Ní féidir ach ceisteanna agus freagraí a foilsíodh tar éis Iúil 2012 a amharc anseo. Is féidir amharc de réir téarma nó dátaí ar leith ó Mhárta 2016 ar aghaidh do Ranna Rialtais. Foilsítear freagraí scríofa de réir mar a fhaightear iad ó Ranna. Chun ceisteanna parlaiminte a foilsíodh roimh Iúil 2012 a fheiceáil, cuardaigh Díospóireachtaí na Dála.
Ceisteanna agus freagraí le haghaidh Téarma Dála nó Seanaid
Leathanach 2 de 6
Céad, 27 Márta 2019
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Crime Data
Gino Kenny
152. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons arrested for cannabis-related offences in each of the years 2013 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14385/19]
Céad, 27 Márta 2019
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Crime Data
Gino Kenny
153. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cannabis grow house seizures in each of the years 2013 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14386/19]
Céad, 27 Márta 2019
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Crime Data
Gino Kenny
154. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons imprisoned for cannabis-related offences in each of the years 2013 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14387/19]
Céad, 27 Márta 2019
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Crime Data
Gino Kenny
155. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons with no previous convictions that were imprisoned for cannabis-related offences in each of the years 2013 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14388/19]
Céad, 27 Márta 2019
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Legal Aid Service Data
Gino Kenny
156. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons tried for cannabis-related offences that sought free legal aid in each of the years 2013 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14389/19]
Céad, 27 Márta 2019
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Legal Aid Service Data
Gino Kenny
157. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the cost of free legal aid for those tried for cannabis-related offences in each of the years 2013 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14390/19]
Céad, 27 Márta 2019
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Crime Data
Gino Kenny
158. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average sentence for those imprisoned for cannabis-related offences in each of the years 2013 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14391/19]
Céad, 27 Márta 2019
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Crime Data
Gino Kenny
159. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of cannabis-related offences before the Court of Appeal in each of the years 2013 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14392/19]
Céad, 27 Márta 2019
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Crime Data
Gino Kenny
160. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the street value of cannabis seized by An Garda Síochána in each of the years 2013 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14393/19]
Céad, 13 Márta 2019
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Gino Kenny
4. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to address the issue of those with a licence to use cannabis medicinally having to travel to the Netherlands regularly to obtain their prescription; if the establishment of a distributive system similar to that in the UK and Northern Ireland (details supplied) will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12082/19]
Céad, 13 Márta 2019
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Mental Health Services Provision
Gino Kenny
17. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that adult community mental health services in Clondalkin may be lost as a result of a lack of suitable premises; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that organisations such as a task force (details supplied) are extremely concerned about the impact this will have on service users who benefit from having access to local services; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that Clondalkin has one of the highest levels of referrals for mental health services in the country and the detrimental impact the loss of local mental health services will have on the community; the measures he will take to urge the HSE to ensure that services are kept in the locality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12399/19]
Céad, 13 Márta 2019
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Gino Kenny
66. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to, and his plans to address, the contradiction in granting licences for the prescription of THC products for children with intractable epilepsy but they are then omitted from the cannabis access programme; the steps he will take to include children with intractable epilepsy, with the recommendation of their consultant, in the cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12398/19]
Céad, 13 Márta 2019
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Long-Term Illness Scheme
Gino Kenny
96. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will implement a review of the long-term illness scheme in view of the fact that it is almost 50 years since it has been updated; if he will consider the addition of fibromyalgia and ME to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12400/19]
Céad, 13 Márta 2019
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Departmental Budgets
Gino Kenny
310. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a list of projects and their respective costs which were funded under the heading of walking and cycling (details supplied) between 1 January and 31 December 2018 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12669/19]
Máirt, 12 Márta 2019
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Schools Building Projects Status
Gino Kenny
141. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the stage the building project at a school (details supplied) is at; and the timeframe for construction to commence at the school. [11708/19]
Máirt, 5 Márta 2019
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Equality Proofing of Budgets
Gino Kenny
45. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consideration will be given to disability proofing the next budget and all budgets thereafter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7147/19]
Máirt, 5 Márta 2019
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Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Gino Kenny
293. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a publicly funded youth mental health organisation (details supplied) plans to amalgamate its services which will result in the eventual removal of access to local mental health services for youth in Clondalkin and the surrounding area; the impact this will have on young persons in the Dublin mid-west area which has the second highest number of referrals to mental health services nationally; if the HSE, as funder, can intervene to insist that local services remain in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10416/19]
Máirt, 5 Márta 2019
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Medicinal Products
Gino Kenny
323. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the statement by the HSE regarding Spinraza, which contains figures that are at least six months out of date (details supplied); the steps he will take to request the HSE takes the updated information into account; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10605/19]
Máirt, 5 Márta 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Gino Kenny
324. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason Spinraza has yet to be approved here in view of the fact it has been approved for reimbursement in 25 other European countries (details supplied); if he will request the HSE to re-enter discussions with a company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10606/19]
