Results 3,481-3,500 of 4,359 for speaker:Gino Kenny

Mental Health (Renewal Orders) Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 Oct 2018)

Gino Kenny: People Before Profit will support this legislation, which is in response to last May’s Court of Appeal ruling that found part of the Mental Health Act 2001 unconstitutional. It is unconstitutional because it allows detention of an involuntary patient to be extended for up to 12 months without an effective or independent review within a reasonable timeframe. During this debate on this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (2 Oct 2018)

Gino Kenny: 431. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to use a drug approval and reimbursement system for MS drugs similar to that in Germany (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39943/18]

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Gino Kenny: This Bill provides for the transfer of the land, property, rights and liabilities of the three children's hospitals to the proposed body. It is a very technical Bill, which gives continuity to the incumbent Children's hospital group board. I have reviewed the board membership of the national paediatric hospital development board and the Children's hospital group board. As mentioned by the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Gino Kenny: Is the witness referring to 2011?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Gino Kenny: The embargo during the austerity years has caused a legacy issue, the effects of which are felt still. The Irish health service not only lost thousands of beds but also thousands of staff. It is playing catch-up. It is similar to the housing crisis. This is probably not a State secret, but are the witnesses saying that the Irish health service is lacking 6,000 to 8,000 front-line nursing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Health Sector Pay Report: Public Service Pay Commission (26 Sep 2018)

Gino Kenny: I apologise for being late. I was attending another engagement. One of the narratives we have seen in the committee is the retention of staff in the health service. It is a crisis. Some of my questions have already been answered. On the issue of retaining staff, obviously it is not just about pay but also about working conditions. I worked in the health service previously and I know how...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Sep 2018)

Gino Kenny: I have raised this issue numerous times in the two and half years since I was elected to the House. I understand that over the summer the Minister for Health brought a memorandum to Cabinet on the medical cannabis access programme. Over the summer the Department of Health issued guidelines on the access programme, some of which are quite flawed. It has been going on for a long time and the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (25 Sep 2018)

Gino Kenny: 7. To ask the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee E, health, will next meet. [37536/18]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Sep 2018)

Gino Kenny: In the programme for Government, there is a commitment to a health-led approach to the process of decriminalisation of personal drug use. There was an extraordinary number of submissions to the Department of Health over the summer as part of its public consultation process. This debate has been ongoing for many years. Most people here agree that harm reduction is the way forward to stop...

BusConnects: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (20 Sep 2018)

Gino Kenny: I move amendment No. 3:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following:"notes that:— public transport provides an essential service for all citizens and is central to combatting climate change and climate change policy; — investment and funding for all three Córas Iompair Éireann (CIÉ) companies was systematically...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Palestinian Refugees in the Near East and Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar: Discussion (20 Sep 2018)

Gino Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. Any observer of what is happening in Palestine would probably be pretty depressed about and despairing of the position. It has been an annus horribilisfor the Palestinian people, as it is every year. This year in particular has been absolutely horrendous, with 200 people having been murdered by the Israeli armed forces on the border in Gaza...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Service Provision (20 Sep 2018)

Gino Kenny: 177. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to have all of Ireland's UEFA nations league games shown on terrestrial television in view of the fact that these games are competitive and will affect Ireland's ranking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38149/18]

BusConnects: Motion [Private Members] (19 Sep 2018)

Gino Kenny: I am sharing time with Deputies Boyd Barrett and Coppinger. I want to address the positives first. There are some positives with BusConnects, particularly around the orbital routes, cycling infrastructure, dedicated bus lanes, transferable tickets and so forth. Dublin Bus was once referred to as the workhorse of public transport and it certainly is that. It is probably one of the few bus...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Education Funding (19 Sep 2018)

Gino Kenny: The Minister of State has given a positive response. It is safe to say that the building complex is relatively old. Staff at the centre have indicated it needs refurbishment, particularly for health and safety reasons. As Deputy Ó Broin noted, the amount of funding involved is small when one considers the services the centre has provided to young people who have availed of its...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Education Funding (19 Sep 2018)

Gino Kenny: I concur with my follow Dublin Mid-West Deputies. This is a unique project that has been in operation for 25 years in the Clondalkin-Lucan area. I have first-hand knowledge of it. My niece attended the Carline project. She will not mind me saying this because I have said it to her already but she dropped out of school. She went to the Carline project, completed the leaving certificate...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Sep 2018)

Gino Kenny: In July the Department of Health produced guidelines for the medicinal cannabis access programme which was first mooted in January 2017, almost 20 months ago. No progress has been made since. The guidelines have been welcomed by patients and doctors and provide some clarity in what is an extremely confusing situation for those who wish to access medicinal cannabis. I ask the Taoiseach to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (18 Sep 2018)

Gino Kenny: 402. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fund the drug Spinraza; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are persons with spinal muscular atrophy who are experiencing financial hardship as a result of trying to cover the costs themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37091/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (18 Sep 2018)

Gino Kenny: 441. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the paediatric unit in the National Rehabilitation Hospital has suspended its services due to a key member of staff being on extended leave (details supplied); and if the paediatrician will be replaced in the near future in order for children to avail of the service. [37218/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (7 Sep 2018)

Gino Kenny: 770. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to fund the drug Spinraza, which has been approved here; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are persons with spinal muscular atrophy who are experiencing financial hardship as a result of trying to cover the costs themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36053/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (11 Jul 2018)

Gino Kenny: 449. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure that veterinary inspectors visit mink farms to ensure that the conditions in which the animals are being kept have been adequately adapted or improved to take account of the heatwave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31452/18]