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Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Traveller Community
Gino Kenny
196. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way that the €100 electricity credit scheme will be accessed by Traveller families living on halting sites who pay for their electricity through the local authorities; if families that are sharing accommodation due to overcrowding will also get access to this credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6082/22]
Tue, 8 Feb 2022
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Passport Services
Gino Kenny
359. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that despite recent actions adopted to improve services at the Passport Office many people are still experiencing extensive delays across the board in terms of first-time passports and renewals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6025/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Employment Schemes
Gino Kenny
76. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection her views regarding the level of abuse by employers of the Work Placement Experience Programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5469/22]
Thu, 3 Feb 2022
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Employment Schemes
Gino Kenny
97. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will withdraw the tender for local employment services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5468/22]
Wed, 2 Feb 2022
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Cabinet Committees
Gino Kenny
2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [3614/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Prison Service
Gino Kenny
618. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons who are currently in prison or out on temporary release for cannabis-related offences; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5057/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Drug and Alcohol Testing
Gino Kenny
619. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the cost in each of the past five years to forensically test cannabis; the amount of time that is taken up in the forensic unit testing cannabis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5058/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Disease Management
Gino Kenny
679. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will meet with a delegation of persons who live with Lyme disease and who have much to offer in terms of informing policy and working on creating awareness of the disease for medical professionals and others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4502/22]
Tue, 1 Feb 2022
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Health Services
Gino Kenny
764. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will undertake a review of the case of a person (details supplied) to ascertain the appropriateness of their treatment a number of weeks before their death; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4901/22]
Thu, 27 Jan 2022
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Foreign Conflicts
Gino Kenny
2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has discussed the ongoing war and the humanitarian crisis in Yemen with his counterparts across Europe; if consideration has been given to imposing sanctions on Saudi Arabia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4170/22]
Thu, 27 Jan 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gino Kenny
88. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount of alcohol taken from the cellar of Iveagh House for the event on 17 June 2020; if food was delivered to the event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3922/22]
Thu, 27 Jan 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gino Kenny
89. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if there were children in attendance at the event in Iveagh House on 17 June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3923/22]
Wed, 26 Jan 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Gino Kenny
188. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will expedite the release of Covid-19 statistics relating to children given that they have not been published for four weeks; if he will include age-related data for cases and hospitalisations especially given the recent case surge following the emergence of the omicron variant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3871/22]
Tue, 25 Jan 2022
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Vaccination Programme
Gino Kenny
578. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 924 of 2 November 2021, the status of the discussions and consideration mentioned in the reply regarding the availability of the EU Digital Covid Certificate for those who have been medically advised not to take the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3106/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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State Examinations
Gino Kenny
820. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education the arrangements for the 2022 junior cycle exams; her views on the significant difficulties experienced by this cohort who have yet to have an uninterrupted school year since their entry into secondary education as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic; if there will be accommodations in view of this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1918/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Schools Building Projects
Gino Kenny
828. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education the status of the new build for a school (details supplied); if her attention has been drawn to the fact that students are being deprived of the level of subject choices provided in other secondary schools due to the fact that the facilities are not available to deliver a full range of subjects; when the new building will be fully functional for students; if she will take all steps to ensure that this is made a priority for those who need this educational facility urgently; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2087/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Death Certificates
Gino Kenny
1047. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if there have been changes to the way a person registers the death of a family member such as changes in an extension of the three month deadline or changes with walk-in offices if there must be an appointment during Covid-19 restrictions. [1916/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Health Service Executive
Gino Kenny
1333. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will conduct a review of service and staffing levels across the health service and ensure that extra permanent posts are sanctioned to ensure that the service can increase its capacity on a permanent basis to deal with non-Covid-19 care and the almost one million persons on waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2628/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Health Services
Gino Kenny
1334. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will conduct a review of service and staffing levels across the mental health service and ensure that extra services and extra permanent posts are sanctioned to ensure that the mental health service can increase its capacity on a permanent basis to deal with the mental health crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2629/22]
Wed, 19 Jan 2022
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Health Services
Gino Kenny
1415. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if thighplasty is available as a treatment post weight loss via the HSE public system. [63167/21]