenny: Hopefully we will not have to use or implement these powers. Everyone in this House understands the legislation that we have passed over the past 20 months to tackle this constantly evolving virus, but Members would not be honest if they said they were not uncomfortable with some of the powers that have been provided, regardless of whether we opposed or sanctioned them. Those powers have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Dec 2021)

Gino Kenny: 176. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ICU beds currently being sourced from private hospitals; the monthly cost to the Exchequer of these beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59515/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Dec 2021)

Gino Kenny: 177. To ask the Minister for Health the total payments made by the State to private hospitals and other private health service providers in 2020 and up to the end of October 2021; the projected cost in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59516/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Procedures (2 Dec 2021)

Gino Kenny: 178. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that no other transplant operations are cancelled due to lack of ICU bed capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59517/21]

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Dec 2021)

Gino Kenny: I want to set out my stall from the outset. It is no secret that People Before Profit and I do not believe in a two-tier health system. Even though we have a two-tier health system, I think the vast majority of people in this House do not believe in that system any more. If you look at other countries around the world that have a universal healthcare system, the outcomes are much better....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (7 Dec 2021)

Gino Kenny: 572. To ask the Minister for Health when the new clinical review of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme will commence; if he will provide details of the parameters of the review; when it is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60247/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (7 Dec 2021)

Gino Kenny: 573. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants who have registered their interest in participation in the Medical Cannabis Access Programme; the number of patients who have been registered on the programme; the number of patients currently in receipt of cannabis products under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60248/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: I welcome the witnesses. This is a very interesting debate. My opinions have changed on this issue a number of times. I have moved from having an agnostic point of view to favouring more regulation and harm reduction, which is what we are here to discuss today. There is no doubt the tobacco industry is trying to reinvent itself by selling another product by another means. We have seen in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: The majority of them come from outside of the European Union.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: How much is the market for e-cigarettes and vaping in Ireland worth?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: What is the average spend per week for those who are vaping?