Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Industrial Disputes

Gino Kenny

55. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the impacts that a strike by an organisation (details supplied) will have on waiting lists and the number of patients on trolleys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26943/22]

Medicinal Products

Gino Kenny

65. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are registered as patients under the Medical Cannabis Access Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26939/22]

Medicinal Products

Gino Kenny

80. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of approved medical products that are now prescribable under the Medical Cannabis Access Programme; if he will provide the details of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26940/22]

Hospital Procedures

Gino Kenny

344. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if gluteoplasty is available on the public health system following bariatric surgery and weight loss. [26986/22]

Departmental Funding

Gino Kenny

2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if the proceeds of crime fund to support community projects will be a permanent initiative; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26062/22]

Immigration Policy

Gino Kenny

16. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will amend the regularisation of the long-term undocumented migrants' scheme for undocumented persons to reduce the €850 application fee; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26060/22]

Immigration Policy

Gino Kenny

37. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will amend the regularisation of long-term undocumented migrant's scheme to ensure that those who are unsuccessful in their application to the scheme will not suffer targeting and deportation as a result of their attempt to be documented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26061/22]

Immigration Policy

Gino Kenny

58. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will amend the regularisation of long-term undocumented migrants' scheme to include all persons that are in need of regularisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26059/22]

Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell

Gino Kenny

66. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice her views on establishing a public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26058/22]

Primary Care Centres

Gino Kenny

613. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the status of the long-awaited and urgently needed primary care centre for north Clondalkin, Dublin 22; if the project delay due to the issue regarding the transfer of the Collinstown Park site to the HSE from the Department of Education has been resolved (details supplied); the date for the construction of the primary centre; the proposed timeline for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25909/22]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Gino Kenny

696. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who are registered as patients under the medical cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26558/22]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Gino Kenny

697. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of approved medical products that are now prescribable under the medical cannabis access programme; if he will provide details of each product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26559/22]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Gino Kenny

698. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health when the clinical review of the medical cannabis access programme will take place; if he will provide details of the persons who will sit on the review panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26560/22]

Taxi Regulations

Gino Kenny

230. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will review the decision by the NTA to ban saloon taxi cars that are not wheelchair accessible from picking up passengers at Dublin Airport (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24427/22]

Foreign Conflicts

Gino Kenny

38. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence if he will update Dáil Éireann on the situation surrounding the Army Ranger Wing in Mali; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23593/22]

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]