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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Proposed Legislation (17 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: 42. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he is planning draft legislation relating to the triple lock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42109/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (17 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: 43. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will make an apology on behalf of the State to the families of the children killed and injured by an army shell in the Glen of Imaal in April 1979. [42106/24]

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: I thank everybody for their statements thus far. I have a question for the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, regarding the additional funding this year. Will he give a breakdown on this? I am reading a breakdown of the additional funding in the press release and it gives a breakdown but the drugs task forces in the country will say that funding has been reduced, particularly in the last ten...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: Does the Minister of State accept that in terms of the overall harm reduction budget and the money that is given towards task forces across the country, there has been a reduction, particularly in the last 12 years? Obviously, he is only in the position a number of months but does he accept that in 2012 more money was being allocated towards task forces than there is now?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: Yes, I accept that but many people on the ground who are at the coalface will say there needs to be much more funding in terms of the evolution of drug dependency and drug use in communities. That has to be acknowledged.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: Thanks a lot.

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: I thank the Minister of State for that. Just to confirm, he referred to the safe injection facility. I would probably term it slightly differently. The "safe consumption room" is probably a better term. Is he saying this facility will be open in December?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: That is good news. I have a final question. Regarding harm reduction activities, wastewater drug surveillance is referred to in the press release. What exactly is that?

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (16 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire Stáit.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Proposed Legislation (16 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: 49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he has plans to bring forward legislation relating to the triple lock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40653/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (15 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: 253. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department is aware of the recent findings that tampons contain measurable concentrations of heavy metals, including lead, as reported in international studies; and if so, what immediate actions will be taken to assess the safety of menstrual products sold in Ireland. [41143/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (15 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: 254. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether the Government has conducted or plans to conduct any independent studies to assess the presence of heavy metals in menstrual products available on the Irish market, given recent international findings. [41144/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (15 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: 255. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures being put in place to ensure that menstrual products, including tampons, meet safety standards in relation to chemical contaminants, such as heavy metals, in Ireland. [41145/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (15 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: 256. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether there are current regulations and safety standards specifically addressing the presence of heavy metals in menstrual products; and if these standards align with recent international research findings. [41146/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (15 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: 257. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what steps are being taken to inform the public about the potential risks associated with the use of tampons containing heavy metals; and whether there will be a campaign to raise awareness among consumers about product safety. [41147/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (15 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: 258. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will consider introducing mandatory labelling requirements for menstrual products sold in Ireland to disclose the presence of any harmful chemicals, including heavy metals, to better inform consumers. [41148/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (15 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: 259. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are any plans to review the existing import regulations for menstrual products to ensure that those containing harmful levels of heavy metals do not enter the Irish market. [41150/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (15 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: 260. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment whether his Department will introduce a system of routine testing for menstrual products in Ireland, similar to food safety testing, to ensure ongoing compliance with health standards. [41151/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Consumer Protection (15 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: 261. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what actions are being taken to engage with manufacturers and suppliers of menstrual products to address and mitigate the contamination risks highlighted in recent studies. [41152/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (15 Oct 2024)

Gino Kenny: 608. To ask the Minister for Health what collaboration, if any, is being done with international health agencies to monitor and regulate the safety of menstrual products in light of recent findings on heavy metal contamination. [41149/24]