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Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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An Garda Síochána
Gino Kenny
47. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to a report submitted to the United Nations by an organisation (details supplied) highlighting the case of a person who was killed by gardaí, the unacceptable delays in the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission investigation into their death and recommending that the investigation include consideration of issues of race and discrimination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35956/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Traveller Community
Gino Kenny
54. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if her attention has been drawn to the Irish Travellers’ Access to Justice Launch Landmark Report published recently by the University of Limerick that found that Travellers’ trust in the Irish criminal justice system is extremely low and that fears of wrongful arrest, excessive use of force, wrongful conviction, disproportionately high sentences and wrongful imprisonment frame the way that Travellers engage with and experience the criminal justice system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35955/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Public Inquiries
Gino Kenny
61. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will indicate her support for a public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) in a hit-and-run near their home in Monaghan over ten years ago; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35959/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Departmental Policies
Gino Kenny
73. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence his vision for Ireland’s ultimate future role in European defence projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34164/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Special Educational Needs
Gino Kenny
602. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to the many schools that are required by her Department to open an ASD unit that will not have any staff members with specialised qualifications to cater for students in the unit; if her attention has been drawn to the many teachers who applied for the Graduate Diploma in Education of Pupils on the Autism Spectrum in Dublin City University for the next academic year who have not been successful in securing a place as the university could only award 18 places for which there were 80 applicants; if there are plans to increase graduate diploma places; the other educational supports and opportunities that will be provided to teachers in order that they can meet the needs of pupils on the autism spectrum in primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33870/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Disability Services
Gino Kenny
815. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the status of the disability capacity review; if the review will be published before budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34003/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Foreign Policy
Gino Kenny
100. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update to the Houses of the Oireachtas on any engagement he has had with the European Union or the Polish Government on the ban on abortion in Poland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33165/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Human Rights
Gino Kenny
105. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to a recent report published by Observatory of Multinationals in Latin America, SumOfUs and the Latin America Solidarity Centre that has highlighted serious socio-environmental impacts and human rights violations arising from Smurfit Kappa’s operations in Colombia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33162/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Middle East
Gino Kenny
148. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline any discussions at the United Nations Security Council regarding the ongoing situation in Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33166/22]
Thu, 23 Jun 2022
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Official Travel
Gino Kenny
156. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report back on his recent visit to Finland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33164/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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National Car Test
Gino Kenny
318. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the current waiting time to book a vehicle for a NCT inspection. [30507/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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National Car Test
Gino Kenny
319. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the delays to get a NCT booking given that currently there are no available dates until November 2022 with the NCT centre on Fonthill Road, Clondalkin. [30508/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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National Car Test
Gino Kenny
320. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if there is a back log to get a NCT booking; if drivers will receive penalties if they are unable to get an available date before their NCT expires. [30509/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Tax Credits
Gino Kenny
373. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if a person has tax credits with a PPSN using false Identification, if those tax credits can be kept and assigned to their correct identification in cases in which they are granted permission to stay given that this concern could not be answered by the Irish Immigration Service website or by legal advice sought (details supplied). [29137/22]
Tue, 14 Jun 2022
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Departmental Schemes
Gino Kenny
1289. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if a person who obtained a personal public service number, PPSN, by using false identification can apply for the undocumented scheme given that this concern could not be answered by the Irish Immigration Service's website or by legal advice sought (details supplied). [29134/22]
Wed, 1 Jun 2022
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Sports Facilities
Gino Kenny
90. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if her Department will fund an astro-turf pitch for a football club (details supplied). [28298/22]
Tue, 31 May 2022
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Health Services Staff
Gino Kenny
660. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if it is now HSE policy to re-employ staff who have retired; if so, what are the implications for existing staff as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27369/22]
Thu, 26 May 2022
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Medicinal Products
Gino Kenny
48. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health when the clinical review of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme will take place; if he will provide the details of those who will sit on the review panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26941/22]
Thu, 26 May 2022
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Industrial Disputes
Gino Kenny
55. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the impacts that a strike by an organisation (details supplied) will have on waiting lists and the number of patients on trolleys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26943/22]
Thu, 26 May 2022
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Medicinal Products
Gino Kenny
65. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are registered as patients under the Medical Cannabis Access Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26939/22]