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Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Medicinal Products
Gino Kenny
483. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will make funding available for a drug from Merck called sotatercept, this drug which has had positive results to treat pulmonary hypertension a condition that is progressive and incurable effecting heart and lungs. [44643/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Medicinal Products
Gino Kenny
484. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the funding that will be available for new drugs and clinical trials in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44644/23]
Tue, 17 Oct 2023
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Medicinal Products
Gino Kenny
485. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health to confirm if reports that no funding for new drugs and clinical trials will be available for 2024 are correct. [44645/23]
Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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School Accommodation
Gino Kenny
126. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education the reason a hall at a school (details supplied) is inaccessible to the students attending a school; if it will be made available to the students for use; if so, when; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44622/23]
Thu, 12 Oct 2023
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Schools Building Projects
Gino Kenny
127. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education when work on a new school building for a school (details supplied) will commence; the timeframe for commencement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44626/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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Community Development Projects
Gino Kenny
5. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if the community safety innovation fund will be extended next year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43854/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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Legal Aid
Gino Kenny
10. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice what steps her Department has taken in relation to recent industrial action at the Criminal Courts of Justice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43853/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell
Gino Kenny
27. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will establish a public enquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) and the circumstances around their death; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43850/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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Crime Prevention
Gino Kenny
34. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice her views on the effectiveness of youth diversion projects and their impact of diverting young people away from crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43851/23]
Wed, 11 Oct 2023
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Antisocial Behaviour
Gino Kenny
39. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice her views on her Department's engagement with An Garda Síochána, an organisation (details supplied) and the local authorities in regard to the late night soccer leagues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43852/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Accommodation
Gino Kenny
214. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education for an update on the replacement of prefabs at a school (details supplied). [43954/23]
Tue, 10 Oct 2023
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School Accommodation
Gino Kenny
215. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education to provide funding to replace the prefabs at a school (details supplied) as a matter of urgency due to serious health and safety concerns for students and teachers. [43955/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Gino Kenny
38. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [41214/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Gino Kenny
39. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with disability will next meet. [41215/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Defence Forces
Gino Kenny
76. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the detail of the Defence Forces' vision statement, mentioned in the Strategic Framework: Transformation of the Defence Forces document; if it would have any impact on Irish neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42519/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Defence Forces
Gino Kenny
109. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the need for cultural change in the Defence Forces and the Strategic Framework: Transformation of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42516/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Defence Forces
Gino Kenny
115. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the recruitment and retention challenges facing the Defence Forces; how the Strategic Framework: Transformation of the Defence Forces will address those challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42518/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Departmental Reports
Gino Kenny
116. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will reflect on the process of the Consultative Forums on International Security Policy; what the next steps in the process are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42517/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Defence Forces
Gino Kenny
124. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the details of the Detailed Action Plan on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42520/23]
Thu, 28 Sep 2023
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Official Engagements
Gino Kenny
13. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on his recent engagements at the UN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41807/23]
Thu, 28 Sep 2023
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Disaster Response
Gino Kenny
25. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will update members on what role Ireland will play in providing support and relief following the floods in Libya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41809/23]
Thu, 28 Sep 2023
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Human Rights
Gino Kenny
51. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he can provide an update on the situation facing women in Iran; if he can outline what steps Ireland is taking at an international level regarding this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41810/23]
Thu, 28 Sep 2023
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Middle East
Gino Kenny
66. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the details of any meetings he had at the UN regarding Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41808/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Parking Provision
Gino Kenny
318. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department plans included plans to develop serviced parking for touring motorhomes close to sites and town in the overall tourism strategy; if, given the popularity of touring both inside and outside the State, he can elaborate on the number of these sites that are in the State; and to outline any proposed initiatives via local authorities where these serviced areas could be developed. [41243/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Gino Kenny
572. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health when the clinical review of the future of the medical cannabis access programme will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41391/23]
Tue, 26 Sep 2023
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Gino Kenny
573. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health how many patients to date have been enrolled in the medical cannabis access programme; if he will provide a breakdown, on those enrolments, of the conditions for which they have been prescribed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41392/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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National Treatment Purchase Fund