Máirt, 5 Márta 2019
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Driver Licence Renewals
Gino Kenny
478. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the issue of drivers' licences being renewed and issued before their expiry dates have passed causing applicants to miss out on up to three months of validity if they choose to renew their licences early. [10658/19]
Céad, 27 Feabh 2019
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Middle East Issues
Gino Kenny
16. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to have the Temporary International Presence in Hebron reinstated as a matter of urgency (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8900/19]
Céad, 27 Feabh 2019
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Departmental Expenditure
Gino Kenny
201. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the code or heading under which the expenditure for cycling and-or walking appear in the accounts of his Department; the cycling and walking projects and the allocation to each which were funded between 1 January and 31 December 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9953/19]
Máirt, 26 Feabh 2019
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Gino Kenny
390. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date on the proposed cannabis access programme; if potential suppliers have been identified; and the timeframe for the implementation of the programme. [9540/19]
Máirt, 26 Feabh 2019
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Gino Kenny
391. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of licences issued to date for medical cannabis. [9541/19]
Máirt, 26 Feabh 2019
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Gino Kenny
392. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if an importation licence has been granted to a company that will supply cannabis for the cannabis access programme. [9542/19]
Déar, 21 Feabh 2019
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Wildlife Protection
Gino Kenny
25. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if consideration will be given to commissioning a report into the environmental impact of the Heritage Act 2016, particularly the provisions in the Act which concern the extension of the cutting and burring season of hedge rows; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8501/19]
Máirt, 19 Feabh 2019
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Schools Building Projects
Gino Kenny
203. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the escalating problem of the lack of school places for children in an area (details supplied) in County Dublin; if a new school will open by 2020 as promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7739/19]
Céad, 13 Feabh 2019
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National Disability Strategy Implementation Plan
Gino Kenny
63. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to disability proof the policies of her Department in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6746/19]
Máirt, 12 Feabh 2019
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Disabilities Data
Gino Kenny
59. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to disability-proof policies of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6514/19]
Máirt, 5 Feabh 2019
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Disabilities Assessments
Gino Kenny
91. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health his views on the fact that the new standard operating procedure for the assessment of need does not require the HSE to diagnose a child at the assessment of need stage (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52346/18]
Máirt, 5 Feabh 2019
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Disabilities Assessments
Gino Kenny
93. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that the HSE rectifies the undue and excessive delays in completing proper and lawful assessment of needs for children with disabilities in view of the fact that the ongoing failure to provide these services is perceived to be a failure to respect children’s rights under Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52342/18]
Máirt, 5 Feabh 2019
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Disabilities Assessments
Gino Kenny
403. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health his views on the failure of the HSE to complete assessment of needs for children with disabilities within a reasonable timeframe (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52343/18]
Máirt, 5 Feabh 2019
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Disabilities Assessments
Gino Kenny
404. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the mode of operation in relation to assessment of needs in view of the fact that parents are reporting mixed messages from his Department (details supplied) in relation to procedure; if the new standard operating procedure remains suspended; the measures being taken to clear the substantial waiting lists for an assessment of needs; the reason some assessments are being outsourced to private contractors while other parents are being informed that there is no budget to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52344/18]
Máirt, 5 Feabh 2019
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Disabilities Assessments
Gino Kenny
405. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some parents are being refused an assessment of need following the parent questionnaire stage in view of the fact that English is not their first language or there may be literacy difficulties and they may not have the necessary skills to recognise the red flags of disability; if his attention has been further drawn to the need for professionals to review the child as best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52345/18]
Máirt, 5 Feabh 2019
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Services for People with Disabilities
Gino Kenny
406. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to prevent the closure of a society (details supplied); his views on the potential loss to the deaf community of the only national representation and advocacy organisation should the society close; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4170/19]
Máirt, 29 Ean 2019
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Human Rights Cases
Gino Kenny
48. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to request that the authorities of a prison (details supplied) lift the ban on freedom of prisoner movement and association within the prison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3899/19]
Máirt, 29 Ean 2019
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Human Rights Cases
Gino Kenny
90. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the recent attacks on prisoners in a prison (details supplied) by Israeli prison administration and military forces, including the use of rubber bullets, tear gas, sound grenades and police dogs; if he will raise the attacks with the Israeli authorities and request they cease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3898/19]
Máirt, 29 Ean 2019
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Departmental Funding
Gino Kenny
196. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the provision of emergency funding for remedial works at a centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3792/19]
Céad, 23 Ean 2019
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Vaccination Programme
Gino Kenny
154. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the high cost for persons from low income backgrounds in accessing the meningitis B vaccine whose children were born before 2016; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3267/19]
