Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

School Facilities

Gino Kenny

265. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she can secure, as a matter of extreme urgency, the soonest possible date for the commencement of accessibility works in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51081/23]

Addiction Treatment Services

Gino Kenny

133. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health given the protective notice that the staff at a Clondalkin-based support centre for drugs and alcohol intervention programme have been issued (details supplied), when funding will be made available to the project next year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50031/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Gino Kenny

2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has stated that 312 children are awaiting scoliosis surgery, that surgery targets have not been met and that ongoing failures lead to life-long health complications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49192/23]

Mental Health Services

Gino Kenny

39. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has criticised the allocation of just €13 million to €14 million for the development of new measures in mental health in 2024, that it has been said “the lack of new funding announced on 12 October 2023 will threaten the viability of mental health services in 2024, and that the organisation says that €85 million is required next year for the development of new measures to address unmet need; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49020/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Gino Kenny

41. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently stated that at three-quarters of the way through 2023, instead of the targeted reduction of around 51,700 people set in the Government’s 2023 Waiting List Action Plan, the latest NTPF figures confirm that 13,250 additional people have been added to the three main waiting lists – a shortfall of almost 65,000 against the Government’s own targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49022/23]

Health Services Staff

Gino Kenny

53. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has stated that 10,538 patients, including 273 children, went without a bed in October and has stated that targeted recruitment and retention plans are needed in each hospital and community care area to allow for more nurses and midwives to be recruited at the pace in which they are needed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49021/23]

Healthcare Infrastructure Provision

Gino Kenny

63. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently stated that the Budget 2024 capital allocation for Health will not result in the opening of the 1,500 additional rapid build hospital beds, six surgical hubs and four elective hospitals promised by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49023/23]

Health Service Executive

Gino Kenny

67. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently stated that the planned HSE NCHD recruitment freeze is “in breach of NCHD contract”, that NCHDs are suffering unprecedented levels of work-related stress and burnout, and that the freeze will lead to even more dangerous conditions for patient care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49024/23]

Health Services

Gino Kenny

104. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health when he expects to receive a recommendation from the National Screening Advisory Council on whether to expand the newborn bloodspot screening programme to include spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), given NSAC has considered a health technology assessment on SMA’s inclusion at its 20 October 2023 meeting; when he hopes to make an announcement on the inclusion or otherwise of SMA in the heelprick test for all newborns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48850/23]

Health Services Staff

Gino Kenny

119. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health for an update on recruitment of Public Health Nurses for the CHO7 area. [48911/23]

Health Services Staff

Gino Kenny

120. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1384 of 18 April 2023, 177 of 16 November 2022 and 860 of 22 March 2022, for an update on recruitment of public health nurses for Lucan, Newcastle and Rathcoole areas of Dublin, as promised by his Department; and if he will provide updated information and confirmation of recruitment. [48912/23]

Disability Services

Gino Kenny

77. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is aware that the Oireachtas Disability Group recently disclosed that people unable to work due to disability have the highest consistent poverty rates of all economic groupings, at 19.7%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32469/23]

Cabinet Committees

Gino Kenny

10. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [43871/23]

Medicinal Products

Gino Kenny

483. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will make funding available for a drug from Merck called sotatercept, this drug which has had positive results to treat pulmonary hypertension a condition that is progressive and incurable effecting heart and lungs. [44643/23]

Medicinal Products

Gino Kenny

484. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the funding that will be available for new drugs and clinical trials in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44644/23]

Medicinal Products

Gino Kenny

485. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health to confirm if reports that no funding for new drugs and clinical trials will be available for 2024 are correct. [44645/23]

School Accommodation

Gino Kenny

126. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education the reason a hall at a school (details supplied) is inaccessible to the students attending a school; if it will be made available to the students for use; if so, when; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44622/23]

Schools Building Projects

Gino Kenny

127. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education when work on a new school building for a school (details supplied) will commence; the timeframe for commencement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44626/23]

Community Development Projects

Gino Kenny

5. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if the community safety innovation fund will be extended next year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43854/23]

Legal Aid

Gino Kenny

10. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice what steps her Department has taken in relation to recent industrial action at the Criminal Courts of Justice; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43853/23]

Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell

Gino Kenny

27. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will establish a public enquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) and the circumstances around their death; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43850/23]

Crime Prevention

Gino Kenny

34. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice her views on the effectiveness of youth diversion projects and their impact of diverting young people away from crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43851/23]

Antisocial Behaviour

Gino Kenny

39. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice her views on her Department's engagement with An Garda Síochána, an organisation (details supplied) and the local authorities in regard to the late night soccer leagues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43852/23]

