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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: The community welfare officers will not deal with them. They say, "No". I have it in writing.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (10 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: They will not do it. They say they do not have the money.

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Hospital Services (10 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: 12. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the diabetes service in Sligo University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41165/19]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Hospital Services (10 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: We are back here again. This is the umpteenth time I have asked this question around Sligo diabetic services, particularly with regard to people with type 1 diabetes and access to the insulin pump. I gave the Minister a letter earlier which stated that, back in June, 30 adults were waiting to get access to this service, but they cannot get access to it because there is no specialist...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Hospital Services (10 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: I appreciate that offer of a meeting and, undoubtedly, that will be taken up. I also gave the Minister a letter from Grainne McCann, the manager of Sligo University Hospital, in response to a young woman of 18 years who has been recommended to use the insulin pump. Her letter stated:Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to facilitate commencement of the pump therapy at this time. In...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Hospital Services (10 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: I did not suggest that.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (10 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: 262. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for carer's benefit and allowance awaiting medical assessment; if there is an adequate number of medical assessors to carry out the assessments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41515/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Waiting Times (10 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: 263. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the length of time it takes for a medical assessor to access a carer's allowance application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41516/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: I thank all the contributors for what they have shared with us this morning. I read in detail all the written contributions. I will start with a few questions on the issue of explicit images, which, according to the submission, is the main focus of hotline.ie. While child sexual abuse material seems to be its focus, I imagine hotline.iealso receives reports of more general sexual abuse...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: If hotline.iegets material that involves a young female aged between 14 and 18, what does it do?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: So hotline.ieis very much determined by whether the material falls into the category of being legal or illegal in regard to child pornography and so on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: In regard to the companies that also come across such material, if such material falls outside the category of child pornography but is close to it, what actions do they take?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: From my knowledge, and listening to the earlier conversations, it is being suggested that people putting up that kind of content are abusing the Facebook platform.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: All the various platforms and companies have large legal sections. How many cases have been taken against users who have abused the platforms in that way? Has Facebook made such legal challenges?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: This involves criminal law only. Facebook does not-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: Facebook does go to civil law in such instances.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: For example, let us take a case where I put something up about Deputy Connolly suggesting she is involved in criminal activity. She could take a civil case against me, even though that content appeared on the Facebook platform. Deputy Connolly, in that hypothetical scenario, however, could not take a case against Facebook. Equally, it seems that Facebook would also not take a case against...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: Who set out that mandate?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: That is interesting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: Yes, please.