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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: One-Parent Family Payment Eligibility (11 Apr 2017)

Gino Kenny: 74. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the way maintenance is calculated for lone parents; the detail of the policy of cutting the income of lone parents that are not receiving maintenance from the absent parent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17717/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Data (11 Apr 2017)

Gino Kenny: 508. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the monitoring of trends in the prescription of psychoactive psychotropic drugs here, especially to children, over the past 20 years; if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the rise in problems associated with prescribed medications, especially opioid painkillers, in terms of drug dependency and overdose, including fatal...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Data (11 Apr 2017)

Gino Kenny: 509. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the monitoring of trends in the prescription of psychoactive psychotropic drugs here, especially to children, over the past 20 years; if his attention has been drawn to concerns regarding the rise in problems associated with prescribed medications, especially stimulants, anti-depressants and anti-psychotic drugs, in terms of tolerance and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Gino Kenny: I want to explain the rationale for bringing forward this Bill. First and foremost, this is about trying to alleviate unnecessary suffering. People may have had prejudged perceptions about the benefits of medicinal cannabis but the situation is constantly evolving into a more enlightened and educated debate. What has driven me as an elected representative over the course of the past nine...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Gino Kenny: I will try to answer as much as possible. It is a great deal of information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Gino Kenny: Senator Burke asked about the current law on compassionate access. One family has got access, but it is extremely restrictive. There is another family which has applied for a licence but, thus far, they have not been successful. As such, the access scheme under the Minister's remit is completely inadequate at this time. On a long-term basis, it will not work. There is also the matter of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Gino Kenny: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Gino Kenny: If somebody is to get access to medicinal cannabis, it will have to be under a doctor's recommendation. As such, he or she will have to have a certificate to say that his or her condition could greatly benefit from medicinal cannabis. The person will obviously have that certificate on his or her person all the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Gino Kenny: I cannot control perception but that is the reality and it is what our Bill says. Section 32 sets out the requirement for a recommendation by a registered medical practitioner and states:Cannabis for medicinal use may only be sold on the certification of a registered medical practitioner, on a form approved by the Authority, that the patient has a condition for which a trial of cannabis or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Gino Kenny: I have quotes from the Deputy. I will speak to them in a second.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Gino Kenny: I will repeat what Deputy O'Connell said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Gino Kenny: To reply to some of the points made by Deputy O'Connell, there is a huge body of evidence on this issue. The most contemporary report is probably the Barnes report. Its author, Professor Michael Barnes, will make a presentation on the benefits of medicinal cannabis in the audio-visual room tomorrow. I hope the Deputy will attend and be enlightened. The Health Products Regulatory...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Gino Kenny: There is plenty of evidence available. Deputy O'Connell clearly takes a biased view of the Bill and I am sure she will not vote for it. That is fair enough, and while the Deputy is entitled to her opinion, I would like to address the extraordinary statement she made last month.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Gino Kenny: Deputy O'Connell stated-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Gino Kenny: I have answered the Deputy's question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Gino Kenny: Has Deputy O'Connell read the Barnes report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Gino Kenny: Where is the Deputy's evidence?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Gino Kenny: I ask Professor Finn to contribute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Gino Kenny: I will ask Dr. O'Grady to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (5 Apr 2017)

Gino Kenny: I would like to address the contributions of Senator Mullen and Deputy Boyd Barrett. We have been misrepresented but that is for another day.