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Tue, 7 Dec 2021
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Medicinal Products
Gino Kenny
573. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants who have registered their interest in participation in the Medical Cannabis Access Programme; the number of patients who have been registered on the programme; the number of patients currently in receipt of cannabis products under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60248/21]
Fri, 3 Dec 2021
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Hospital Services
Gino Kenny
97. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the total payments made by the State to private hospitals and other private health service providers in 2020 and to the end of October 2021; and the projected cost in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59506/21]
Fri, 3 Dec 2021
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Hospital Services
Gino Kenny
99. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of ICU beds currently being sourced from private hospitals; and the monthly cost to the Exchequer of these beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59505/21]
Fri, 3 Dec 2021
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Hospital Procedures
Gino Kenny
115. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that no other transplant operations are cancelled due to lack of ICU bed capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59508/21]
Thu, 2 Dec 2021
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Health Services
Gino Kenny
176. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of ICU beds currently being sourced from private hospitals; the monthly cost to the Exchequer of these beds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59515/21]
Thu, 2 Dec 2021
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Health Services
Gino Kenny
177. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the total payments made by the State to private hospitals and other private health service providers in 2020 and up to the end of October 2021; the projected cost in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59516/21]
Thu, 2 Dec 2021
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Hospital Procedures
Gino Kenny
178. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that no other transplant operations are cancelled due to lack of ICU bed capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59517/21]
Tue, 23 Nov 2021
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Vaccination Programme
Gino Kenny
493. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason cancer patients at St. James’s Hospital were asked to attend the hospital recently for a Covid-19 booster vaccination but instead received an additional vaccination (details supplied) and were informed that they would be invited back in six months for a booster shot; the reason they received a vaccination card which showed that they had received an additional Covid-19 vaccination dose while the Covid-19 booster dose box was left unchecked; the difference between these two categories; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this has caused a level of confusion and anxiety amongst vulnerable patients; if another layer of treatment has been introduced; the reason there appears to be no information available on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56824/21]
Tue, 23 Nov 2021
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Animal Welfare
Gino Kenny
737. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the fact that since the introduction of S.I. No. 681/2019 - Animal Health and Welfare (Sale or Supply of Pet Animals) Regulations 2019 no enforcement cases have been brought by his Department to date; if a commitment will be given to establish a traceability and verification system to back up the regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57174/21]
Thu, 18 Nov 2021
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Foreign Policy
Gino Kenny
24. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has had engagement with his counterparts in the European Union on the situation of Palestinian hunger strikers that are demanding an end to their administrative detention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56567/21]
Thu, 18 Nov 2021
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Departmental Communications
Gino Kenny
41. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will report on engagement he has had with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus on the situation facing migrants on the Belarussian-Polish border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56564/21]
Thu, 18 Nov 2021
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United Nations
Gino Kenny
47. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he plans to raise the situation in northern Ethiopia with the United Nations Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56565/21]
Thu, 18 Nov 2021
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United Nations
Gino Kenny
56. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he plans to raise the coup in Sudan at the United Nations Security Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56566/21]
Thu, 18 Nov 2021
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Departmental Meetings
Gino Kenny
86. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide details on his recent attendance at the annual delegate conference of an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56577/21]
Thu, 18 Nov 2021
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Emergency Planning
Gino Kenny
95. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence the role of the Office of Emergency Planning as it relates to dealing with extreme weather events in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56575/21]
Thu, 18 Nov 2021
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Defence Forces
Gino Kenny
98. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence the details of his engagement with a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56574/21]
Thu, 18 Nov 2021
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United Nations
Gino Kenny
129. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence the status of Irish troops serving in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56576/21]
Thu, 18 Nov 2021
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An Garda Síochána
Gino Kenny
286. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if cautions given by gardaí to those found in possession of small quantities of cannabis can impact on Garda vetting they may need in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56619/21]
Tue, 16 Nov 2021
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Nursing Homes
Gino Kenny
558. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the impact the new legislation enacted recently will have on a fair deal scheme applicant who has been approved for the scheme but before they take up a bed in a nursing home their main primary residence is sold by their spouse; if the proceeds from the sale of the primary residence is not considered cash assets but rather is determined in a similar way as prior to the sale and the fair deal contribution will be capped at 7.5% of the value of the house for three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55734/21]
Thu, 11 Nov 2021
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Homeless Accommodation
Gino Kenny
23. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his views on whether a service (details supplied) and the housing assistance payment limits are fit for purpose considering the national policy of preventing homelessness; the new measures he plans to put in place to ensure that the number of persons in homelessness does not continue to increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55040/21]