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Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Measures (14 Jul 2020)

Gino Kenny: 29. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his priority legislation in the area of workers’ rights and employment legislation; if the Employment Permits Act will be amended for migrant workers to make it possible to access the Workplace Relations Commission and Labour Court; if legislation regarding SEOs and collective agreements will be strengthened; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Legislative Measures (14 Jul 2020)

Gino Kenny: 33. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the amending of employment legislation and the Companies Act 2014 will be made a priority in view of a dispute at a company (details supplied) and the past failure to legislate and in further view of the Duffy Cahill report; if the passage of the Protection of Employees (Collective Redundancies) Bill 2017 will be supported, which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Jul 2020)

Gino Kenny: 520. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the decision to locate new temporary educate together facilities and buildings on a site adjacent to a school (details supplied) which has been earmarked for a long-awaited extension to the school that had been agreed by her predecessor; if she will ensure the redevelopment of the school on the earmarked site and identify...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 2020)

Gino Kenny: 1154. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the number of children with spinal muscular atrophy eligible for treatment with the approved drug Spinraza; the number of those receiving the treatment; the reason for the delay in treatment for some of these children such as a child (details supplied); the way in which and when these issues will be addressed in order...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy (14 Jul 2020)

Gino Kenny: 1293. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the health impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on persons living with dementia and their family carers; his further views on the lack of consideration and strategy in terms of addressing the unique needs of this group during the pandemic; if the omission of the group will be addressed by specifically including it in current and future discussions...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy (14 Jul 2020)

Gino Kenny: 1294. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a recently published report (details supplied); his further views on the conclusion in the report that policy and practice needs to focus on the way in which persons living with dementia and their informal and formal carers can be optimally supported; his plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15945/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy (14 Jul 2020)

Gino Kenny: 1295. To ask the Minister for Health if the concerns of health professionals and organisations working with persons with dementia and their families that dementia has not been included specifically in data collection related to Covid-19 mortality or in the public messaging being issued will be addressed; the way in which he will address the lack of emphasis placed on the complex needs of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy (14 Jul 2020)

Gino Kenny: 1296. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether persons with dementia and their family carers have been rendered invisible during the Covid-19 crisis; the way in which he will ensure that dementia is given high priority in terms of public health policy, research into its impact and future planning with regard to Covid-19; if the issuing of guidelines for the reopening of services...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (14 Jul 2020)

Gino Kenny: I thank the groups for their submissions. They were very insightful on what has happened during the past four months in the public health emergency. There is a juxtaposition between the amazing outpouring of solidarity and support, with people coming together across society, which might not normally happen, and self-isolation and the isolation of the public health emergency. It has taken a...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Gino Kenny: I have two specific questions. The first relates to the submission by the Mental Health Commission. Section 2 refers to mental health services and regulation. Could a spokesperson for the commission define what is meant by the term "unregulated" here? The submission states a further 10% of mental health services are delivered within specialist mental health services, including a 24-hour...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Gino Kenny: Why are they not regulated? Who runs those services?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Non-Covid Healthcare Disruption: Mental Health Services (Resumed) (14 Jul 2020)

Gino Kenny: My final question is for the HSE. I spoke in the previous session about the highs and lows of the public health emergency. The highs were the coming together of people and the solidarity and support they showed one another. One cannot buy the bonding that took place over the past four months. However, there were also huge lows for the many people who had to self-isolate and were unable to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation (7 Jul 2020)

Gino Kenny: 276. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent on providing accommodation for homeless families and persons in hotels and bed and breakfasts in each local authority area from June 2017 up to and including June 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13878/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Bodies (7 Jul 2020)

Gino Kenny: 480. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reasons the Citizens Information Board and the Money Advice and Budgeting Service, MABS, restructuring plan has commenced in the south Dublin area despite the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection’s production of a report in June 2017 (details supplied); the rationale, process and evidence...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (Resumed) (7 Jul 2020)

Gino Kenny: I thank all of the speakers for their contributions. All indications point to there being extreme challenges for teachers, students and those who will be in the educational system in September. The classroom will look very different in September from what it did in March. Safety for all is paramount. When one considers all of the mitigating circumstances, over the past six months Covid...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport (2 Jul 2020)

Gino Kenny: I thank the three contributors for their submissions. Obviously, People before Profit supports the ideas outlined in the submissions. We cannot forget that schools are a fundamental educational space in the State but they are also a workplace for teachers, students and staff so they must be safe and so forth. Covid-19 has highlighted the great fault lines in public services in terms of...

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Gino Kenny: I will get the niceties out of the way first by wishing the Minister well in his role. I expressed the same wish to his predecessor, Deputy Harris, four years ago. Once that is done, we can go ahead with not being nice to each other. I want to raise a number of issues, the first of which is the effect of Covid-19 on the nursing homes sector. I welcome the additional provision in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jun 2020)

Gino Kenny: 489. To ask the Minister for Health if care workers visiting the homes of sick, elderly or disabled persons will be tested fortnightly for Covid-19 in line with the testing of care workers in nursing homes every two weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13206/20]

Ceapachán an Taoisigh agus Ainmniú Chomhaltaí an Rialtais: Tairiscint - Appointment of Taoiseach and Nomination of Members of Government: Motion (27 Jun 2020)

Gino Kenny: There are times when one has to make a stand, not because it is popular or unpopular but because it is the right thing to do. The omission of the occupied territories Bill from the programme for Government was the time to make that stand. The people of Palestine are tired of platitudes from the EU and the international community. My appeal is that the occupied territories Bill be passed...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Special Needs Education: Impact of Covid-19 (25 Jun 2020)

Gino Kenny: I thank Inclusion Ireland for its presentation. It is probably no exaggeration to say that the past four months have been the most challenging for families and children with special needs. Those difficulties have been amplified by the lack of routine and structure. Those services were a lifeline for children and families and this was suddenly taken away. Some of the news reports have been...