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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 following is one of the most important questions. Is there evidence that young people, who have traditionally started with tobacco products, are now starting with vaping products? We all have friends and family who have gone from smoking 15 cigarettes per day to vaping. That is a better evolution but the science says that these products could be just as harmful as tobacco, although...

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 am not sure if the witnesses will be able to answer this question. How many people in Ireland are vaping or using e-cigarettes on a daily basis? Do we have a percentage or number for that?

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 evidence shows that fewer people are smoking tobacco products, in particular cigarettes. There are number of factors at play there, but it is a good thing. Looking at this over a 25 year block, I am guessing that the percentage of people that have stopped smoking is, probably, 25% to 35%. Some people have gone the route of stopping completely and a reasonable percentage have moved to...

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 thank the witnesses.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Dec 2021)

Gino Kenny: 86. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will request that the European Union support a waiver under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, TRIPS, at the meeting of the World Trade Organization from 30 November to 3 December 2021 to ensure that all persons can have access to the Covid-19 vaccines; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2021)

Gino Kenny: 375. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a timeframe for the provision of a permanent ASD unit in a school (details supplied); if there are plans for a purpose-built facility on the grounds of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62434/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Dec 2021)

Gino Kenny: I will associate myself with the Ceann Comhairle's earlier remarks on fellow Deputies and staff. They have done a tremendous job in an extremely difficult year. Earlier this year, the Government brought in legislation around ticket touting that banned above-price resales. It was progressive legislation, but there is also a practice going on, which I never heard of until recently, called...

Covid-19: Statements (Resumed) (16 Dec 2021)

Gino Kenny: I wish the Minister of State happy Christmas. I will start on a positive note because we have to be positive during the ongoing pandemic. Hospitalisations and ICU admissions have plateaued or fallen. That is a good indication of the direction of things. So far, so good. However, there are dark clouds on the horizon. You only have to look at Britain where the cases are going through the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Gino Kenny: I thank Ms Quigley, Mr. Hamilton and Ms Hill for their insightful testimony. The report form Tallaght's drugs task force was an alert, even though the witnesses have seen on the ground that this is an ongoing and evolving situation. It was an alert to wider society on what should be done. I am slightly sceptical that society and the Government in situcan act on this situation. In the past...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their statements today. Mental health care in Ireland is a very complex issue as it has been in the past and will be in the future. I have a number of questions. On mental health crises, the issue of children in adult units has been in the news in the past and probably will continue to be in the news. In the statement on mental health reform, it was said that 27...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: Obviously, those are exceptional circumstances where children have to go into an adult unit. However, I presume we are talking about children who are in their teens, rather than children younger than 12 years of age. I am guessing that. Is that correct?

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: My final question is on restrictive practices and restraint. Obviously, this is also a very complex area and we are all advocating for, as Ms Coyle said in her statement, a zero restraint and zero seclusion policy. However, in certain circumstances, it may be appropriate - I emphasise "it may be" - not only for the health of the person but also the health of the staff and other patients....

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: Ms Coyle mentioned chemical restraint which, I presume, is drug intervention. I am unsure what is meant by mechanical restraint. Perhaps, Ms Coyle would explain that. I am sure that currently, and in the past, the wrong terminology has been used. In terms of isolation, the person would, I presume, be isolated from staff and so forth.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: On chemical restraint, I ask Ms Coyle to clarify what that is.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: Deputy Hourigan should go first.

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: I thank Ms Coyle.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Gino Kenny: I thank all our witnesses. I do not claim to know all the complexities of this issue. I gather there is a situation where we have a unit in Midleton and residents have been there for decades in some cases. It is largely a successful place where people can live their lives and so forth. There is obviously a lot of emotion attached to that, whether people are residents or a relative of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Closure of Owenacurra Centre: Engagement with HSE (14 Dec 2021)

Gino Kenny: Some of the relatives have been in contact with members and we have had chats with them, and so forth. Obviously, the 15 residents have been there, some for a very long time, but they cannot be on these calls. What are their thoughts on the issue of Owenacurra closing down? At the end of the day, that is the important voice in all of this debate. Has the HSE talked to the residents about...

Gender-based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jan 2022)

Gino Kenny: We will be supporting the Sinn Féin motion. I want to send my solidarity to the Murphy family at this terrible time. They probably cannot comprehend that Ashling will no longer be in their presence. None of us this week should have known about Ashling Murphy. In the past week, her life brought every village and town together like never before in a spontaneous call of solidarity in...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: International Agreements (19 Jan 2022)

Gino Kenny: I wish to start with very sombre figures. Our fellow human beings are behind the figures. As of today, Covid-19 has claimed 5.5 million people worldwide. It is an incredible statistic. Nearer to home, 150,000 people in Britain have died of Covid-19. On our island, 10,000 people have died, thus far, as a result of the pandemic. It has taken a terrible toll on those people, their families...