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General Practice and Local Health Services: Motion (20 Mar 2024)

Gino Kenny: I commend Sinn Féin on tabling this very important motion on public health. There is no doubt there are deficits in public health throughout the country. Some areas are worse than others. There are circumstances as to why there are deficits. which can come down to a lack of recruitment and the retention of staff. A big issue with keeping people in the health service is the price of...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (7 Mar 2024)

Gino Kenny: In recent weeks, there have been quite startling reports regarding accommodation for young people and Tusla. These facilities have been deemed inappropriate and unsuitable. Enormous amounts of money, up to €50 million a year, go towards these providers. Some of the providers have been struck off in the context of the service they provide. This is a very serious issue. Obviously,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (7 Mar 2024)

Gino Kenny: I was there.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (7 Mar 2024)

Gino Kenny: I acknowledge what the Tánaiste says. I acknowledge that Ireland has done more than the rest of the European Union in calling out what Israel has been doing, and not only in the past six months. If you go to the Middle East, you will find that people from Palestine are very generous in their comments on what the Irish people have done and the empathy we have shown, but we have not done...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (7 Mar 2024)

Gino Kenny: Try it out.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (7 Mar 2024)

Gino Kenny: People said that of South Africa in the 1980s.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (7 Mar 2024)

Gino Kenny: The same-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (7 Mar 2024)

Gino Kenny: 9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken to his European counterparts about placing sanctions on Israel for its bombardment of Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10255/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (7 Mar 2024)

Gino Kenny: Given the cataclysmic circumstances in Gaza at the moment, has the Tánaiste spoken to his European counterparts with regard to sanctions on Israel and what will the European Union and this country do about the terrible events that are going on in Gaza at the moment?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (7 Mar 2024)

Gino Kenny: What we are witnessing at the moment and have witnessed in the past six months in Gaza is and has been almost unbearable to look at. I do not know if the Tánaiste saw the report on the BBC the other day where 15 children died basically of malnutrition. It was unbelievable just to see that. Imagine being there and being the mother or father of that child. This is being done in real...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Middle East (7 Mar 2024)

Gino Kenny: I have been, Tánaiste.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rights of People with Disabilities (29 Feb 2024)

Gino Kenny: 78. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the optional protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, UNCRPD, will be ratified within the term of the Government; if so, when it will be ratified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9742/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rights of People with Disabilities (29 Feb 2024)

Gino Kenny: My question is about the optional protocol to the UNCRPD. Many people who have been following this issue, not only in this House but outside it, have been frustrated by its non-ratification. I would like to hear the Minister's thoughts on whether it will be ratified within the term of this Dáil.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rights of People with Disabilities (29 Feb 2024)

Gino Kenny: I agree. The process of ratifying the UNCRPD was very protracted. It was done six years ago, with Ireland being one of the last countries to ratify. It does not really make sense that we did not ratify the protocol at the same time. Other countries in Europe, the US, Australia and New Zealand ratified the protocol soon after they ratified the UNCRPD. It does not make sense that we did...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rights of People with Disabilities (29 Feb 2024)

Gino Kenny: I understand it is a process. It is very important that the protocol is ratified. If not, the process will drag out further. I do not doubt the bona fides of the Minister of State on this matter. A lot of people have been observing the non-commitment of the State to ratifying the protocol. It is really important that we ratify it because it will enhance other things, particularly around...

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (27 Feb 2024)

Gino Kenny: I congratulate Deputies Ward and Cullinane on the Bill. It is a timely and topical Bill. A few months ago, a number of organisations came before the health committee, one of which was the Mental Health Commission. Recently, Families for Reform of CAMHS also came before the committee. The picture they painted, which was very stark and concerning to say the least, was of a service that was...

Recent Arson Attacks: Statements (27 Feb 2024)

Gino Kenny: There is no doubt that far-right extremists have become emboldened, not only vocally but also physically. This has become evident in the past seven or eight months in the targeted attacks against buildings that have been proposed for use in housing international protection applicants or others. It is incredible to think that when a building is designated to meet what is a basic need of any...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Feb 2024)

Gino Kenny: A crisis is looming in respect of service users, families and staff at St. John of God. We were here a number of years ago in the context of huge deficits in the service. In six months' time, those seeking community services will have to go to either the HSE or a voluntary body. As a former employee of St. John of God who has a lot of friends who work there, I know they are extremely...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (21 Feb 2024)

Gino Kenny: On putting a question to the HSE regarding CAMHS inpatient beds in the State, I received a reply that was slightly alarming. Out of the 72 registered beds in the State, only 51 were operational and, as of October last year, 30 ere occupied. The main reason for this was staff shortages. What has the Government put in place to address these staff shortages that are having a detrimental...

Paediatric Orthopaedic and Urology Services: Motion [Private Members] (20 Feb 2024)

Gino Kenny: I will be sharing time with Deputy Paul Murphy. I welcome everyone in the Public Gallery tonight - the young people and their parents. We, too, will be supporting the motion, which is very good. We have been here before. It is only five or six months ago that we discussed the same issue. It does not give me any pleasure to say it but successive Governments have let the families down....