Results 41-60 of 226 for long speaker:Gino Kenny

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (18 May 2023)

Gino Kenny: 449. To ask the Minister for Health if people with long-term and serious allergies would be considered for the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23775/23]

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

Gino Kenny: ...past, the situation for those who were living with disabilities was one of exclusion, marginalisation and stigmatisation. That happened in the past. While we have gladly moved on, there is such a long way to go in relation to disability rights in Ireland. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UNCRPD, was very welcome, but the optional protocol is...

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

Gino Kenny: ...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 Tánaiste contact the Israeli ambassador to state his outrage about this issue? When is the time to cut diplomatic and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Consultations (3 May 2023)

Gino Kenny: 68. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence how long the Consultative Forum on International Security Policy will sit on each of the four days scheduled for June 2023. [20534/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges in Hospitals: Minister for Health (26 Apr 2023)

Gino Kenny: It would take enormous additional capacity to get the occupancy rate down to the EU average of 63%. There are obviously challenges with regard to how long people are staying in hospital settings but to get the rate down to 63% would be some undertaking.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (25 Apr 2023)

Gino Kenny: 518. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to update the qualification criteria for a medical card to consider long-term illnesses that have a cost burden on a household; and if he will make the qualification for a medical card to be more flexible to take in cost factors that are not on the current list. [19001/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Apr 2023)

Gino Kenny: That is all welcome. It is important that the State recognises that long Covid is prevalent and the vast majority of people will make a full recovery as long as they get the intervention, which is most important. A major concern is waiting times for those suffering from long Covid. At present, it can be up to a year before they can get that intervention. That is probably not good at...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Apr 2023)

Gino Kenny: 8. To ask the Minister for Health what plans the HSE has for holistic, neuro-focused, multidisciplinary long-Covid clinics; if he will tackle the long waiting lists for long-Covid appointments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17659/23]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Apr 2023)

Gino Kenny: What plans does the HSE have for holistic, neuro-focused and multidisciplinary long-Covid clinics?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Apr 2023)

Gino Kenny: I thank the Minister. We welcome that. A conference on long Covid is due to be held today. We are only beginning to understand the evolution of long Covid. Many have been affected by this extremely debilitating condition. We probably all know someone who is suffering from it. In some circumstances, it has changed their life and put it on hold. Some people who had been very healthy...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Apr 2023)

Gino Kenny: 76. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the lack of public health cover for people with serious and life-long allergies, and the significant financial costs they face, such as for epi-pens, eye drops and other medications; if he will confirm that people who suffer from serious allergies will be entitled to medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17657/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (18 Apr 2023)

Gino Kenny: 86. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware of long delays at the Immigration Service Delivery, ISD, formerly the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, in response to citizenship applications; that this issue is one of great importance to thousands of individuals and their families and creates real consequential limitations on their lives in...

Health (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (22 Mar 2023)

Gino Kenny: I, too, welcome this Bill. It is quite progressive and long overdue. We always said that inpatient charges have not been conducive to a universal public health service. This has been very contentious in the last number of decades. We have always argued that inpatient charges have been a barrier to many people gaining access to healthcare. Even the collection of these charges is an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Engagement with Chief Executive Officer (22 Mar 2023)

Gino Kenny: ...that on behalf of every member of the health committee. The health service is one of the key issues when it comes to reform and accessibility. I have some practical questions first of all. How long is Mr. Gloster's contract for?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Service Executive: Engagement with Chief Executive Officer (22 Mar 2023)

Gino Kenny: That is very honest. That was my next question. We have a situation where almost 1 million people have been on waiting lists for far too long. People in emergency departments are waiting so long to be seen. That is no disrespect to the front-line staff, but that is just not acceptable in a wealthy country. Hopefully under Mr. Gloster's tenure, and with the help of all the front-line...

Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: Motion (21 Feb 2023)

Gino Kenny: ...Who are all the controlled drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act controlled by? They are not controlled by the Government; they are controlled by the black market, and that gives the game away. As long as there is demand for drugs the black market will exist. I do not say this to dilute the issue of decriminalisation but we have to talk about regulation of some drugs that are illicit,...

Nursing Home Charges and Disability Allowance Payments: Statements (9 Feb 2023)

Gino Kenny: ...no doubt quite a complicated issue, spans four or five decades and is somewhat opaque as to the interpretation of the care that should be given to our citizens. In this case we are talking about long-stay nursing home care. The central tenet to the critique the Attorney General has set out, and I and others would argue this point, is that those who had an obligation to receive care were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Welfare and Safety of Workers and Patients in Public Health Service: Discussion (8 Feb 2023)

Gino Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their statements. Long Covid is an important issue in respect of the health service. The statements make for sombre and depressing reading. It is incredible that there have been almost 6,000 assaults against nursing and midwifery staff in less than two years. That is unbelievable. I do not know what is happening to society if we are sanitising this level of...