Results 121-140 of 226 for long speaker:Gino Kenny

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Gino Kenny: .... It was an alert to wider society on what should be done. I am slightly sceptical that society and the Government in situcan act on this situation. In the past 25 years, the situation has come a long way. The drug industry has evolved but have society and Government evolved in how to tackle this situation? I would argue that they have not and have failed very visibly. I have said...

Nurses and Midwives: Motion [Private Members] (2 Nov 2021)

Gino Kenny: ...paid for the work they do. All they are asking is that when they are on placement for 18 weeks in second year or third year, they get recognition for travel costs or something. That will go a long way to recognising the profession. The nursing vocation is in its golden age. There has never been so much interest in this country. There is an oversupply of people applying for nursing...

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Children: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Gino Kenny: Mr. Church has alluded to services related to intervention, and particularly around the CAMHS. We are all aware of the very long waiting times for intervention, and we know that early intervention is crucial for children's well-being. We spoke a few minutes ago about the first port of call for children being their parents, or whatever circumstances is their family model. What advice does...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Coverage (19 Oct 2021)

Gino Kenny: ...the Minister for Finance his views on the denial of mortgage protection insurance to those who have recovered from breast cancer who wish to buy a home effectively ruling out home ownership with long-term renting being the only option given that currently one in nine women are diagnosed with breast cancer; his plans to address same for persons who have recovered from breast cancer being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Cannabis Access Programme Update: Discussion (29 Sep 2021)

Gino Kenny: ...for those seeking access to medicinal cannabis for themselves or their children. It has been extremely frustrating and many people will be scratching their heads and asking why it has taken so long for this process to begin. The good news is that the process is beginning in a couple of weeks. My first question concerns MCAP itself. It is good that people will get prescriptions in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Medical Cannabis Access Programme Update: Discussion (29 Sep 2021)

Gino Kenny: How long will the process take?

Ombudsman for Children's Initiative on Eliminating Child Poverty and Child Homelessness: Statements (23 Sep 2021)

Gino Kenny: ...they go to a hotel. If anybody can stand in this House and say with a straight face that this is acceptable, he or she is in the wrong game. With regard to children in poverty, it is not that long ago that the Labour Party and former Deputy Joan Burton had policies which were Thatcheresque for single parents. Her policies have had a legacy issue, and I refer back to the historical...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (27 Jul 2021)

Gino Kenny: .... To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to extend the use of CO2 monitors to intercity trains and provincial buses; his views on whether transporting persons over long distances for many hours has implications for CO2 levels and that passengers have no way of verifying the CO2 levels in enclosed spaces, some of which are essentially sealed units; his...

Proceeds of Crime (Investment in Disadvantaged Communities) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Jul 2021)

Gino Kenny: ...people use. This year alone, large amounts of money and drugs have been confiscated. One of the main reasons for this was that there were many gardaí on the roads, which cannot be sustained over a long period, but it shows that there is a significant demand for drugs. In September, I will introduce a Bill on the legalisation and regulation of cannabis. We will see what kind of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Children's Hospital: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Gino Kenny: As long as the project goes on, there will be costs.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Jun 2021)

Gino Kenny: ...Health that the funding would be obtained via the HSE service plan. Will the Tánaiste give campaigners a commitment on when the programme will be rolled out because this campaign has gone on far too long? Families in desperate situations have gone through a licensing system which is very cumbersome and bureaucratic and does not really work. If this programme gets up and running,...

Impact of Covid-19 on People with Disabilities within the Education and Health Sectors: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

Gino Kenny: ...provision and its roll-out. Hopefully, it will have a better run-in next month. It is a vital service of which people are appreciative. There have been issues with access and so forth. The long-term effects of the pandemic will probably live on for a considerable time. It has shown the grave inequalities in certain areas in society and the fault lines which exist in the provision of...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Gino Kenny: ...the care of older people in Ireland but it does not really address the profound problems we have in that provision. The past 15 months have exposed the inadequacies of the model of residential and long-term elderly care in Ireland, particularly around staffing levels, medical expertise, resources including personal protective equipment and payment and treatment of staff. There are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Ventilation and Covid-19: Discussion (19 May 2021)

Gino Kenny: I thank Ms Hegarty and Mr. Jones for this fascinating debate on ventilation. How long does Ms Hegarty think we will be wearing masks in settings, particularly public transport and workplaces? The guidelines for the lockdown will be eased in time but could we still be wearing masks on public transport in a couple of years' time?

Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 May 2021)

Gino Kenny: ...conclusion in the next few weeks. Each worker will want a fair settlement, but they all also want to ensure that workers will never again find themselves in the situation of having to picket for a long time, be subject to police harassment and, sometimes, be maligned in the media. It is important to remember what this strike is about. It is about a fair settlement for workers who have...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (28 Apr 2021)

Gino Kenny: 1066. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the long-awaited and urgently needed primary care centre for north Clondalkin, Dublin 22; the reason for the current hold up on the centre; the date for construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22110/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: A Regulatory Framework for Adult Safeguarding: Law Reform Commission (16 Feb 2021)

Gino Kenny: Why, in Ms Justice Laffoy's legal opinion, has that taken so long? Work in here can be slow but that is extremely slow. It has been six years. I am not asking for the witness's political opinion. Why, in her legal opinion, does she think the Act has not been implemented?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jan 2021)

Gino Kenny: ...commencement of and the funding for the medical cannabis access programme under the HSE service plan. It is very welcome, after five years of campaigning by parents and others. It has been a very long road and finally, this year, people will get medical cannabis products under prescription. The confinement to three conditions is very restrictive. Many people who suffer from chronic...

Prohibition of Sulky-Racing Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2020)

Gino Kenny: ...from an urban environment, there were a lot of horses in the area where I grew up. There was an issue around the stabling of horses and so on but that has been addressed over time. There is a long tradition of horse ownership in an urban environment. It has been a positive experience in terms of the responsibility attached to owning a horse. In the past three or four years, the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Nursing Education (10 Dec 2020)

Gino Kenny: ...challenging, not only for the student nurses and their families but the people that they care for. I hope the review will identify a number of issues. I was a healthcare assistant for a long time prior to being elected so I understand about student nurses being on placement and that it is an educational environment, but it is also an environment where the healthcare assistants do a...