Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Public Inquiries

Gino Kenny

116. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she will examine calls for an independent public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied); if she will examine legal opinions on the way this may operate in parallel with any Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, GSOC, investigation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30219/21]

Departmental Functions

Gino Kenny

14. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the EU and international division of his Department. [26514/21]

Schools Building Projects

Gino Kenny

402. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education the status of and the time schedule planned for the completion of a school (details supplied) in County Dublin. [29295/21]

Direct Provision System

Gino Kenny

6. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his Department’s policy on the direct provision system; the timeframe for ending same; if he will report on recent comments in the media on the issue and the programme for Government policy on direct provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42530/20]

Departmental Programmes

Gino Kenny

6. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach the status of the shared island unit of his Department. [26250/21]

Pension Provisions

Gino Kenny

105. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the reason CIÉ states that the 1951 superannuation scheme is €800 million in debt when the trustees have confirmed it is 102% of the minimum funding standard. [27652/21]

Pension Provisions

Gino Kenny

106. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the reason that CIÉ has not used contingent assets to repair the deficit in the 1951 superannuation scheme balance sheet as per the 1994 agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27653/21]

State Bodies

Gino Kenny

107. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the reason that CIÉ’s property portfolio is only valued at €750 million or peppercorn value as per its 2019 financial statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27654/21]

State Examinations

Gino Kenny

339. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education the provisions in place for students sitting the junior certificate in 2022 given that they lost 12 weeks from school in 2020 and only returned to school after Easter 2021; her views on whether these students have not been part of the conversation given that priority was given to leaving certificate students; the steps she will take to reassure students and their families following the significant disruption by clearly outlining supports for this cohort; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27651/21]

Further and Higher Education

Gino Kenny

454. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will consider allowing social care students who are working in care settings and also studying to use these qualifying paid work hours as required work placement hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27535/21]

Legislative Measures

Gino Kenny

283. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the date section 68M(a) of the Social Welfare (Covid 19) (Amendment) Act 2020 came into effect. [27203/21]

Departmental Bodies

Gino Kenny

25. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the housing, infrastructure and digital unit of his Department. [26515/21]

Defence Forces

Gino Kenny

43. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Defence the progress of the commission of the future of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24872/21]

Córas Iompair Éireann

Gino Kenny

91. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will write to the chairperson of CIÉ seeking assurances that CIÉ will wait on the outcome of the High Court application that elected pension trustees are making before engaging in any more discussions in relation to the 1951 pension scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25057/21]

Legislative Measures

Gino Kenny

367. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the upcoming Land Development Agency Bill 2021 will be revised at committee stage to prioritise traditional council housing and to ensure that the affordable housing is defined in relation to incomes and not in relation to market prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24651/21]

Ministerial Meetings

Gino Kenny

392. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he has had with the Chinese Ambassador regarding the treatment of the Uighur people by China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24394/21]

Middle East

Gino Kenny

393. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on a recently published report by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24395/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gino Kenny

936. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Irish students who are completing studies abroad of courses not available in Ireland and who are returning to see family and work after a period of quarantine will find the cost of mandatory hotel quarantine prohibitive and this will substantially affect their ability to complete their studies; his views on the fact that Erasmus students' mandatory hotel quarantine costs are being covered by their colleges acknowledging that students should not be expected to pay this themselves; if he will consider waiving the charges for returning students in order that all students are treated equally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24660/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Gino Kenny

181. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport his plans to continue supporting aviation workers considering the likely continuation of a downturn in aviation industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22957/21]

Aviation Industry

Gino Kenny

182. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he has been informed of any plans by a company (details supplied) to remove assets from the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22958/21]

Medicinal Products

Gino Kenny

154. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health his views on media reports in relation to the adverse effects of epilim on some women; if he will meet with the women and their representatives; if he will publish the HSE valproate response project report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22529/21]

Maternity Services

Gino Kenny

927. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will provide clarity and an update in relation to partners of pregnant person’s attendance at prenatal appointments, labour and delivery (details supplied); if he will allow this vital support to resume as the gradual relaxation of public health restrictions commences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21412/21]

Health Services Provision

Gino Kenny

949. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a significant community effort to secure funding for a life-saving treatment for a person (details supplied); if his Department will fund their treatment or fund the remainder of the amount needed to access the treatment their doctor has recommended; the options for funding of the treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21505/21]

Primary Care Centres

Gino Kenny

1066. 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; the reason for the current hold up on the centre; the date for construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22110/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gino Kenny

168. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some large department stores (details supplied) are selling non-essential items in breach of current public health restrictions; the steps he will take in this instance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18774/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gino Kenny

170. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when outdoor work such as window cleaning outdoors is expected to return; if he will provide details of guidelines on the definition of outdoor work and the plans for outdoor work under current health guidelines. [18847/21]

Driver Test

Gino Kenny

317. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider providing an online test option for the significant backlog of persons waiting to do their driver theory test given the current public health restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18589/21]

Community Employment Schemes

Gino Kenny

1134. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide an update in relation to the ongoing community employment supervisors pension issue; if plans are in place for a pay rise for supervisors given that there has been no increase since 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19000/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gino Kenny