Céad, 23 Ean 2019
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Medical Waste Disposal
Gino Kenny
195. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the provision of €75 to households in which a member has adult incontinence towards the disposal of dressings and pads; and when this will be provided. [3191/19]
Céad, 16 Ean 2019
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Departmental Expenditure
Gino Kenny
229. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital expenditure to the end of December 2018 under the heading of walking and cycling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1821/19]
Máirt, 15 Ean 2019
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Gino Kenny
604. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the distress the parents of children with SMA are experiencing due to the delay in making the drug Spinraza available (details supplied); the steps he will take to ensure that this matter is resolved at the drugs meeting in January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54321/18]
Máirt, 18 Noll 2018
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Departmental Funding
Gino Kenny
179. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the emergency funding for repair work at a centre (details supplied); the reason his Department has not replied to the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board report that was submitted in October 2018; when funding will be approved and provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52724/18]
Máirt, 18 Noll 2018
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Gino Kenny
240. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the lack of special needs units in schools in the Lucan area; his plans to address this shortage in view of the number of families with children with special needs in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53289/18]
Máirt, 18 Noll 2018
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Cancer Screening Programmes
Gino Kenny
405. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health his views on the fee of €2,000 that patients who want to determine if they are suitable for the cancer treatment drug pembrolizumab are charged; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53073/18]
Céad, 12 Noll 2018
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Military Aircraft Landings
Gino Kenny
14. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the recently released figures which show that there has already been an increase in applications to allow civil flights carrying weapons to land in Irish airports; his further views on the impact on Ireland’s neutrality; his views on the need for more transparency regarding the items being taken through Shannon Airport and the locations the troops and weapons are going to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48013/18]
Máirt, 11 Noll 2018
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Consular Services
Gino Kenny
106. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the plight of a person (details supplied); the steps he has taken to investigate and assist in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51710/18]
Máirt, 11 Noll 2018
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School Accommodation
Gino Kenny
191. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the details regarding the lease of a school (details supplied) by his Department from a trust; the reason for the decision not to renew the current lease held by a scout group; his plans to rent the building out at market rent in 2019; if there are stipulations in the lease that the building should only be used for community purposes; the way in which the lease has been terminated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51768/18]
Céad, 5 Noll 2018
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Substance Misuse
Gino Kenny
131. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the crisis level of opioid addiction and death by overdose in the United States of America according to data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (details supplied); if his attention has been further drawn to its increasing misuse here; if a specific public health campaign on management of the use and misuse of fentanyl has been put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50599/18]
Déar, 29 Samh 2018
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National Maternity Hospital
Gino Kenny
147. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure that the national maternity hospital will be taken into public ownership as a condition of public funding; the further steps he will take to ensure that the €350 million earmarked for the new build will be conditional on the change of ownership and will be governed by a new secular charter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49917/18]
Céad, 28 Samh 2018
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Schools Building Projects Status
Gino Kenny
62. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the building extension for a college (details supplied) which is stalled at stage 3 following an 11-year wait for a promised state-of-the-art extension and refurbishment; the steps being taken to advance this development in order that the tendering process can commence and contractors can be appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49226/18]
Céad, 28 Samh 2018
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Public Sector Pay
Gino Kenny
64. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on a union's (details supplied) rejection of the proposed agreement on new entrant pay for teachers; his further views on the exclusion of 2011 to 2014 entrants who, under the proposed agreement, would still suffer a significant pay loss; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49227/18]
Máirt, 27 Samh 2018
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Foreign Conflicts
Gino Kenny
118. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he will take to ensure that Ireland increases its diplomatic efforts through the EU to ensure that South Sudan’s fragile peace deals holds; the further steps he will take to support the humanitarian efforts in South Sudan that are addressing the root causes of the conflict; if funding and support will continue in order to support the vital conflict resolution and peacebuilding efforts at community level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48979/18]
Máirt, 27 Samh 2018
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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
Gino Kenny
403. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health his views on the recent occupation of a charity's head offices by members of an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49081/18]
Máirt, 27 Samh 2018
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Charitable and Voluntary Organisations
Gino Kenny
416. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health his views on the recent occupation of a charity's (details supplied) head offices by members of a group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49244/18]
Máirt, 20 Samh 2018
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Middle East Issues
Gino Kenny
123. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the recent raid by Israeli covert special forces which resulted in the killing of seven Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the destruction of a six storey residential building which housed a kindergarten; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48012/18]
Céad, 14 Samh 2018
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Gino Kenny
155. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the recent cuts to the number of special needs assistants at a school (details supplied); his plans to fund the restoration of an adequate level of SNAs within the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47280/18]
