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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (19 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: I do not blame the Minister of State, but if I was a parent of a child listening to this, I would believe the fault lies with the manufacturer, Vertex. That is not disputable. It is also not disputable that Vertex is a multi-billion dollar enterprise, so much so that I looked up its listings on how much it makes per year. To say it is eye-watering is an understatement. It has a stock...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (19 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: A number of parents are listening to this debate. What they will want to know is when their children will get access to the drug, Kaftrio. There are 35 children being denied a drug that is hugely beneficial to treat their cystic fibrosis, CF. They will be asking questions of the HSE and the manufacturer, Vertex. A resolution has to be found immediately. It is unbelievable that others...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: Yes, there are.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: Perhaps the Taoiseach could have a word.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: I have just come from a very lively protest at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre. This protest was called by shop workers who are protesting against the imposition of car-parking charges for staff. These charges will be up to €600 per year. The staff feel aggrieved about this, given all of their hours and years of hard work at the shopping centre. To add insult to injury, yesterday...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (18 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: 747. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to instances in which GPs are charging menopausal women fees well in excess of normal rates for appointments relating to the menopause, including prescriptions for HRT medications, meaning that some women who do not have a medical card are having to go without GP visits and their medication; if he will acknowledge the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: These are people who were waiting three days for a bed.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: It is absolutely laughable.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (13 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: There is a very real threat to the health system in the coming months. The possibility of twindemic between Covid and flu has the potential to overwhelm emergency departments and hospitals. At the moment, there are 500 people on trolleys in emergency departments, including a number of family members of mine whose experience was criminal - criminal that people who have worked all their lives...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (13 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: 130. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) published that states that the Irish protection system is in crisis, that there has been a serious and unprecedented breakdown in Ireland's reception system and that a whole-of-Government response is required; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (13 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: 128. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the widespread anger at his decision not to go ahead with an independent review of the testimonies given by survivors of mother-and-baby homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50636/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: 135. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address issues (details supplied) in relation to recognising students in the SUSI application system who started college under age 23 years and who live independently from their parents; and if the matter will be examined and the issues addressed. [50525/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: I thank everybody for their presentation this morning. I have a number of questions, the first of which is with regard to deaths globally in respect of the virus. Do the witnesses have any figures to hand regarding those who have succumbed to this virus?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: There have been 26 deaths globally this year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: Incrementally, what were the figures globally for the number of people who got infected with monkeypox this time last year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: Endemic countries are where it is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: Okay. Incrementally, the virus and the number of those who have been infected has increased.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: Why does Dr. Igoe think that is the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: I am guessing that beforehand, those who presented with monkeypox may generally have come from that particular area-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Long Covid and Monkeypox: Discussion (12 Oct 2022)

Gino Kenny: -----and that dynamic has now slightly changed in that they did not visit that part of the world.