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Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages Funding (27 Sep 2016)

Gino Kenny: 730. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the lack of funding on a demand-led basis for home care packages is obstructing the HSE's capacity in facilitating timely hospital discharges, leading to unnecessary suffering in the community as well as increased hospital costs; the net cost of budgetary restrictions in home care packages and delayed...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Funding (27 Sep 2016)

Gino Kenny: 897. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will reverse the recent decision by the NTA to cut funding for cycleways, including segregated cycle paths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26914/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Childhood Care and Education (27 Sep 2016)

Gino Kenny: 957. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the arrangements in place for ensuring that in accessing the free preschool education years, there is no discrimination based on date of birth in relation to a child's eligibility for funding at the start of the school year. [26917/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)

Gino Kenny: It is an education listening to the witnesses. Somebody mentioned an aspirational investment of 0.3% of GDP. That is something like what Apple has paid in tax in the last few years. Over the last eight years, everybody will agree, expression and creativity has suffered dramatically because of austerity. Obviously, many other things have suffered as well. If one thing comes out of this,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Regional Development, Rural Affairs, Arts and the Gaeltacht: Culture 2025 - Éire Ildánach: a Framework Policy to 2025 and Related Matters: Discussion (7 Sep 2016)

Gino Kenny: Yes, I will talk to the Minister, Deputy Noonan, later on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Gino Kenny: Most of my questions have been asked.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Gino Kenny: I want to focus on one area, that of age discrimination against those under 26, particularly in respect of social welfare. As Deputy Brady said, the system is discriminatory against young people who cannot find work. They are being discriminated against because of their age and it has very serious implications. Single parents are also being discriminated against. Are there plans to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Gino Kenny: That is quite a generalisation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Priorities for Department of Social Protection: Minister for Social Protection (7 Sep 2016)

Gino Kenny: Generalisations are generally not true.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Living Wage (20 Jul 2016)

Gino Kenny: 68. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to introduce a living wage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18801/16]

Domiciliary Care Allowance: Motion [Private Members] (19 Jul 2016)

Gino Kenny: I will probably need a quarter of the time available to me. As the saying goes, less is more. I welcome this Private Members’ motion on the domiciliary care allowance and easier access to a medical card not based on financial circumstances, but on medical need. The hardship of an acute medical prognosis, which is then questioned and audited by unnecessary bureaucracy, leads to undue...

Order of Business (19 Jul 2016)

Gino Kenny: In light of Ireland's commitment at the UN General Assembly in 2012 to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, when will the necessary legislation be introduced? Given the convention has been already ratified by 156 countries, it is time we ratified it.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Medical Service (14 Jul 2016)

Gino Kenny: 41. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to work with the Department of Health​ to establish a comprehensive review of prison health, with urgency, and to endorse the recommendation of the UN Committee for the Prevention of Torture that prison healthcare services be brought under the responsibility of the Department of Health and operated by the HSE. [21722/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Medical Service (14 Jul 2016)

Gino Kenny: 43. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will​ work with the Minister for Health on establishing a review of prison health towards addressing the serious deficiencies which exist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21724/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Visiting Committees (14 Jul 2016)

Gino Kenny: 42. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will expedite​ ratification of the optional protocol to the UN Convention Against Torture and to establish effective national preventative mechanisms under the protocol, including reformed and strengthened prison visiting committees. [21723/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (14 Jul 2016)

Gino Kenny: 75. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will expedite plans to add Mandarin Chinese to the leaving certificate curriculum; if he will address the equality issues related to the differential treatment of Mandarin Chinese in relation to the number of speakers here and the number of speakers internationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21728/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prison Medical Service (14 Jul 2016)

Gino Kenny: 172. To ask the Minister for Health his plans, if any, to bring prison healthcare services under the responsibility of his Department and operated by the HSE; if he will expedite these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21721/16]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Rent Supplement Increases: Department of Social Protection (13 Jul 2016)

Gino Kenny: I thank Ms Faughnan. Her presentation was good and answered many questions. What is the relationship between the 11,000 HAP tenants and the local authority housing list? People on the HAP scheme will ask if there is a chance they will ever have social housing in the future. There is a grey area. When I talk to officials on South Dublin County Council, they say those people are...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Rent Supplement Increases: Department of Social Protection (13 Jul 2016)

Gino Kenny: Can the relieving officer intervene because this could be more widespread than people think?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Rent Supplement Increases: Department of Social Protection (13 Jul 2016)

Gino Kenny: Does Ms Faughnan not think that the relieving officer has a responsibility? This is taxpayers' money being pocketed while the mortgage goes into arrears.