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Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (7 Dec 2022)

Martin Kenny: 143. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of adult medical card holders who are currently on the primary care orthodontic waiting list in counties Leitrim, Sligo, Roscommon, Donegal and Cavan, by year from 2016 to 2022 in tabular form. [61199/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (7 Dec 2022)

Martin Kenny: 144. To ask the Minister for Health the number of dentists employed by the HSE for primary care dental services in counties Leitrim, Sligo, Roscommon, Donegal and Cavan, by year from 2016 to 2022 in tabular form. [61200/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (7 Dec 2022)

Martin Kenny: 145. To ask the Minister for Health the breakdown of the number of orthodontists employed by the HSE for primary care orthodontic services in counties Leitrim, Sligo, Roscommon, Donegal and Cavan by year from 2016 to 2022 in tabular form. [61201/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Parole Boards (6 Dec 2022)

Martin Kenny: 3. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the establishment of the independent parole board. [60925/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (6 Dec 2022)

Martin Kenny: 1. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on any plans her Department has to remedy the crisis in garda retention. [60923/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Services (6 Dec 2022)

Martin Kenny: 452. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on the funding provision for youth diversion programmes. [60924/22]

Report on Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2022)

Martin Kenny: The Minister of State was not in Leitrim recently.

Report on Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2022)

Martin Kenny: I was up in my room listening to the debate and I had not realised this report was being debated. I have come down to make the case for something I have a lot of experience in. Many years ago I was involved in an eco-building cross-Border project in Leitrim, west Cavan and Fermanagh. We went around to see what materials we would use and how we would do it. We went to the Czech Republic...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (30 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: Of course we support the legislation before us, recognising there has to be a system in place to ensure equalisation for people with health insurance. Very many have health insurance because they feel they have no choice, their incomes being above the threshold under which they would be eligible for a medical card. It is not that a medical card is wonderful in many cases because patients...

Drugs Policy: Motion [Private Members] (30 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: I commend Deputy Ó Ríordáin and the Labour Party on bringing forward this motion. We can all agree that there is an exceptionally serious issue with drug use and its links to organised crime throughout Ireland. Some people will seek a numbness to whatever trauma they have in their minds, and quite often the only way they can get that is through the use or misuse of drugs. ...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister of State and his staff for the presentation. In the context of the total budget overrun, the Minister of State referred to "staffing pressures linked to increased prisoner numbers and escort requirements to courts and hospitals." It is one of the primary reasons for that. Some advances were made during the lockdown in Covid in having technology to be able to have fewer...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: The hospitals are mentioned in respect of that. I am conscious that a fair proportion of the prison population are people who have addiction problems and people who may even have mental health problems. There is a great emphasis and a concern - it has been expressed by practically all members of the committee - that prison is not the right place for many who are there. In that context, I...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: In regard to the numbers, it is certainly excellent to see the new service in Portrane open. Dundrum has been phased out. I am a little concerned as to the number of spaces that may be available. How many additional spaces are available now compared with what there were prior to the opening of Portrane, particularly for younger people and juveniles?

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: I will go back to the issue of recruitment and retention. It is probably the biggest issue we have at the moment. While it is welcome that 92 gardaí started yesterday, this year, the number has fallen far short of expectations. It is a disappointment, including for the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy McEntee, that we have been unable to meet targets. I acknowledge the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: Retention is another serious problem. The numbers resigning quite early in their career is also a huge problem. I understand some who have technical expertise and who are trained, particularly in areas such as cybercrime, are often recruited by some of the major tech companies. It is a competitive world and that is the reality, but are efforts being made to ensure work-life balance can be...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: Elon Musk comes to mind.

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (Supplementary)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Supplementary)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Supplementary)
Vote 24 - Justice (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2022)

Martin Kenny: I know legislation is coming on body cameras - bodycams - and increased equipment around all that. Something I have wondered about, and there was some media about it at the weekend, is how most Garda patrol cars do not have dashcams, yet whenever an incident happens, the first thing the Garda asks for is for the public to come forward with their dashcams. I do not think it needs legislation...