School Accommodation

Gino Kenny

214. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education for an update on the replacement of prefabs at a school (details supplied). [43954/23]

School Accommodation

Gino Kenny

215. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education to provide funding to replace the prefabs at a school (details supplied) as a matter of urgency due to serious health and safety concerns for students and teachers. [43955/23]

Cabinet Committees

Gino Kenny

38. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet Committee on Health will next meet. [41214/23]

Cabinet Committees

Gino Kenny

39. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee that deals with disability will next meet. [41215/23]

Defence Forces

Gino Kenny

76. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the detail of the Defence Forces' vision statement, mentioned in the Strategic Framework: Transformation of the Defence Forces document; if it would have any impact on Irish neutrality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42519/23]

Defence Forces

Gino Kenny

109. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will provide an update on the need for cultural change in the Defence Forces and the Strategic Framework: Transformation of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42516/23]

Defence Forces

Gino Kenny

115. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the recruitment and retention challenges facing the Defence Forces; how the Strategic Framework: Transformation of the Defence Forces will address those challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42518/23]

Departmental Reports

Gino Kenny

116. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will reflect on the process of the Consultative Forums on International Security Policy; what the next steps in the process are; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42517/23]

Defence Forces

Gino Kenny

124. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the details of the Detailed Action Plan on Defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42520/23]

Official Engagements

Gino Kenny

13. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will provide an update on his recent engagements at the UN; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41807/23]

Disaster Response

Gino Kenny

25. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will update members on what role Ireland will play in providing support and relief following the floods in Libya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41809/23]

Human Rights

Gino Kenny

51. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he can provide an update on the situation facing women in Iran; if he can outline what steps Ireland is taking at an international level regarding this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41810/23]

Middle East

Gino Kenny

66. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will outline the details of any meetings he had at the UN regarding Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41808/23]

Parking Provision

Gino Kenny

318. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department plans included plans to develop serviced parking for touring motorhomes close to sites and town in the overall tourism strategy; if, given the popularity of touring both inside and outside the State, he can elaborate on the number of these sites that are in the State; and to outline any proposed initiatives via local authorities where these serviced areas could be developed. [41243/23]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Gino Kenny

572. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health when the clinical review of the future of the medical cannabis access programme will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41391/23]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Gino Kenny

573. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health how many patients to date have been enrolled in the medical cannabis access programme; if he will provide a breakdown, on those enrolments, of the conditions for which they have been prescribed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41392/23]

National Treatment Purchase Fund

Gino Kenny

23. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that recent data has shown that 100,800 children are on some form of National Treatment Purchase Fund waiting list, with one in five of those 20,600 young people waiting longer than a year for treatment or assessment in public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40712/23]

Emergency Departments

Gino Kenny

34. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) has called for the emergency department taskforce to meet urgently to discuss how the HSE plans to tackle the persistent overcrowding problem in Irish hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40713/23]

Mental Health Services

Gino Kenny

35. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) recently published data showing that the mental health budget has declined as a percentage of the overall health budget from 13% in 1984 to 5.1% in 2023; if he is aware that the organisation has called for the mental health budget to be at least 10% of the overall health budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40711/23]

National Children's Hospital

Gino Kenny

40. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health when the new National Children's Hospital is expected to open; what the final cost of the project will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40710/23]

Mental Health Services

Gino Kenny

45. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that there are only 51 CAMHS inpatient beds operational across the country at any one time, falling well short of the 130 beds recommended in the Government's 'A Vision for Change' strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40714/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Gino Kenny

1860. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that a person (details supplied) has still not been paid the pandemic bonus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38931/23]

An Garda Síochána

Gino Kenny

798. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice how many residential properties seized by CAB are still under remit of CAB due to the property being sold by CAB or issued to a local authority by CAB. [35773/23]

An Garda Síochána

Gino Kenny

799. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice how many years a residential property seized by CAB is left vacant; and his views on whether property seized for more than two years should be given to the local authority. [35774/23]

European Council

Gino Kenny

14. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the European Council on 29 and 30 June 2023. [34013/23]

Direct Provision System

Gino Kenny

205. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he is aware of persons in direct provision who have leave to remain getting eviction notices when they cannot find a place to live, and persons are being forcibly removed from direct provision centres (details supplied). [34545/23]

Direct Provision System

Gino Kenny

206. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he can outline the IPAS policy on forcing persons out of direct provision centres if they cannot find accommodation within HAP limits, especially if this results in them having to leave employment or study if the centre they are told to move to is not in travel distance of employment or college. [34546/23]