2044. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) and their companion who are travelling abroad for vital medical reasons do not have to undergo mandatory hotel quarantining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19678/21]

Health Services

Gino Kenny

331. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will take immediate steps to reopen the gay men’s health service based at the Meath primary care centre which has been closed for over a year; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the clinic is one of the busiest sexual health services and the only one specifically serving LGBTQ+ persons and is the only public sexual health service that has not reopened since March 2020; the plans for its reopening; his plans to set up new sexual health testing centres nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17798/21]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Gino Kenny

857. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he has taken steps to work with his counterpart and others in the Netherlands to facilitate the inclusion of the products of a company (details supplied) in the list of prescribed products for those eligible for treatment under the forthcoming medical cannabis access programme; his views on whether the availability of the products would allow for the seamless inclusion of those currently prescribed the products under the individual licensing programme in the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16309/21]

Cross-Border Health Initiatives

Gino Kenny

925. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of Irish citizens who availed of the EU cross-border directive in the past four years; and the breakdown by year of the number of Irish patients who availed of the directive in all EU jurisdictions combined. [16604/21]

Cross-Border Health Initiatives

Gino Kenny

926. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of EU cross-border directive applications that have never been finalised or completed; and the breakdown by year for the past four years. [16605/21]

Cross-Border Health Initiatives

Gino Kenny

927. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of patients who availed of medical treatment in other EU countries who were refused a refund under the cross-border directive by the HSE; and the breakdown by year for the past four years. [16606/21]

Vaccination Programme

Gino Kenny

1027. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the criteria the HSE used when distributing vaccines to general practitioner clinics to decide which clinics received the vaccine first; and if it was alphabetical or based on other criteria. [16890/21]

Vaccination Programme

Gino Kenny

1028. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the delay regarding general practitioner clinics that did not receive vaccines supplies on time will alter or affect future deliveries of vaccines to those clinics. [16891/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gino Kenny

1156. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will acknowledge the stress, anxiety and uncertainty that pregnant women and their partners continue to experience as a result of public health restrictions during the pandemic; if he will ensure that maternity services are prioritised during any talks regarding the easing of restrictions in order that those who are pregnant can be accompanied and supported by partners through the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17385/21]

Bus Services

Gino Kenny

66. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the level of fines imposed on Dublin Bus and a company (details supplied) for non-compliance with timing on routes for the previous 12 months; if these fines relate to the bus being late, being early or not showing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15583/21]

Bus Services

Gino Kenny

103. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport the reason Dublin Bus has been instructed to lay vehicles over at certain points in the city; if this practice is the result of instructions from the NTA; if the agency is monitoring the effect this is having in delaying passenger journeys; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15582/21]

Pharmaceutical Sector

Gino Kenny

149. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the person or body negotiating with pharmaceutical companies on behalf of the IDA vis-à-vis the production of vaccine in the Irish pharmaceutical sector; the person or section with which the IDA is liaising in his Department; the proposition being put to the pharmaceutical companies; the companies that have been met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14255/21]

Crime Data

Gino Kenny

1229. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice the number of and value of cannabis seizures and confiscations in each of the years 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14442/21]

Legal Aid Service

Gino Kenny

1262. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if she plans to increase funding for law centres to provide advice to persons who have suffered injuries as a result of negligence of others; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15260/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gino Kenny

1447. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a full list of the contracts entered into for the purchase of PPE and medical equipment as part of the Covid-19 response in 2020; the amount spent; the contracting companies that the HSE bought the PPE through; if any of this PPE was unused; if so, if it is currently in storage; the amount being spent on storage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14254/21]

Drugs Payment Scheme

Gino Kenny

1479. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason for reimbursing the cost of the FreeStyle Libre glucose monitoring system for children and young persons with type 1 diabetes while excluding adults; his views on whether while it is welcomed that children and young persons will have access to this important tool in monitoring glucose levels, the significant cost of €120 per month for the monitor is excessive especially for those on low income; if he will consider reimbursing the cost of the glucose monitor for all those with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14374/21]

Hospital Staff

Gino Kenny

1553. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will take immediate action to reverse the decision to cut 300 intern doctor posts at a time when the greatest ever need exists for increased resources both during and post-Covid-19 and the pressure to clear unprecedented waiting lists; his views on whether this proposed reduction will leave 300 newly qualified doctors who have been educated to a world class standard with little option but to export their knowledge and skills at a time when they are urgently needed at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14634/21]

Climate Action Plan

Gino Kenny

42. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the use of negative emissions technology in reaching Ireland's climate targets; if concerns regarding the climate action and low-carbon development (amendment) Bill 2020 that, as first drafted, may rely too much on unproven technology to achieve reduction needed in greenhouse gas emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13287/21]

UN Conventions

Gino Kenny

905. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he considers the trace amount of THC in products derived from the EU hemp crop to be controlled within the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13152/21]

UN Conventions

Gino Kenny

906. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if EU hemp food products which contain trace amounts of THC are controlled within the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13153/21]

UN Conventions

Gino Kenny

907. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if EU authorities regulate EU hemp food products which contain trace amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol, THC, as products controlled within the UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13154/21]

EU Regulations

Gino Kenny

908. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the European Commission regulates EU hemp products with trace amounts of THC such as food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13155/21]