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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Military Neutrality (20 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: 101. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on the progress of the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29559/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (20 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: 100. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his views on how the role of the Irish Defence Forces would change if the Triple Lock were to be altered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29555/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (15 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: At the health committee on Tuesday, the HSE stated that there is an over-reliance on the recruitment of international doctors and nurses. Nearly 40% of doctors and nurses in our health system are from overseas. Without them, our health system would not function. There is an anomaly in our system because undergraduate places for nursing is over-subscribed by 3:1. There needs to be more...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Relations (15 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: I do not have much else to add, but the issue of the funding that emanates from the EU and goes to Tunisia is important. There must be some sort of consequences in respect of what the Tunisian Government is doing. I say this because if we look at what happened several decades ago during the Ben Ali dictatorship, we can see that this Tunisian Government is doing exactly the same as he was...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Relations (15 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: 11. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware that many journalists, trade union leaders, judges, civil society activists and politicians, including the Speaker of the Tunisian parliament (details supplied) have been arrested in Tunisia in recent weeks in concerted acts of state repression; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28774/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Relations (15 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: My question concerns the ongoing situation in Tunisia. The Tunisian Government has increasingly become authoritarian in relation to journalists and political and civil rights activists. I wish to hear the Tánaiste's views on the ongoing situation, particularly Ireland and the EU's relationships with Tunisia.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: International Relations (15 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: I thank the Tánaiste. As I said from the outset, a number of prominent politicians, trade union leaders and lawmakers have been imprisoned in recent months. It is very ironic, in the birthplace of the Arab Spring 12 years ago, that one dictator took over from another in 2011. He is oppressing his people and has used horrible and really xenophobic language against people of colour that...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (15 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: 40. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of the recent acts of severe repression carried out by the army and state institutions in Pakistan against opposition politicians; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28775/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: No problem.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: Sometimes the assessment can be extremely cold to say the least, particularly with regard to means. I have dealt with some individuals in my constituency. It is hard to listen to somebody with a cancer diagnosis who is over by €40. They have lost their job and there is a significant amount of overheads that you would not think about. This person was not thinking about it one year...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: It is the stress of applying and then appealing-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: Is there any reason that a terminal diagnosis is not on the list in the appendix regarding those who automatically qualify for a medical card?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: That will obviously review it over time because that has only changed over the past number of years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: I do not know how you can define it but how do you define "discretionary"? Is it on the grounds of medical need or where somebody cannot afford treatment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: Obviously medical costs that accompany that diagnosis are quite substantial. When somebody has basically lost his or her job-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: The 2014 report is nearly ten years old. I hope it will be reviewed in the foreseeable future to look at how things could be done better. Time has moved on, as have costs and situations. I ask the HSE to reconsider and review that report to see if it can be tweaked in respect of issues that have arisen, particularly in the context of the cost of living, which has been a significant issue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Implementation of Sláintecare Reforms: Department of Health and HSE (Resumed) (14 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their statements. It sounds positive enough. I will concentrate on the issue of medical cards and eligibility. In 2014, an expert panel reported on the medical need for medical card eligibility. Do the witnesses think there needs to be a review of that report, given eligibility on medical grounds and the assessment of discretionary cards? I understand that about...

Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: People Before Profit welcomes the principle of this Bill but many will ask why it took so long to ban the sale of these products to under-18s. It is hard to believe that we are only introducing legislation now because vape products have been around for more than a decade. Questions have to be asked about that. There is no doubt that tobacco companies are luring young people in particular...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Assisted Dying, Legal and Constitutional Context: Discussion (13 Jun 2023)

Gino Kenny: For clarity, if a person accompanied somebody else to Switzerland, in this instance to Dignitas, could that person be prosecuted?