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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 have just a brief question about vaccine hesitancy. This could become a bigger issue than we would like. The one thing we do not want is for vaccine hesitancy to become a bigger issue than it is. Are there any plans to clarify, particularly with advertisements, hesitancy about the vaccines that will be available for supply over the next three to six months?

Prime Time Investigates Programme on Department of Health: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: I am sharing time with Deputy Boyd Barrett. I do not doubt the bona fides of the Minister of State on this issue. In the time I have known her, I have found her to be a genuine person. However, the RTÉ programme last week holds ups very serious questions in regard to trust and confidentiality for the children and families trying to access special needs provision. At this point in...

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: I am sharing time with Deputy Barry, with three minutes for me and three minutes for him.

Vaccination Programme and Covid-19: Statements (1 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: I wish to touch on the positive aspects of the Minister's statement because we are all anxious for the programme to succeed and that is the imperative. The positive aspect to the vaccination programmes in nursing homes in particular is very important as there is a sense that we are getting on top of this. My main question to the Minister relates to the recruitment of vaccinators. There...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: 331. To ask the Minister for Health if he will take immediate steps to reopen the gay men’s health service based at the Meath primary care centre which has been closed for over a year; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the clinic is one of the busiest sexual health services and the only one specifically serving LGBTQ+ persons and is the only public sexual health service...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (31 Mar 2021)

Gino Kenny: 857. To ask the Minister for Health if he has taken steps to work with his counterpart and others in the Netherlands to facilitate the inclusion of the products of a company (details supplied) in the list of prescribed products for those eligible for treatment under the forthcoming medical cannabis access programme; his views on whether the availability of the products would allow for the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (31 Mar 2021)

Gino Kenny: 925. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Irish citizens who availed of the EU cross-border directive in the past four years; and the breakdown by year of the number of Irish patients who availed of the directive in all EU jurisdictions combined. [16604/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (31 Mar 2021)

Gino Kenny: 926. To ask the Minister for Health the number of EU cross-border directive applications that have never been finalised or completed; and the breakdown by year for the past four years. [16605/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (31 Mar 2021)

Gino Kenny: 927. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who availed of medical treatment in other EU countries who were refused a refund under the cross-border directive by the HSE; and the breakdown by year for the past four years. [16606/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Gino Kenny: 1027. To ask the Minister for Health the criteria the HSE used when distributing vaccines to general practitioner clinics to decide which clinics received the vaccine first; and if it was alphabetical or based on other criteria. [16890/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (31 Mar 2021)

Gino Kenny: 1028. To ask the Minister for Health if the delay regarding general practitioner clinics that did not receive vaccines supplies on time will alter or affect future deliveries of vaccines to those clinics. [16891/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (31 Mar 2021)

Gino Kenny: 1156. To ask the Minister for Health if he will acknowledge the stress, anxiety and uncertainty that pregnant women and their partners continue to experience as a result of public health restrictions during the pandemic; if he will ensure that maternity services are prioritised during any talks regarding the easing of restrictions in order that those who are pregnant can be accompanied and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Gino Kenny: I thank everyone for their opening statements. I refer to medical cards for life-limiting conditions. It is very welcome that the clinical advisory group recommended that those with 24 months or less would have access to medical cards. I also commend John Wall who has campaigned on this tirelessly for years. He has done amazing work for those who find themselves in this situation. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Operation of the Medical Card Scheme: Discussion (30 Mar 2021)

Gino Kenny: Mr. Ryan could probably answer my second question, which is on the primary care reimbursement service. I am not sure if anybody can answer it, but hopefully somebody can. It relates to those who have been granted a ministerial licence for medical cannabis products. My experience from working with families trying to reimburse under ministerial licences has been extremely arbitrary and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Mar 2021)

Gino Kenny: I refer to the roll-out of the vaccine in the European Union and the European vaccine policy programme. At the moment it is playing out like a bad soap opera for countries that want to get access to the vaccine. Other European countries, namely, Hungary, France and Germany, have looked beyond the framework to acquire vaccines from China or Russia. Has the Government explored going outside...

Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (Health): Statements (25 Mar 2021)

Gino Kenny: I wish to start with the positive news in the Minister's statement regarding nursing homes. It lifts the country's heart to see the effect of the vaccine roll out in nursing homes. Covid-19 has had a terrible effect on people in the nursing home setting so the progress there is very welcome. We are at a crucial stage in terms of the next quarter and the vaccine roll out. I wish to ask...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Mar 2021)

Gino Kenny: 66. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of fines imposed on Dublin Bus and a company (details supplied) for non-compliance with timing on routes for the previous 12 months; if these fines relate to the bus being late, being early or not showing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15583/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (24 Mar 2021)

Gino Kenny: 103. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason Dublin Bus has been instructed to lay vehicles over at certain points in the city; if this practice is the result of instructions from the NTA; if the agency is monitoring the effect this is having in delaying passenger journeys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15582/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Pharmaceutical Sector (24 Mar 2021)

Gino Kenny: 149. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the person or body negotiating with pharmaceutical companies on behalf of the IDA vis-à-vis the production of vaccine in the Irish pharmaceutical sector; the person or section with which the IDA is liaising in his Department; the proposition being put to the pharmaceutical companies; the companies that have been met; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (24 Mar 2021)

Gino Kenny: 1229. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of and value of cannabis seizures and confiscations in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14442/21]