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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: Let us put it this way. Somebody who could avail of assisted dying would be in the last throes of their life, meaning months, weeks or days in certain circumstances. That would be somebody who is terminally ill and who has a diagnosis that is life-limiting. To me, that is the crux of assisted dying. In New Zealand, for example, they have specifically said in the provisions for their...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: Okay. I will come back in the next round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: Senator Mullen is trying to twist something-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: He is trying to twist what I said.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Engagement with People with Disabilities (16 Jan 2024)

Gino Kenny: This is a very complex issue but I believe we can overcome the complexities of assisted dying and legislate for it. I hope the committee agrees on this. Public opinion is clearly on the side of legislating for assisted dying, not only in Ireland but also in Britain and other countries. We have to be cognisant of this. Not all people live well and not all people die well. In the latter...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Dec 2023)

Gino Kenny: 95. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will establish a publicly owned childcare service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55581/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Constitutional Amendments (14 Dec 2023)

Gino Kenny: 108. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that civil society organisations have said the wording of the proposed referendum on care is significantly different from that recommended by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality and the Citizens' Assembly on gender equality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55578/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (14 Dec 2023)

Gino Kenny: 134. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his accommodation plans for new international protection applicant refugees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55577/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (14 Dec 2023)

Gino Kenny: 119. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware The Health Information and Quality Authority has raised concerns with the Government over why staff in accommodation centres housing Ukrainian refugees, including children, are not being vetted by An Garda Síochána; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55579/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (14 Dec 2023)

Gino Kenny: 129. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to outline his plans to increase childcare places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55580/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Gino Kenny: I thank everybody for their statements. With regard to the opening statement of the IHF, there are 9,000 CVD deaths per year. How does that figure break down by gender? I am sorry; I am probably putting Mr. Macey on the spot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Gino Kenny: I will come back to that. Social determinants play a very significant role in the overall health of a person. Poverty, access to healthcare, working conditions, lifestyle and stress are enormous factors. Taken together, how much of a role do all of these play in a person having a stroke or developing a cardiovascular disease?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Gino Kenny: So, it is a very significant factor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Gino Kenny: I would think it is probably the biggest factor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Gino Kenny: In the past decade, smoking rates have decreased dramatically. That is obviously a factor in respect of cardiovascular disease. Has that increase in the percentage refraining from smoking been reflected in the figures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Gino Kenny: How will Croí's new mobile health infrastructure be rolled out?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Gino Kenny: If that vehicle was outside in the car park now and one of us wanted to go into it, what would happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Gino Kenny: Do these vehicles exist already in the HSE? Are there any such vehicles?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Gino Kenny: That is a great idea. Has Mr. Macey found that very useful?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cardiovascular Health, Stroke and Heart Attack: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Gino Kenny: I saw an advertisement a number of years ago when the NHS in Britain did checks in supermarkets, which are places many people frequent, and carried out a certain amount of screening and detection. Obviously, men in particular try to stay away from the doctor as much as possible. Getting into locations where men cannot shy away from being screened is very important as well.