Gino Kenny
23. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that recent data has shown that 100,800 children are on some form of National Treatment Purchase Fund waiting list, with one in five of those 20,600 young people waiting longer than a year for treatment or assessment in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40712/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Emergency Departments
Gino Kenny
34. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has called for the emergency department taskforce to meet urgently to discuss how the HSE plans to tackle the persistent overcrowding problem in Irish hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40713/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Mental Health Services
Gino Kenny
35. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently published data showing that the mental health budget has declined as a percentage of the overall health budget from 13% in 1984 to 5.1% in 2023; if he is aware that the organisation has called for the mental health budget to be at least 10% of the overall health budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40711/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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National Children's Hospital
Gino Kenny
40. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health when the new National Children's Hospital is expected to open; what the final cost of the project will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40710/23]
Thu, 21 Sep 2023
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Mental Health Services
Gino Kenny
45. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that there are only 51 CAMHS inpatient beds operational across the country at any one time, falling well short of the 130 beds recommended in the Government's 'A Vision for Change' strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40714/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Gino Kenny
1860. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that a person (details supplied) has still not been paid the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38931/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Gino Kenny
798. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice how many residential properties seized by CAB are still under remit of CAB due to the property being sold by CAB or issued to a local authority by CAB. [35773/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Gino Kenny
799. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice how many years a residential property seized by CAB is left vacant; and his views on whether property seized for more than two years should be given to the local authority. [35774/23]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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European Council
Gino Kenny
14. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the European Council on 29 and 30 June 2023. [34013/23]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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Direct Provision System
Gino Kenny
205. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of persons in direct provision who have leave to remain getting eviction notices when they cannot find a place to live, and persons are being forcibly removed from direct provision centres (details supplied). [34545/23]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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Direct Provision System
Gino Kenny
206. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can outline the IPAS policy on forcing persons out of direct provision centres if they cannot find accommodation within HAP limits, especially if this results in them having to leave employment or study if the centre they are told to move to is not in travel distance of employment or college. [34546/23]
Wed, 12 Jul 2023
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Health Services Waiting Lists
Gino Kenny
237. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the average waiting period for any genetic test in the public health system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34449/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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International Protection
Gino Kenny
57. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice what the new processes are that she introduced in 2022 to designate ‘safe countries of origin’; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34024/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Work Permits
Gino Kenny
65. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will grant general employment permit holders full access to the labour market after two years rather than five years currently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34025/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Immigration Policy
Gino Kenny
79. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if there are specific work permits, processes or procedures for migrant workers in the circus sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34023/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Residency Permits
Gino Kenny
88. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she is aware that the Irish residence permit costs €300 every year for most non-EU people over the age of 18, but an organisation (details supplied) estimates that the cost to the State of producing and delivering the permit is just €20.44; if she will reduce the cost of these permits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34022/23]
Tue, 11 Jul 2023
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Asylum Seekers
Gino Kenny
514. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if fleeing Russia to avoid military conscription will be grounds for granting asylum in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32473/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Cabinet Committees
Gino Kenny
12. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on drugs policy will next meet. [32556/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Departmental Reports
Gino Kenny
68. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that the Government’s own Cost of Disability report indicated that people with disabilities incur between €9,482 and €11,735 a year on expenses related to their disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32470/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Equality Issues
Gino Kenny
72. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware that Ireland ranks lowest in the EU for both its disability employment rate and disability employment gap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32472/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Departmental Reports
Gino Kenny
84. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will publish an action plan and allocate resources to support the findings of the Government’s own Cost of Disability report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32471/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Cancer Services
Gino Kenny
560. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he plans to lower the breast cancer screening age below the current level of 50 to 40 or 45 years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32049/23]
Tue, 4 Jul 2023
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Medicinal Products
Gino Kenny
665. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he has plans to progress drug availability in Ireland for rare forms of the neurological condition, spinal muscular atrophy, specifically adult types 3 and 4 (details supplied). [32647/23]
Thu, 29 Jun 2023
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Health Services
Gino Kenny
411. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the progress he is making on expanding the national heel-prick test; how many diseases babies born today in Ireland are currently being tested for; when he will decide on including spinal muscular atrophy in newborn screening (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31721/23]