Parliamentary questions

Defence Forces

Gino Kenny

42. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline Ireland’s plans for Defence Force funding and recruitment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23596/22]

Official Travel

Gino Kenny

197. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on his recent visit to the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23595/22]

Ukraine War

Gino Kenny

215. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on Ireland’s contributions to the unfolding war in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23594/22]

European Union

Gino Kenny

216. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence if he will outline Ireland’s current and potential future involvement in European Union defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23597/22]

Health Services

Gino Kenny

805. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the regulations in relation to non-surgical cosmetic treatments aesthetics; if his attention has been drawn to the proliferation of unregulated practices in the administration of these cosmetic procedures; the steps that he plans to take to regulate same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23294/22]

Health Services Staff

Gino Kenny

817. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the vacant position of public health nurse in the Lucan area has not been filled for some time which is impacting significantly on the population in that area including the lack of check-ups for newborn babies; when this position will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23330/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Gino Kenny

282. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will remove the current age restriction for the Freestyle Libre device with immediate effect following a survey by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21618/22]

Medical Aids and Appliances

Gino Kenny

283. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will investigate the current impasse that seems to be preventing the undertaking of a health technology assessment for the Freestyle Libre device or offer a different process to enable same to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21619/22]

Health Service Executive

Gino Kenny

214. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the plans of the HSE for the building on Main Street, Rathcoole, County Dublin that currently hold the Four Districts Day Centre and the site that it sits on; if the attention of the HSE has been drawn to the Specific Local Objective that is attached to the site in the South Dublin County Council County Development Plan and the way in which it intends to use this site in the future; and if the HSE has considered the retention of the centre at this location in view of the fact it is a very accessible location for those in the community who avail of the service. [18520/22]

School Admissions

Gino Kenny

453. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education if there is a service or hotline operated by her Department for Ukrainian families or for those hosting Ukrainian families to assist with school places for children arriving into Ireland. [17485/22]

School Admissions

Gino Kenny

454. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education if there is no service or hotline operated by her Department to assist with school places for children arriving into Ireland, if she will establish such a service to direct families to. [17486/22]

Departmental Data

Gino Kenny

625. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications for the undocumented migrants scheme that have been received to date; the number that have been approved to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18294/22]

National Maternity Hospital

Gino Kenny

2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the way he plans to reconcile the requirements for full healthcare for women, including termination of pregnancy, in the new national maternity hospital if it is built on land owned by a Vatican-approved successor organisation to a Catholic religious congregation. [17012/22]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Education Schemes

Gino Kenny

411. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education if funding or supports are available from her Department for grants to study in other European Union member states. [7448/22]

Education Schemes

Gino Kenny

412. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education if funding or supports are available within the European Union for Irish citizens to study in another European Union member state. [7449/22]

Schools Building Projects

Gino Kenny

438. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education the status of the construction of the proposed new second-level school at the site at a school (details supplied); the reason that in April 2013 the building unit of her Department confirmed that a new school would be built with an indicated completion by the 2016 to 2017 academic year with planning permission for the new school building granted in March 2016 and that this project is still stuck at stage 2B; if she will give a firm commitment to informing residents of the expected date of delivery of this school given that it is urgently required to accommodate a burgeoning population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7730/22]

Mental Health Services

Gino Kenny

760. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health his views on the lack of staff and resourcing for the national child and adolescent mental health service and the damage caused to children and adolescents by the consequent over and inappropriate medication of children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5418/22]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gino Kenny

761. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health his views on the lack of statistics from the HSE regarding the number of children who have been hospitalised with Covid-19 since December 2021 in the context of the high number of Covid-19 infections being reported in children during January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5419/22]

Official Engagements

Gino Kenny

37. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he raised issues relating to the human rights record of the Government of Saudi Arabia during his visit to that country in November 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7064/22]

Official Engagements

Gino Kenny

60. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the issues that were discussed with members of the Saudi Arabian Government during his visit to the country in November 2021; the matters that were agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7065/22]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Cabinet Committees

Gino Kenny

2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [3614/22]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Living Wage

