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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (23 Jun 2022)

Gino Kenny: The Polish people and Europe in general have shown amazing solidarity with Ukrainians who are fleeing their own country in the face of absolute barbarity by the Russian Federation. I am aware that there is an ongoing debate in Poland, which will be debated in the Polish Parliament as of today, in respect of the lifting of the ban on abortions, not only for Polish women but for anybody...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (23 Jun 2022)

Gino Kenny: 100. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update to the Houses of the Oireachtas on any engagement he has had with the European Union or the Polish Government on the ban on abortion in Poland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33165/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Foreign Policy (23 Jun 2022)

Gino Kenny: Has the Minister had any engagement with his Polish counterpart or the European Union on the current banning of abortion in Poland? This is in the context of Ukrainian women coming into Poland and being refused abortions when they have been raped by Russian soldiers.

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (23 Jun 2022)

Gino Kenny: 105. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to a recent report published by Observatory of Multinationals in Latin America, SumOfUs and the Latin America Solidarity Centre that has highlighted serious socio-environmental impacts and human rights violations arising from Smurfit Kappa’s operations in Colombia; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (23 Jun 2022)

Gino Kenny: 148. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will outline any discussions at the United Nations Security Council regarding the ongoing situation in Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33166/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Travel (23 Jun 2022)

Gino Kenny: 156. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report back on his recent visit to Finland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33164/22]

Respite Care Services: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2022)

Gino Kenny: I am sharing time with Deputy Paul Murphy. I welcome this important motion on respite care services. It is good we are talking about the issue but we have to view it in both a post-pandemic and a pre-pandemic light. Respite care services are a vital cog in the system of care. In a previous life, before being elected to the House, I worked in respite services so I understand their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2022)

Gino Kenny: I thank our guests. I am under a time constraint because I have to speak in the Dáil Chamber so I have only one question. My question intends to get to the heart of the issue around orphan drugs and access to them. There is a perception, and I think there is a lot of truth in it, that big pharma companies have governments and patients over a barrel in respect of the price they charge...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jun 2022)

Gino Kenny: Most people understand that states have to get value for money on drugs that can be beneficial to their citizens. Do our guests acknowledge, at the same time, that pharmaceutical companies are making vast amounts of money? They are beholden to their shareholders rather than the people their drugs are meant to treat. Some of the profits that these companies make are absolutely incredible....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (16 Jun 2022)

Gino Kenny: Last week the Health Research Board, HRB, issued a report on drug treatment from 2015 to 2021. To say it made for sombre reading is an understatement. One of the main findings of the report relates to cocaine use in Ireland. Treatment for cocaine use soared by 171% over an eight year period and cocaine has now overtaken heroin as the main problem drug in Ireland. While I, along with my...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Jun 2022)

Gino Kenny: Thirty-five children with cystic fibrosis have been excluded from accessing the drug Kaftrio. The reasons for their exclusion are primarily price and age. This is an ongoing dispute with the HSE and the manufacturer of the drug, Vertex. The families of those 35 children have been requesting a meeting with the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, as soon as possible to clarify the situation. As the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht – Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Jun 2022)

Gino Kenny: This is not a new drug. It is a drug that has been-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Gino Kenny: I thank our guests for their attendance. Regionalisation is a good thing but most of the people watching these proceedings want to know whether it will deliver in respect of community care, primary care and overall healthcare. It is extremely important that delivery is at the heart of regionalisation. Accountability and democratisation are very important in the context of healthcare. My...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Gino Kenny: When is it expected that regionalisation will be fully implemented? Obviously, it will take years. Is there a timeline for when regionalisation will have an impact on people's lives?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Gino Kenny: Mr. Reid is saying it is happening already and it will be incremental until it is fully functional. I am guessing it will take several years, however, until the six regions and the 96 CHNs are up and running and fully functional.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Gino Kenny: Does Mr. Reid believe this will have an impact on waiting times? Obviously, nearly 1 million people awaiting procedures is just not acceptable. I know there have been mitigating circumstances. I understand that. For a person awaiting an operation to be told he or she will be waiting four or five years for a procedure is just not acceptable. Can the HSE, through regionalisation or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Gino Kenny: My final question is to Mr. Reid. It relates-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Sláintecare Implementation: Discussion (15 Jun 2022)

Gino Kenny: My final question is for Mr. Reid. It concerns several statements over the weekend by two unions, namely the Irish Medical Organisation, IMO, and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO. Their statements were about the long working hours of their members. They expressed concerns over overcrowding in accident and emergency units and safe working conditions, not only for the members...

Special Educational Needs School Places: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jun 2022)

Gino Kenny: I commend Sinn Féin on its motion. It is very good. We are probably debating something we should not be debating because there should not be a need for a debate on special education for children, yet we continue to debate it not only in this Chamber but also outside it. The issue may seem abstract when debating it but it is not so abstract when it comes to parents and their children...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Economic and Social Council (14 Jun 2022)

Gino Kenny: In the past number of days, two health unions - the Irish Medical Organisation, IMO, and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation, INMO - have made a significant statement on the state of the health service and the conditions of their members. Junior doctors have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action in response to long hours, deteriorating work conditions and, most worryingly,...