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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (10 Oct 2017)

Gino Kenny: 92. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that, on average, primary school classes here have four to five more pupils than those throughout the EU; if provision will be made in budget 2018 to resume work on reducing class sizes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42472/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (10 Oct 2017)

Gino Kenny: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the loss of 5,000 middle management posts in primary education; his plans to expedite the restoration of these posts by ensuring that provision is made in budget 2018 to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42473/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (10 Oct 2017)

Gino Kenny: 94. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that school grants were cut by 15% in the recession and that fundraising initiatives have to be taken on by schools to cover basic needs; if funding will be increased in budget 2018 to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42474/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Expenditure (10 Oct 2017)

Gino Kenny: 95. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to maintain the resourcing of DEIS schools, restore support services and attain a 15:1 maximum class size in DEIS band 1 junior classes by making suitable provision in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42475/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (10 Oct 2017)

Gino Kenny: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore the supply panels of primary school teachers by making suitable provision in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42476/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (10 Oct 2017)

Gino Kenny: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the impact that FEMPI has had on the livelihood and morale of school teachers; his plans to restore pay equality as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42477/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Eligibility (10 Oct 2017)

Gino Kenny: 687. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the terms and conditions regarding eligibility for community employment; if a person can be removed from the scheme while on maternity leave as a result of their spouse commencing employment during their leave (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42948/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products Availability (4 Oct 2017)

Gino Kenny: Like all Deputies in this House, we received an email from an impassioned mother whose six year old daughter Maria lives with PKU. I had not heard of PKU until I read the email. Ireland has the highest rate of PKU in the world. As Deputy Deering said, the drug Kuvan has been approved by over 20 countries in Europe. This drug has been proven to be medically beneficial for those living with...

Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products Availability (4 Oct 2017)

Gino Kenny: This statement does not really mean anything. It is hollow, to say the least. What this comes down to is putting a price on somebody's life. Somebody has made a decision - I do not know if it is the Minister of State - that the price of somebody's life is not worth the price of medication for that. This goes further than providing Kuvan for people with PKU; it involves other orphan drugs...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Climate Change Negotiations (4 Oct 2017)

Gino Kenny: 29. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will be attending the Bonn COP conference in November 2017; if he will be able to give a commitment that the State will meet its obligations under the Paris treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41844/17]

Animal Welfare: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2017)

Gino Kenny: I welcome this debate on animal welfare in Ireland, which is very timely. This is one matter in which I have been very involved, along with Deputies such as Deputy O'Sullivan. We have relatively progressive legislation on the Statute Book but despite this we are seeing an increasing number of reports of mistreatment and abuse of animals. It is clear there is a massive gap in resourcing...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (3 Oct 2017)

Gino Kenny: 406. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system available to persons with type 1 diabetes in view of the fact it is now available to UK NHS patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41617/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection Remit and Legislative Agenda: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (28 Sep 2017)

Gino Kenny: I wish the Minister and the Chairman well in their new positions. I will be very brief because most of the questions I had have been addressed. I have one question in particular relating to the Minister's predecessor. Her predecessor made a huge public relations own goal with the campaign "welfare cheats cheat us all". Will the Minister be continuing that culture in her Department? In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection Remit and Legislative Agenda: Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection (28 Sep 2017)

Gino Kenny: It is very good.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (28 Sep 2017)

Gino Kenny: 59. To ask the Minister for Health the circumstances in which the drug, Vimizin, a treatment for those that suffer from the rare disease Morquio, has been refused funding by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40922/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (26 Sep 2017)

Gino Kenny: The Minister's response is quite positive. We sometimes get negative news when we come in here. I hope the issues raised in the Minister's statement can be overcome. In particular, the issue relating to the land in the local area can be overcome quite quickly by South Dublin County Council. I would like to mention some other parallels. A really good primary school is being built by...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects (26 Sep 2017)

Gino Kenny: As Deputy Curran said, this issue has cross-party support. Scoil Mochua in Clondalkin is probably unique. As Deputy Curran said, there are 74 students, most of whom are wheelchair users. They come from 19 different localities including Clondalkin, Ballyfermot and Lucan, as well as counties Kildare, Meath and Wicklow. It is unique in offering preschool, primary and post-primary facilities....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Yield (11 Sep 2017)

Gino Kenny: 106. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT collected from the sale of women's sanitary products (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36988/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (11 Sep 2017)

Gino Kenny: 810. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated yearly cost of providing free sanitary products (details supplied) to women with medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36989/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (26 Jul 2017)

Gino Kenny: 106. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on and his plans to implement the ruling of the European Court of Justice (details supplied) which appears to indicate that Irish citizens have a right under EU law to drive a car they own which is registered in another member state in Ireland if it is intended essentially for use in another member state; the timeframe for the legislation to...