Gino Kenny

1505. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many healthcare and social care workers are slipping into poverty as a result of low wages; his views on the contribution that these workers, many of whom are on the frontline have made during the Covid-19 pandemic; the steps that will be taken to address issue of low pay for workers in these sectors; the further steps that will be taken to ensure they have a living wage; his further views on the fact that low pay is forcing many to leave these sectors to seek alternative higher paid employment and the gap that is left in the sectors as a result of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63442/21]

Health Services

Gino Kenny

1530. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the improvements his Department is making in the area of healthcare for trans persons; his views on whether the current waiting time of over two and a half years to be first seen is unacceptable; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this has declined further during the Covid-19 pandemic; his views on the immense negative impact this is having on the mental health of pre transition trans persons given the rates of both suicidal ideation and attempts in this group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63499/21]

Schools Building Projects

Gino Kenny

375. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she will provide a timeframe for the provision of a permanent ASD unit in a school (details supplied); if there are plans for a purpose-built facility on the grounds of the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62434/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gino Kenny

86. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will request that the European Union support a waiver under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, TRIPS, at the meeting of the World Trade Organization from 30 November to 3 December 2021 to ensure that all persons can have access to the Covid-19 vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59507/21]

Medicinal Products

Gino Kenny

572. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health when the new clinical review of the Medical Cannabis Access Programme will commence; if he will provide details of the parameters of the review; when it is expected to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60247/21]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Housing Policy

Gino Kenny

68. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the new national housing strategy for disabled people will be published; if the strategy will move beyond the single strategy of decongregation and include the provision of supported living with targets and actual numbers in order that it can be monitored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55041/21]

Health Strategies

Gino Kenny

362. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health when the Winter Plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55300/21]

Health Strategies

Gino Kenny

363. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the provisions which will be implemented in the Winter Plan in the areas of managing Covid-19 cases in intensive care units, the flu, elective surgeries and non-elective surgeries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55301/21]

Health Strategies

Gino Kenny

364. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the impact that the most recent spike in Covid-19 cases is having on the public health system; the measures to be taken in the Winter Plan and beyond to deal with this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55302/21]

Departmental Schemes

Gino Kenny

102. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if he will extend the bike to work scheme to those who are self-employed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54405/21]

Banking Sector

Gino Kenny

246. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if he will intervene in the timing of the branch closures by a bank (details supplied) by replicating the actions of the UK financial sector regulator which will mean the pausing of any closures during the current pandemic; his views on the fact that persons will be greatly impacted by the withdrawal of banking services in their locality at a most inopportune time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54267/21]

Primary Care Centres

Gino Kenny

628. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the status of and position regarding the primary care centre proposed for the Collinstown site in north Clondalkin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54517/21]

Driver Licences

Gino Kenny

220. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the details of any specific legislative amendment introduced to allow applications for driving licences by asylum seekers. [48556/21]

Middle East

Gino Kenny

446. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on the Israeli Ministry of Defence designating six Palestinian human rights groups as terrorist organisations; his plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53062/21]

Medicinal Products

Gino Kenny

952. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who have been prescribed an approved MCAP medical cannabis product since the commencement of the MCAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52639/21]

Assisted Human Reproduction

Gino Kenny

957. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if surrogacy will be included in the proposed assisted human reproduction Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52672/21]

Assisted Human Reproduction

Gino Kenny

958. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health when legislation recognising international surrogacy alongside retrospective declaration of parentage will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52673/21]

Assisted Human Reproduction

Gino Kenny

959. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he has consulted with or has plans to meet and invite input into the draft legislation from Irish families through surrogacy; his views on the fact that these families are dealing with the daily implications of the legal limbo they are living through in the absence of any legislation and are best placed to help inform legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52674/21]

Antisocial Behaviour

Gino Kenny

113. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide a progress report on the initiative for problematic use of scramblers and quad bikes in urban areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51516/21]

Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell

Gino Kenny

149. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide an update in relation to a public inquiry into the death of a person (details suppled); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51515/21]