Results 1,401-1,420 of 4,359 for speaker:Gino Kenny

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Gino Kenny: I thank everyone for their statements. My first question is about Jigsaw services. When people are seeking intervention, what are they presenting with? I know it is not one size fits all.

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Gino Kenny: Is there any particular trigger that is a general narrative in situations like this?

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Gino Kenny: In terms of intervention via drugs, would it be common to prescribe mediation to treat some of the conditions Jigsaw sees?

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Gino Kenny: Yes.

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Gino Kenny: Correct me if I am wrong, but Jigsaw does not have the remit to prescribe medications.

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Gino Kenny: I have a broad question for Dr. Duffy. Does he see there being a crisis in society with regard to young people's mental health, given all the pressures young people have to endure, especially around social media? It is difficult being young. We were all young and we all had difficulties in some periods of our life. When you get the intervention, it is revolutionary in some ways but these...

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Gino Kenny: Does Dr. Duffy recommend any solutions - I know it is difficult - for young people not to be caught up this anxiety bubble? It is very difficult, but in Dr. Duffy's professional opinion, is there anything young people should steer away from? I know it is difficult.

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Gino Kenny: Would Ms Hughes like to comment?

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Gino Kenny: Did Ms Hughes say loneliness was one of the main factors?

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Gino Kenny: Was there a reason for that?

Joint Committee On Health: Life Cycle Approach to Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2023)

Gino Kenny: I have one question for Dr. Duffy. If a young person comes to Jigsaw and speaks about issues he or she is having and Jigsaw finds out the young person has a substance issue, what happens in that circumstance?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 May 2023)

Gino Kenny: 558. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that a person (details supplied) has still not been paid the pandemic special recognition payment Covid bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21071/23]

Transport Support Schemes for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (4 May 2023)

Gino Kenny: I too want to welcome the spirit of this motion. We have discussed this issue on many occasions and it is extremely important. Independent living for those who are living with a disability is a fundamental civil right. This includes the right to work, the right to travel and the right to live. In the past, the situation for those who were living with disabilities was one of exclusion,...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 May 2023)

Gino Kenny: On Tuesday last, Palestinian political prisoner Khader Adnan died in an Israeli prison. He was on hunger strike for 87 days and was held in what the Israelis called administrative detention, in other words, internment. The blame for his death lies solely and squarely with apartheid Israel. We should know about the long history of fighting colonialism via hunger strikes. When will the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 May 2023)

Gino Kenny: Why did we do it in the 1980s?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 May 2023)

Gino Kenny: Why would the Tánaiste want to deal with a murderous regime such as Israel? The Tánaiste is yellow.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Parking Provision (4 May 2023)

Gino Kenny: 9. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he can clarify any plans to remove or penalise workers who avail of car-parking spaces in their workplace; how any scheme aimed at removing or charging for such places might affect front-line workers or those with no viable public transport option due to their shift patterns and workplace location; and if he will make a statement on...