Results 161-180 of 226 for long speaker:Gino Kenny

Progressing Children's Disability Services: Statements (14 Nov 2019)

Gino Kenny: ...while the waiting time for physiotherapy is 18 months. The Minister of State cannot defend that; he cannot defend a situation where parents with children who need interventions have to wait that long. He knows that the stress that comes with such waiting is incalculable. The fact that parents and their children are unable to access necessary interventions within a reasonable timeframe...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Educational Projects (15 Oct 2019)

Gino Kenny: ...issue. As Deputy Ó Broin stated, any governance issues must be teased out. However, the most important thing is that this project is properly funded, and we need clarity on its funding in the long term.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh (Atógáil) - Questions on Promised Legislation (Resumed) (11 Jul 2019)

Gino Kenny: ...The family whose situation we are concerned with today also has a heavy financial burden to bear. They can afford the costs of treatment for their child, Killian, in the short term but not in the long term. It is important that the Government intervenes.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (2 Jul 2019)

Gino Kenny: This has been a long journey and the end of that journey last Wednesday, when we finally saw the law being changed and people being given access, was one of the proudest days in my time in the Dáil. I am contacted daily by people who want to see progress on this issue. To be fair to the Minister, he wants to see progress. We probably differ on certain issues but we got there in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (2 Jul 2019)

Gino Kenny: 74. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to update the long-term illness scheme to include illnesses such as fibromyalgia and myalgic encephalomyelitis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27801/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (2 Jul 2019)

Gino Kenny: 452. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the negative impact experienced by 2,500 children waiting for long periods for an appointment with mental health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22694/19]

Defence Forces: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2019)

Gino Kenny: ...think there is anything in the thrust of the motion with which we would disagree. There are major issues in the Defence Forces over morale, pay, conditions and retention of personnel. For far too long the Defence Forces have been forgotten in the public service debate because of their special status. I consider personnel in the Army and the other Defence Forces to be working class like...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Childcare Services Provision (28 May 2019)

Gino Kenny: In some cases, average childcare costs can equate to mortgage repayments. Some parents are paying up to €1,500 per month for childcare, which is completely unsustainable in the short and the long term. The provider of childcare has to be subsidised by the State. If the subsidy is €5 per hour and the baby is in crèche for 36 to 40 hours per week, it would amount to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Apr 2019)

Gino Kenny: I wish to raise the long-term illness scheme. To most people's amazement, the long-term illness scheme has not been reclassified since 1970. This was 49 years ago, which is a long time considering that many conditions have been diagnosed since then such as severe asthma, rheumatoid arthritis or conditions like fibromyalgia. A strange situation pertains to fibromyalgia, which is a chronic...

Youth Homelessness: Statements (18 Apr 2019)

Gino Kenny: ...public housing. It is the reason we have a crisis on our hands. If the Government cannot provide shelter, it does not deserve to be in office. As I indicated to Deputy Jan O'Sullivan, as long as the Government has a policy of selling public land to private developers at the height of a housing crisis, that crisis will remain with us perennially until the policy changes.

A Better World: Ireland's Policy for International Development: Statements (11 Apr 2019)

Gino Kenny: .... As other Deputies have noted, a recent poll shows that 80% of those surveyed felt that Ireland should increase its support for efforts to eradicate poverty. The people of this country have a long history of empathy with others who have been dispossessed and traumatised by conflict and famine. As a people, we can empathise with that. We are very generous when it comes to overseas...

Fibromyalgia: Statements (4 Apr 2019)

Gino Kenny: ...to find out what the Government will do to address the issue. It means a great deal to many people who have this condition and they want to know what we, as legislators, will do. For far too long, there has been an unhealthy silence on conditions such as fibromyalgia and myalgic encephalomyelitis, ME, which are all too invisible in the case of those who live with them. Although this...

Autism Support Services: Motion [Private Members] (2 Apr 2019)

Gino Kenny: ..., which is quite inadequate. Early intervention is crucial to children and the current delays in diagnosis can have an enormous impact on a child's development. Many children find themselves in very long queues for crucial supports. Families are forced to seek private services or else face waiting years for early intervention. The Disability Act 2005, which provides that children be...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (13 Mar 2019)

Gino Kenny: ...travelled to Holland in the last two months. The pharmacy there told him the prescription could not be filled for the next six months. It is a completely unworkable scenario in both the short and long terms.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme (13 Mar 2019)

Gino Kenny: 96. To ask the Minister for Health if he will implement a review of the long-term illness scheme in view of the fact that it is almost 50 years since it has been updated; if he will consider the addition of fibromyalgia and ME to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12400/19]

Nurses, Midwives and Paramedics Strikes: Motion [Private Members] (13 Feb 2019)

Gino Kenny: I am not sure whether the Minister was at the march on Saturday but a few of us were and it was probably one of the best marches I have been on for a long time. The only comparison I can make with Saturday's march is the anti-water charges marches. There was a great atmosphere. I do not think any workers have the same respect among the public as nurses. The level of solidarity and support...

Children's Rights: Motion [Private Members] (6 Feb 2019)

Gino Kenny: ...and the political establishment? What about child poverty and its effect on every individual? Revolutionary socialists must act on the political upheaval in society. Child poverty, homelessness and long waiting times cannot be allowed to be normalised. Tackling child poverty is a task for revolutionary socialists and the people out there who can address this crisis.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Nov 2018)

Gino Kenny: ...Currently people have to leave the country to get access to medicinal cannabis via licence. It gets worse. Parents of children have to access medical cannabis illegally to treat the conditions. As long as there is ambiguity and a lack of legislative change we will have this chaotic situation. It has been two years since the Health Products Regulatory Authority report. It has been one...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Consultant Contracts (23 Oct 2018)

Gino Kenny: ...steps he will take to restore the services of a paediatric consultant that previously provided clinical paediatric oversight to the services in the National Rehabilitation Hospital but is now on long-term leave; the impact this has had in terms of closure of in-patient services for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43452/18]

Children's Health Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Sep 2018)

Gino Kenny: ...and worker representatives who work in the hospital. The hospital location in the form of the St. James's Hospital site is fantastic and it has been the subject of discussion for a very long time. I refer to the juxtaposition of the glitter of the new hospital and the manner in which we are treating children in today's Ireland. Like many other Deputies, I have engaged with parents on...