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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (19 Jan 2022)

Gino Kenny: 1530. To ask the Minister for Health the improvements his Department is making in the area of healthcare for trans persons; his views on whether the current waiting time of over two and a half years to be first seen is unacceptable; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this has declined further during the Covid-19 pandemic; his views on the immense negative impact this is having...

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...

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...

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]

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...

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...

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]

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]

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.