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Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: I will ask a very obvious question. How do we address very serious issues in the here and now? Obviously, there are huge problems, such as the retention and recruitment of staff. I understand that. That has been a legacy issue for more than a decade. Under these circumstances, children who need intervention are being failed. That is the most serious of the consequences of this. How...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: My final question relates to the last paragraph of the statement from the IMO and private and voluntary organisations that provide mental healthcare. There is a plethora of those organisations. The IMO says in the statement that there should be a requirement to achieve accreditation to international standards. Is there a situation at present where these voluntary bodies or private bodies...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: It is probably quite concerning that there is no central register in respect of private and voluntary organisations. I am sure they can provide a very good service, but where there is no regulation then one has the opposite. That would be a concern. Professor Sadlier has answered the question but with the lack of monitoring of voluntary and private bodies, how concerned would he be, in his...

Joint Committee On Health: General Scheme of the Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (8 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: I thank the witnesses.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (3 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: 97. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will withdraw the tender for local employment services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5468/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (3 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: 76. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views regarding the level of abuse by employers of the Work Placement Experience Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5469/22]

Easing of Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (2 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: Two years ago, we were in the throes of a general election. We were all going around knocking on doors trying to get back into the Dáil and some of us did while others did not. Little did we know what was to come four or five weeks later. It really does feel like a lifetime ago; not only the general election but what has gone on in the last two years across the world. It has been a...

Healthcare (Transparent Payments) Bill 2022: First Stage: Cabinet Committees (2 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: 2. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [3614/22]

Cancer Care: Motion [Private Members] (2 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: I commend the Social Democrats on this very good motion. It breaks down the stealth charges that people are incurring during one of the most traumatic times in their lives. It is good to see people in the Public Gallery for the first time in a long while. It warms every Deputy's heart. The charges are stark. I am unsure as to whether any member of the Government could justify such...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: I wish the witnesses a good morning and thank them for their attendance. I apologise, as I am competing against this bell. There is nothing I can do about it. Two years ago, we were in the throes of a general election and the vast majority of people in the State had probably never heard of Covid. Obviously, we got to know Covid very well over the past two years. It has left a huge mark...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: Moving on to the long-term effects of Covid-19, also called long Covid or post-Covid syndrome, symptoms can include fatigue, shortness of breath, cognitive dysfunction, etc. How prevalent is long Covid among those who have contracted the virus? Many people in the State, especially in the past six to seven weeks, have got Covid-19. Some people who get it are fine afterwards. How prevalent,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: If the prevalence of long Covid is nearly 10% among adults who have had the virus, then we are talking about more than 100,000 people suffering the prolonged effects of Covid-19. That is a lot of people. I am not sure that is absolutely scientific as an estimate, but if the prevalence is near that rate of 10%, and, bearing in mind that it is probably difficult to quantify the time it takes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Easing of Restrictions: Discussion (2 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: If somebody has got three vaccine doses and is still suffering from long Covid, is there a medical reason he or she would still have those legacy symptoms? We have always said that vaccination is not a silver bullet, but is there any medical reason such a person would still be suffering from symptoms of Covid after six months?

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service: Motion [Private Members] (1 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: I move amendment No. 1: A. To insert the following after "attainable standard of physical and mental health": "by ensuring that they are not being overmedicated due to shortages in staff across CAMHS, Primary Care and Early Intervention teams" B. To delete the words "broaden the CAMHS review to include" and substitute the following: "ensure the CAMHS review is independent and is...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: I raise the matter of orthopaedic surgery waiting lists. I am not sure if the Taoiseach saw the reports over the weekend about a little girl called Ava Cahill. She has spina bifida and has been waiting more than a year and a half for corrective surgery. You would need a heart of stone not to be moved by Ava's situation. There are other children like Ava in Ireland waiting for corrective...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (1 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: 618. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who are currently in prison or out on temporary release for cannabis-related offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5057/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug and Alcohol Testing (1 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: 619. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the cost in each of the past five years to forensically test cannabis; the amount of time that is taken up in the forensic unit testing cannabis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5058/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (1 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: 679. To ask the Minister for Health if he will meet with a delegation of persons who live with Lyme disease and who have much to offer in terms of informing policy and working on creating awareness of the disease for medical professionals and others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4502/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Feb 2022)

Gino Kenny: 764. To ask the Minister for Health if he will undertake a review of the case of a person (details supplied) to ascertain the appropriateness of their treatment a number of weeks before their death; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4901/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jan 2022)

Gino Kenny: I raise the lack of capacity in autism spectrum disorder, ASD, units in secondary education. The State has made considerable progress in the capacity of ASD units in primary schools, which is a good thing. However, there is an acute shortage of ASD feeder schools, particularly for children who are leaving primary settings and moving to secondary education. I am sure these issues arise...