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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Contracts (10 May 2018)

Gino Kenny: 35. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the contracts for purchase of arms by his Department, whether one-off or continual, to be used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20434/18]

Mental Health Parity Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 May 2018)

Gino Kenny: It is good we are having this debate. We have had a debate on this issue in this House on numerous occasions during the past two years. It is healthy to have this debate. I understand Deputy Browne's Bill is largely aspirational. It has much merit. Ensuring there is parity between our physical and mental health is very important, but the reality is very different. Other Deputies have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

Gino Kenny: Many questions have been answered and the meeting has been very informative. I commend the delegates from Jigsaw. Where I come from in Neilstown it is very good. I have been there a few times and it is well used by young people throughout the area. I have a couple of questions to ask. I want to ask Mr. Rogan about his observations on the 1960s. If 23% of the health budget was spent...

Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Apr 2018)

Gino Kenny: The submission was made eight months ago.

Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Apr 2018)

Gino Kenny: I want to place on record my welcome for the news that Vera Twomey's campaign to get reimbursement for medical cannabis has succeeded. Her fantastic speech at the People of the Year Awards last week was also welcome. She received a standing ovation in respect of the progress of the legislation. I want to ask the Tánaiste a specific question about the report I am holding, which was...

Other Questions: Harness Racing (26 Apr 2018)

Gino Kenny: 12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to oversee the regulation of sulky racing in view of its significance in Traveller and working class culture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10101/18]

Other Questions: Harness Racing (26 Apr 2018)

Gino Kenny: I ask the Minister to make a statement on the sulky racing and horse ownership traditions in Traveller and working class communities.

Other Questions: Harness Racing (26 Apr 2018)

Gino Kenny: I thank the Minister for his response. Horse ownership, whether in the rural or urban environment, is a very positive thing. The Minister visited the Clondalkin Equine Club last year and saw for himself the positivity connected with owning horses in an urban environment. The majority of horse owners are responsible but there have been some examples of reckless behaviour by individuals who...

Other Questions: Harness Racing (26 Apr 2018)

Gino Kenny: I welcomed what the Minister said in February 2017 about the fact that the urban horse is an integral part of the lives of working people. Sometimes urban horse ownership has very negative connotations but it is actually a very positive thing, particularly for young people in working class communities. Travellers also have been unfairly criticised in the context of horse ownership. Once...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Regulation (24 Apr 2018)

Gino Kenny: 389. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department will consider replicating the FDA black box warning regarding cautionary use by persons under 18 years of age on antidepressants such as Prozac in the USA on the packaging of similar drugs here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17660/18]

Plastic and Packaging Pollution: Statements (19 Apr 2018)

Gino Kenny: It is good we are having this debate about single-use plastics and the throw-away culture in capitalist society. Most people became fully aware of the crisis after seeing David Attenborough's "The Blue Planet" documentary. People were aware of what plastics were doing to the planet. It was utterly depressing when they opened a whale and found over 200 types of plastic in the belly of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services Provision (19 Apr 2018)

Gino Kenny: 62. To ask the Minister for Health when parent representatives will be included in the primary care steering group in view of a motion agreed by Seanad Éireann; his views on whether parents of sick children should be represented on the steering group in view of the fact that the policies being discussed and decided will directly affect their children and that they have a unique insight...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (19 Apr 2018)

Gino Kenny: 91. 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. [16408/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Commencement of Legislation (19 Apr 2018)

Gino Kenny: 225. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the distress that delaying Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 has had on families in view of assurances that they would be commenced in the last quarter of 2017; if Parts 2 and 3 will be commenced as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8828/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2018)

Gino Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their very honest opinions on front-line work in psychiatric services in Ireland. What front-line staff are facing is brutal and horrible. A catalogue of failures in psychiatric services means that many people have been failed by the system, and they will end up in a bad place. From the testimony I understand that psychiatric services in Ireland are undervalued,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2018)

Gino Kenny: Are there any official clinical guidelines adopted according to the national clinical effectiveness council for use by CAMHS?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2018)

Gino Kenny: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: Mental Health Services: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Apr 2018)

Gino Kenny: Dr. Murtagh has answered that question.

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Apr 2018)

Gino Kenny: 135. To ask the Minister for Health the rights a person has when a general practitioner patient dispute occurs; if there are procedures in place to resolve these disputes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16833/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Apr 2018)

Gino Kenny: 136. To ask the Minister for Health if a general practitioner can unilaterally decide to remove medical card patients that they deem difficult without a patient's ability to challenge this decision or have access to a process that will adjudicate the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16834/18]