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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (28 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: 949. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a significant community effort to secure funding for a life-saving treatment for a person (details supplied); if his Department will fund their treatment or fund the remainder of the amount needed to access the treatment their doctor has recommended; the options for funding of the treatment; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (28 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: 1066. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the long-awaited and urgently needed primary care centre for north Clondalkin, Dublin 22; the reason for the current hold up on the centre; the date for construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22110/21]

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: I thank the Minister for his overview of the health budget. Last year was an annus horribilisin regard to the health budget and this year will probably be the same. In regard to some of the positive news on the women's health task force, it is very welcome to see funding in regard to the expansion of the endometriosis service in Tallaght, which is positive. To clarify the financial...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: My second question is on the allocation of funding for eating disorders. The pandemic has compounded many issues around mental health, especially eating disorders. I understand the national clinical programme for eating disorders, set up in 2018, had a certain budget. In previous years, the budget was underspent. That would seem extraordinary really. From what I can gather, there is...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: My other question is on the finer detail for the roll-out of the medical cannabis access programme, MCAP. I looked at the Estimates but did not find an allocated budget for the programme. I understand the programme will commence some time in June. Is there a budget for the programme? It is a five-year pilot project but is there an annual budget? Where are we at with regard to the...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: I thank the Minister.

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme: Statements (22 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: We start on a very positive note in the statement the Minister made today. Every week we come here and there are positive soundings from the Minister's statements. That is very good and there is no doubt but that the virus in Ireland is in retreat. The settings that have received it have been liberated by the vaccine because that is the way to get out of this situation. Over the coming...

Mental Health Surge Capacity: Motion [Private Members] (21 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: I commend Deputy Ward and Sinn Féin on this motion on mental health. I am sure everyone agrees that we are living in unprecedented times, which call for unprecedented measures, especially around our mental and physical well-being. The past 14 months has shown us that we are all vulnerable and we can be touched by any mental health issue. It has shown the desperate situations in which...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: 168. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some large department stores (details supplied) are selling non-essential items in breach of current public health restrictions; the steps he will take in this instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18774/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: 170. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when outdoor work such as window cleaning outdoors is expected to return; if he will provide details of guidelines on the definition of outdoor work and the plans for outdoor work under current health guidelines. [18847/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (21 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: 317. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider providing an online test option for the significant backlog of persons waiting to do their driver theory test given the current public health restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18589/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (21 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: 1134. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide an update in relation to the ongoing community employment supervisors pension issue; if plans are in place for a pay rise for supervisors given that there has been no increase since 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19000/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: 2044. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) and their companion who are travelling abroad for vital medical reasons do not have to undergo mandatory hotel quarantining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19678/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out: Update (20 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: I thank the representatives from the HSE and NIAC. How concerned is Dr. Henry about variants of concern and variants of interest, particularly the B1617 variant coming from India? How concerned are the HSE and NIAC about the sequencing of particular variants that could mutate and cause significant difficulties for any public health service?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out: Update (20 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: My second question concerns extending the period between administering vaccines. Obviously, the temporary suspension of the AstraZeneca and the Janssen vaccines has slightly skewed vaccine roll-out. It seems that the Pfizer vaccine has been and will be the dominant vaccine for those who choose to be inoculated. With regard to the Pfizer vaccine, it is recommended that there should be 21...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Covid-19 Vaccination Roll-out: Update (20 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: What is NIAC recommending?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: I thank Dr. Glynn and his team for their opening statement. It gives many people hope with regard to the public health emergency through which we are all living. It also contains a note of caution. That is also welcome, because we are living in times when things can go wrong. I wish to ask Dr. Glynn about this note of caution and hope, particularly in the context of the next six weeks....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: My second question relates to the AstraZeneca vaccine and the recommendations by the national immunisation advisory committee, NIAC. What does Dr. Glynn think the consequences of the overall vaccine roll-out are in terms of the interruption of the recommendations by NIAC?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: Some media outlets reported the 60 to 69 age group cohort would probably get a boost in regard to vaccine supply because of the recommendation by the national immunisation advisory committee, NIAC, in relation to AstraZeneca. Is that possible over the next six weeks?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on the Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic: National Public Health Emergency Team (13 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: My next question relates to vaccinators. Vaccine supply will be ramped up. Is Dr. Glynn confident we have enough vaccinators to meet the demand to vaccinate people? There have been problems with the criteria of vaccinators and getting them into the position in which they can vaccinate. Will we reach a choke point at which there is a supply of vaccines but not enough vaccinators? Is Dr....