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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: With all due respect to the witnesses, I think it is unhelpful to conflate the issue of assisted dying with the issue of suicide. I have stated this from the very start. I do not think it is helpful to the debate. Are there any circumstances where the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland could see where somebody is coming to the end of their life, they have a terminal diagnosis, and they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: Surely there is a difference between somebody who is coming to the end of their life. Of course, somebody could be extremely traumatised and depressed about their diagnosis but surely there has to be a difference between their physical being and their mental being. Surely in that situation, where somebody is coming to the end of their life, they should have a say in how they actually die.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: That is wrong, obviously.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: I completely get that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: Is it the individual? Is it society? It is the collective. At that particular point, the person surely has the right to say, "I do not want to go through that certain period of my life."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: I understand that. Today is the anniversary of Vicky Phelan's death. I spoke to Vicky many times before she passed away. She always said, "I am not suicidal, I do not want to die, but I do not want to die in a situation that is out of my control". There are other people in that situation. It is conflating the issue with suicide and somebody with a terminal diagnosis who may want this....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: It will probably be no surprise that I support assisted dying. Our committee is here to grapple with and assess whether we can legislate for that over the coming period. It is a difficult and fundamental question to ask society and the committee. We all agree with that. There are obviously deficiencies in our health system in respect of inequalities and palliative care. It is to be hoped...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: I disagree with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: That would be psychosocial support. Would it be an absence of that as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Protecting Vulnerable Individuals from Coercion: Discussion (14 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: I completely get that but even if those supports were in place and somebody said they did not want to go through certain periods of their life because of the diagnosis, surely in that case they have that right to say, "I want to end my life and I want to end it with the permission of the State, with the permission of the doctor, and to have my say." Even if those things were all in place,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: 2. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has stated that 312 children are awaiting scoliosis surgery, that surgery targets have not been met and that ongoing failures lead to life-long health complications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49192/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: My question is about the waiting time for scoliosis surgery. The Scoliosis Advocacy Network has stated that more than 310 children are waiting for surgery at this time. That is completely unacceptable. I would like to hear the Minister's thoughts on the matter.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: That is positive but there are families with children who have been waiting for well over four months. That is completely unacceptable. The Minister's predecessor said six years ago that no child would wait more than four months. That promise has been broken many times. The Minister will understand that it is frustrating for people who have a child waiting for surgery that could be...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hospital Waiting Lists (9 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: I understand that the review by Mr. Nayagam is ongoing and that it is looking at the broad spectrum of ways to improve services. Is one of those - I am sure the Department has looked at this - for children to travel abroad for intervention or surgery? That can be slightly complicated given the nature of this surgery. Has it been actively looked at? It is good that we have more capacity...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (9 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: 39. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has criticised the allocation of just €13 million to €14 million for the development of new measures in mental health in 2024, that it has been said “the lack of new funding announced on 12 October 2023 will threaten the viability of mental health services in 2024, and that the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (9 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: 41. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently stated that at three-quarters of the way through 2023, instead of the targeted reduction of around 51,700 people set in the Government’s 2023 Waiting List Action Plan, the latest NTPF figures confirm that 13,250 additional people have been added to the three main waiting lists – a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (9 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: 53. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has stated that 10,538 patients, including 273 children, went without a bed in October and has stated that targeted recruitment and retention plans are needed in each hospital and community care area to allow for more nurses and midwives to be recruited at the pace in which they are needed; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (9 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: 63. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently stated that the Budget 2024 capital allocation for Health will not result in the opening of the 1,500 additional rapid build hospital beds, six surgical hubs and four elective hospitals promised by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49023/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (9 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: 67. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently stated that the planned HSE NCHD recruitment freeze is “in breach of NCHD contract”, that NCHDs are suffering unprecedented levels of work-related stress and burnout, and that the freeze will lead to even more dangerous conditions for patient care; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Nov 2023)

Gino Kenny: 104. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects to receive a recommendation from the National Screening Advisory Council on whether to expand the newborn bloodspot screening programme to include spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), given NSAC has considered a health technology assessment on SMA’s inclusion at its 20 October 2023 meeting; when he hopes to make an announcement on the...