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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Gino Kenny: My first question is in regard to the pandemic recognition payment and it is probably a question for Ms Hoey. Overall, we all welcomed that front-line workers were going to be rewarded for their service during the pandemic but the roll-out has been quite haphazard, to say the least. Obviously, workers who were in that kind of environment have still not got the payment, which is bizarre....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Gino Kenny: I am sure Ms Hoey can understand why workers would be extremely frustrated, to say the least. The goodwill from the gesture has gone out of it in some ways because it is so delayed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Gino Kenny: My second question is on the shortage of consultants in our health service. According to the Irish Hospital Consultants Association, IHCA, there are 900 outstanding vacancies relating to that work spec. That is putting enormous pressure on our health service. A press release from the IHCA a number of weeks ago states that waiting times cannot be tackled until these places are filled. What...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Gino Kenny: Would Mr. Reid comment on the outstanding grievances from doctors about the FEMPI cuts? This is an ongoing issue. If it cannot be addressed, we will still be talking about it in a number of years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Gino Kenny: My final question is about the posts that are hard to fill. We all understand there is enormous difficulty not only in Ireland but worldwide in attracting people to any health service. I completely understand that. What does the relocation package entail, for attracting workers and graduates who emigrated and came back and so forth? There are enormous pressures at the moment with the cost...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Gino Kenny: These are the initial costs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Gino Kenny: Has there been a big uptake on it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Gino Kenny: What do the geographical demographics of that look like?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Gino Kenny: Where are they coming from?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (27 Sep 2022)

Gino Kenny: 38. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of energy users who will have submitted gas and electricity meter readings for August and September 2022 and who are concerned that they will be subjected to the 30% plus price increase rates for the remainder of the month and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Sep 2022)

Gino Kenny: Earlier this year, the Government announced a pandemic recognition payment, broadly welcomed by this House, for front-line workers who worked during the pandemic. However, a whole section of workers have not received this payment. They are largely HSE staff but they also include section 39 voluntary workers, members of the fire brigade and workers in private nursing homes. They have not...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (22 Sep 2022)

Gino Kenny: 30. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport whether the difficulty by bus companies in recruiting and retaining staff will delay or hinder plans to improve public transport and to reach climate targets; if his Department plans to deal with staffing levels specifically on public service obligation services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45984/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (22 Sep 2022)

Gino Kenny: 49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his concerns that the working conditions and pay of drivers in Bus Éireann may be affecting the staffing levels needed at the company; if he will meet with the National Transport Authority to examine whether their contracting and tendering model is fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45985/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (21 Sep 2022)

Gino Kenny: 16. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the contact that he has had with a company (details supplied) about the recent cancellation of flights due to an IT issue; his plans to acknowledge that many passengers were considerably out-of-pocket as a result of cancellations with extra costs such as accommodation, food and travel to different airports and destinations and lost...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Gino Kenny: I thank all of our guests for attending this morning. My first question relates to the HIQA visit that took place on 15 March. Will the witnesses paint a picture of what HIQA saw that day? I understand that the witnesses said it was a very busy day. Obviously, emergency departments have become stretched to capacity, particularly in the past couple of years. Will the witnesses paint a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Gino Kenny: Was that day the exception?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Gino Kenny: Obviously, the hospital has addressed the outstanding issues. What happened would not be acceptable in any kind of medical setting. The HSE representatives do not want to be here to explain the historical issues in relation to resources in those hospitals and so on. With regard to retention of staff, especially in the past four years, how many staff has the HSE retained? Is retention a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Gino Kenny: The impact of the shortage of junior doctors has been flagged in the past number of years. That is not isolated to any ED or medical setting. At the moment I think there are 900 vacant consultant posts in the Irish health service. That is a huge void that will have a detrimental effect on our health service. On junior doctors in UHL, it cannot be done overnight but what effect is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Issues at the Emergency Department of University Hospital Limerick Raised in the HIQA Report: Discussion (21 Sep 2022)

Gino Kenny: My final question is on planning. When you see the HIQA report it is stark about the hospital and the ED. As professionals who work in that environment it is quite embarrassing in some ways. These issues can sometimes be outside the remit of a particular hospital and as I said this goes back to historical cutbacks and so forth. If there was a message our UHL guests wanted to convey to the...

Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2022)

Gino Kenny: I am sharing time with Deputy Boyd Barrett. We welcome and support this Bill. It is amazing to think that the Brexit referendum, which led to many anomalies, happened six and a half years ago. As a consequence of Brexit, there has been a correction in regard to medical interns studying in Britain or the North of Ireland to come back here. That is a good thing. If we can attract...