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Thu, 31 Mar 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gino Kenny
32. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health his views on, and response to, the recent request by an organisation (details supplied) for the reintroduction of masks in indoor public and other crowded settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17019/22]
Thu, 31 Mar 2022
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Hospital Services
Gino Kenny
40. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason for the absence of records relating to the selection of the Mater hospital for the new national trauma centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17018/22]
Thu, 31 Mar 2022
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Mental Health Services
Gino Kenny
71. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the plans for the Brook House mental health facility in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17017/22]
Thu, 31 Mar 2022
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Hospital Staff
Gino Kenny
95. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a campaign (details supplied) for an additional 100 neurological nurses needed nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17020/22]
Thu, 31 Mar 2022
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Gino Kenny
110. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure the recent rapid increase in Covid-19-related hospitalisations does not increase the already lengthy waiting lists for hospital treatment and will not result in the cancellation of transplant operations due to lack of bed capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17016/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Gino Kenny
733. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will commit to including Covid-19 community swabbers in the full €1,000 payment to frontline healthcare workers in view of a number of reasons (detailed supplied); if he will acknowledge that these workers adequately fit the criteria for those eligible for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16436/22]
Thu, 24 Mar 2022
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Ukraine War
Gino Kenny
128. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on and the detail of Ireland’s non-lethal aid to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13666/22]
Wed, 23 Mar 2022
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Gino Kenny
201. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the date on which the Medical Cannabis Access Programme clinical review will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15393/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Departmental Expenditure
Gino Kenny
2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence his views on Ireland’s defence spending into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13465/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Departmental Expenditure
Gino Kenny
9. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide details in tabular form of Ireland’s procurement of military equipment from Israel between 2019 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13468/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Official Engagements
Gino Kenny
25. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence if he will report on recent engagements he has had with his European Union counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13469/22]
Thu, 10 Mar 2022
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Ukraine War
Gino Kenny
52. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence the military and other equipment and supplies that Ireland is intending to give to Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13466/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Health Services
Gino Kenny
692. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if a legislative framework to support the rolling out of free contraception for persons aged 17 to 25 years is on track to be before the Houses of the Oireachtas before the summer 2022 recess; the work that is currently taking place to address concerns regarding capacity among providers and the need for additional training and certification in long acting reversible methods of contraception in order that women and girls are offered the best possible range of options; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12998/22]
Wed, 2 Mar 2022
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Health Services
Gino Kenny
189. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1415 of 19 January 2022, if there are further updates in relation to the matter. [11886/22]
Tue, 1 Mar 2022
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Medicinal Products
Gino Kenny
673. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if there is currently a hormone replacement therapy shortage; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that women are reporting not being able to fill prescriptions for hormone patches in a significant number of pharmacies and are left with few options other than to travel to the North to source the treatment; the steps that are being taken to immediately address the unavailability of hormone replacement therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11128/22]
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
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Teaching Qualifications
Gino Kenny
292. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she will immediately establish an expert review group to examine the minimum essential qualification and issue recommendations in relation to special needs assistants, SNAs; if a clear commitment will be given to implement the expert group recommendation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10534/22]
Thu, 17 Feb 2022
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Public Inquiries
Gino Kenny
92. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice her views on conducting a public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8769/22]
Wed, 16 Feb 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Gino Kenny
137. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education the number of primary and post-primary schools by name and locality in an area (details supplied) that have been approved for delivery and construction; the stage of the planning process each is currently at in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8625/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Mortality Rates
Gino Kenny
94. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Ireland had the eighth highest incidence rate and fifth highest mortality rate for breast cancer in the European Union in 2020; if he will reduce the age for eligibility for breast screening from 50 to 40 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7945/22]
Tue, 15 Feb 2022
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Gino Kenny
148. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will support broadening the range of products considered as suitable for use under the Medical Cannabis Access Programme in the context of the ongoing scientific review of cannabis for medical use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7944/22]