Máirt, 6 Samh 2018
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Deportation Orders
Gino Kenny
394. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the immense danger that asylum seekers are placed in when they are deported back to the country from which they originally fled in search of refuge; his views on the recent rise in such deportations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44907/18]
Máirt, 6 Samh 2018
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Ambulance Service Staff
Gino Kenny
602. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will direct the HSE to engage with the ambulance personnel branch of a union (details supplied) that is asserting its fundamental employee rights to representation by their union of choice and to facilitate the payroll deduction of union subscriptions from members of a union in order to prevent an escalation in industrial action and to ultimately resolve this dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45090/18]
Céad, 24 DFómh 2018
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Departmental Operations
Gino Kenny
17. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the international, European Union and Northern Ireland division of his Department. [41802/18]
Máirt, 23 DFómh 2018
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Hospital Consultant Contracts
Gino Kenny
68. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to restore the services of a paediatric consultant that previously provided clinical paediatric oversight to the services in the National Rehabilitation Hospital but is now on long-term leave; the impact this has had in terms of closure of in-patient services for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43452/18]
Máirt, 23 DFómh 2018
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Gino Kenny
145. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the proposed timeframe for the establishment of the medical cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43453/18]
Déar, 18 DFómh 2018
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DEIS Eligibility
Gino Kenny
81. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the criteria applied when designating a school for DEIS status; if he will reconsider including a school (details supplied) in the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42041/18]
Céad, 17 DFómh 2018
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Racial Profiling
Gino Kenny
15. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on racial profiling used by the Garda National Immigration Bureau to identify persons it believes to be in the country illegally; the irresponsible reporting of these cases in the media and the impact it has on the lives and work of Irish nationals who fit the profiling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40271/18]
Máirt, 9 DFómh 2018
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Gino Kenny
263. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the medical cannabis expert reference group has concluded its report on guidelines for the proposed medical cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40792/18]
Déar, 4 DFómh 2018
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Middle East Issues
Gino Kenny
13. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will call on the EU to seek the suspension of Israel from the Kimberley process and introduce a ban on Israeli diamond exports in view of the fact that diamonds generate $1 billion annually for the Israeli military; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40272/18]
Déar, 4 DFómh 2018
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Irish Prisoners Abroad
Gino Kenny
23. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has had communications with the Prime Minister of Greece with regard to the detention of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40269/18]
Déar, 4 DFómh 2018
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Middle East Peace Process
Gino Kenny
46. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his meeting with President Abbas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40268/18]
Céad, 3 DFómh 2018
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Defence Forces Remuneration
Gino Kenny
72. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the hardship experienced by members of the Defence Forces as a result of poor pay and conditions; if he will recognise and engage with a group (details supplied) as a trade union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39912/18]
Máirt, 2 DFómh 2018
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Gino Kenny
431. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health his plans to use a drug approval and reimbursement system for MS drugs similar to that in Germany (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39943/18]
Máirt, 25 MFómh 2018
oral
Cabinet Committee Meetings
Gino Kenny
7. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee E, health, will next meet. [37536/18]
Déar, 20 MFómh 2018
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Broadcasting Service Provision
Gino Kenny
177. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to have all of Ireland's UEFA nations league games shown on terrestrial television in view of the fact that these games are competitive and will affect Ireland's ranking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38149/18]
Máirt, 18 MFómh 2018
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Gino Kenny
402. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health his plans to fund the drug Spinraza; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are persons with spinal muscular atrophy who are experiencing financial hardship as a result of trying to cover the costs themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37091/18]
Máirt, 18 MFómh 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Gino Kenny
441. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the paediatric unit in the National Rehabilitation Hospital has suspended its services due to a key member of staff being on extended leave (details supplied); and if the paediatrician will be replaced in the near future in order for children to avail of the service. [37218/18]
Aoine, 7 MFómh 2018
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Medicinal Products Prices
Gino Kenny
770. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health his plans to fund the drug Spinraza, which has been approved here; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are persons with spinal muscular atrophy who are experiencing financial hardship as a result of trying to cover the costs themselves; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36053/18]
Máirt, 24 Iúil 2018
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Hospital Procedures
Gino Kenny
1424. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to address the issue of women who have developed severe adverse effects following transvaginal mesh devices and vaginal mesh implant procedures (details supplied); his plans to ban mesh as occurred in England and Northern Ireland recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32867/18]
Céad, 11 Iúil 2018
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Animal Welfare
Gino Kenny
449. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure that veterinary inspectors visit mink farms to ensure that the conditions in which the animals are being kept have been adequately adapted or improved to take account of the heatwave; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31452/18]
Déar, 5 Iúil 2018
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Stardust Fire
Gino Kenny
12. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on the call for a new inquest into the deaths of 48 persons in the Stardust fire on 14 February 1981; his further views on the victims' families' long campaign for justice for their loved ones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29596/18]
Déar, 5 Iúil 2018
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Cyberbullying Issues
Gino Kenny
18. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if section 5 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 will be amended to include cyberbullying, persistent bullying and threats against a person as an offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29511/18]
Céad, 4 Iúil 2018
written
Special Education Review
Gino Kenny
106. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a full consultation with a union (details supplied) will be conducted before implementing the recommendations contained in the NCSE special needs assistant review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29222/18]
Céad, 4 Iúil 2018
written
Special Educational Needs Staff
Gino Kenny
129. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) has lost the service of a full-time teacher due to being assessed on 2014-15 student numbers for learning support and resource allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28853/18]
Máirt, 3 Iúil 2018
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Gino Kenny
302. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the status of HSE cost evaluation processes on making pre-exposure prophylaxis available free at the point of use; his views on HIV diagnosis rates: his plans to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28920/18]
Máirt, 3 Iúil 2018
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Horse Racing Industry
Gino Kenny
409. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will stop horse racing during the heatwave in view of the life-threatening risk posed to horses by heatstroke; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29095/18]
Máirt, 3 Iúil 2018
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Home Loan Scheme
Gino Kenny
570. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of loans applied for, granted and refused, respectively, in each local authority area by the Housing Finance Agency under the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29199/18]
Máirt, 26 Meith 2018
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Commencement of Legislation
Gino Kenny
294. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will take steps to commence the section of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 that deals with children of same-sex couples and all related matters; his views on the distress, heartache and difficulties that its non-commencement is causing for families (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27564/18]
Máirt, 19 Meith 2018
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Insurance Costs
Gino Kenny
160. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance his plans to address the issue of increasing insurance costs for community and voluntary sector organisations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26738/18]
Máirt, 12 Meith 2018
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Dental Services Provision
Gino Kenny
642. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if a new dental scheme will be agreed with an association (details supplied) which will examine prioritising prevention for medical card patients and affording them access to the same standard of care as dentists provide to private patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24499/18]
Céad, 30 Beal 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Gino Kenny
122. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the terms of reference used for the assessment of need standard operating procedure document which has recently replaced the standards for the assessment of need document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23817/18]
Céad, 30 Beal 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Gino Kenny
123. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the person or body that set out the terms of reference for the assessment of need standard operating procedure document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23818/18]
Céad, 30 Beal 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Gino Kenny
124. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the location the terms of reference for the assessment of need standard operating procedure document can be found; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23819/18]
Céad, 30 Beal 2018
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Disability Support Services
Gino Kenny
125. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the members of the national disability children and families team; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23820/18]
Céad, 30 Beal 2018
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Disability Support Services
Gino Kenny
126. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health when the national disability children and families team was founded; the criteria applied; the person or body that issued the instructions in relation to establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23821/18]
Céad, 30 Beal 2018
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Health Services Data
Gino Kenny
127. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of members on the social care management team; the criteria that were used for the selection of the members; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23822/18]
Céad, 30 Beal 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Gino Kenny
128. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the organisations consulted during the process to produce the assessment of need standard operating procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23823/18]
Céad, 30 Beal 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Gino Kenny
129. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the parental knowledge, expertise and advice sought during the process of producing the assessment of need standard operating procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23824/18]
Céad, 30 Beal 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Gino Kenny
130. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason, when the assessment of need standard operating procedure document was approved on 22 November 2017, that parents are unfamiliar with many of the changes and compliance procedures it outlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23825/18]
Céad, 30 Beal 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Gino Kenny
131. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason the assessment of need standard operating procedure is not readily accessible to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23826/18]
Céad, 30 Beal 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Gino Kenny
132. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the person charged with the sole responsibility of overseeing the review, update and modification of the assessment of need standard operating procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23827/18]
Céad, 30 Beal 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Gino Kenny
133. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason the attention of parents was not drawn at a much earlier stage to the assessment of need standard operating procedure; the reason its existence was not made public knowledge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23828/18]
Céad, 30 Beal 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Gino Kenny
134. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the schedule of meetings regarding the review of the standard operating procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23829/18]