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Pay for Student Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (2 Dec 2020)

Gino Kenny: We have clapped and saluted our front-line workers who have been at the coalface of this war against Covid-19. The vocation of nursing is facing its greatest challenge but it is also having its finest hour. When we, as a society, have needed them the most, healthcare workers have been there for us. The members of the nursing profession have a long, illustrious history of caring not only...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2020)

Gino Kenny: I thank the Chair and the Minister for his presentation. On PPE, as the Minister stated, annually the HSE would pay a fraction of that. It is an astronomical amount of money. I am not aware if the Minister has been watching what is happening in Britain in respect of PPE, where it was bought at prices that were completely inflationary compared to what it would normally cost. Where was most...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2020)

Gino Kenny: What item of PPE was the most sought after, as many governments were chasing after this PPE?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2020)

Gino Kenny: Obviously, the Minister would be open to an audit or review of costs around PPE.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2020)

Gino Kenny: That will be a breakdown of what the costs were and what was purchased and so forth. That is good. On the private hospitals, does the Minister think that the nearly €400 million spent to date was cost-effective?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2020)

Gino Kenny: Was capacity used at the time for Covid-19 in those 18 acute hospitals and if it was not used for Covid-19, was it used for any other procedures that the public hospitals could not do themselves? Could the money that was spent during this period have been spent on these procedures in the private hospitals?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2020)

Gino Kenny: Yes, please, if the Minister could. On the underspend of €95 million on the private hospitals arrangement, why was that the case?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2020)

Gino Kenny: On what basis was that done?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2020)

Gino Kenny: I know hindsight is great but a significant amount of money has gone into private hospitals’ hands. At the time, the Government acted because it saw what was happening across mainland Europe. As the Minister said, however, there are significant question marks as to whether this was cost effective for the taxpayer. When all of the dust settles on Covid-19, questions will be asked...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2020)

Gino Kenny: The Minister mentioned student nurses. Does he have a timeframe for the review of the way in which student nurses are treated and paid prior to their graduation? A motion was heard in the Dáil today on the retention and reimbursement of student nurses in the health service. That is very important. The Minister has said that he will do a review and look at reimbursement and so forth...

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2020: Motion (1 Dec 2020)

Gino Kenny: Anyone who watched the "RTÉ Investigates" programme on the treatment of greyhounds and the greyhound industry last year would have been rather sickened at the way greyhounds were treated. I imagine there are responsible greyhound owners in Ireland who would have been completely sickened by what they saw on that programme. Many people, including myself, would not have known how the...

Mental Health Parity of Esteem Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Nov 2020)

Gino Kenny: I will be as brief as possible. I will support this Bill. Fair play to Deputy Ward and Sinn Féin for their work on the Bill. It is important that as Deputies and as a society we talk about mental health. There has been a marked difference in the past five years in talking about mental health issues. Sometimes, talking about something can halve the problem. This is about...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Issues (26 Nov 2020)

Gino Kenny: Before foregoing the question-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Issues (26 Nov 2020)

Gino Kenny: Okay. Is it in order for Deputy Bríd Smith's question to be facilitated if possible?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: EU Issues (26 Nov 2020)

Gino Kenny: That is fine.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Human Rights (26 Nov 2020)

Gino Kenny: 11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will raise the matter relating to a person (details supplied) with his EU counterparts at upcoming EU-wide meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38338/20]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Israeli Settlements (26 Nov 2020)

Gino Kenny: 8. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will re-examine the proposed legislation to ban the import of goods from illegal settlements in Palestine in view of recent attacks by the Israeli state there on human rights and the ongoing demolition of homes by the Israeli state; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38339/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (24 Nov 2020)

Gino Kenny: 823. To ask the Minister for Health the number of ministerial medical cannabis licences that have been issued; the number of licence holders currently being reimbursed under the licensing system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38150/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (24 Nov 2020)

Gino Kenny: 824. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the commencement of the medical cannabis access programme; the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38151/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Nov 2020)

Gino Kenny: 942. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department acknowledges that there is a significant cohort who have not recovered following Covid-19 infection and who are experiencing long Covid; if multidisciplinary post Covid-19 countrywide clinics will be established which will include occupational therapists, physiotherapists, nutritionists and counsellors; if it will be ensured that best...