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 3 de 6
Céad, 30 Beal 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Gino Kenny
148. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the HSE followed its own policy and procedure for PPPGs in drawing up the assessment of need standard operating procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23865/18]
Máirt, 29 Beal 2018
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Services for People with Disabilities
Gino Kenny
434. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the change in the HSE procedure for the statutory assessment of need; if he has approved the new assessment of need standard operating procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23634/18]
Máirt, 22 Beal 2018
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Direct Provision Data
Gino Kenny
280. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number and location of all direct provision centres; the person or body they are owned by; the amount direct provision has cost to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22660/18]
Máirt, 22 Beal 2018
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Health Services Provision
Gino Kenny
404. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health his plans to authorise eye care for children aged 12 to 16 years of age who have medical cards in mid-western areas of Dublin and other areas throughout the country; his further plans to reinstate the sixth class screening programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22450/18]
Máirt, 22 Beal 2018
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National Cancer Strategy
Gino Kenny
418. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the significant delay between screening, diagnosis and treatment of persons with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, PJS, and that this is putting their lives in jeopardy; his plans to eliminate the delay between diagnosing pre-cancerous polyps in persons with PJS and the treatment of same to prevent the development of cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22542/18]
Máirt, 15 Beal 2018
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Middle East Issues
Gino Kenny
36. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will condemn the unilateral decision by the USA to declare Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and its further humiliation of the people of Palestine by moving its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on the 70th anniversary of the Nakba; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21121/18]
Máirt, 15 Beal 2018
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Middle East Issues
Gino Kenny
59. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the historic significance of 15 May 2018 as the 70th anniversary of the Nakba (details supplied); if meaningful sanctions against the Israeli embassy will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21120/18]
Máirt, 15 Beal 2018
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Middle East Issues
Gino Kenny
110. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has received reports on the use of dual-use drones against unarmed civilians on the Gaza-Israeli border; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20433/18]
Máirt, 15 Beal 2018
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Gino Kenny
281. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of the parents of the 27 children who avail of the services and support of the ASD unit in a school (details supplied) and who are worried that their children will not be able to access a similar unit when they move to secondary school; if the process of establishing an ASD unit in a school will commence to accommodate these children's needs during the next stage of their education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21410/18]
Máirt, 15 Beal 2018
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Legal Proceedings
Gino Kenny
431. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to include persons who have been diagnosed with narcolepsy disorder as a result of the swine flu vaccine in the cases that the State Claims Agency will shortly present to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21339/18]
Déar, 10 Beal 2018
oral
Defence Forces Equipment
Gino Kenny
6. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to stop the purchase of Israeli-made drones by the Defence Forces. [20430/18]
Déar, 10 Beal 2018
oral
Defence Forces Equipment
Gino Kenny
8. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of contracts with Israel for the purchase of arms to be used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20432/18]
Déar, 10 Beal 2018
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Defence Forces Contracts
Gino Kenny
35. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will report on the contracts for purchase of arms by his Department, whether one-off or continual, to be used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20434/18]
Déar, 10 Beal 2018
oral
Defence Forces Equipment
Gino Kenny
36. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the details of purchase of Israeli-made drones to be used by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20431/18]
Déar, 26 Aib 2018
oral
Harness Racing Industry
Gino Kenny
12. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to oversee the regulation of sulky racing in view of its significance in Traveller and working class culture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10101/18]
Máirt, 24 Aib 2018
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Medicinal Products Regulation
Gino Kenny
389. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his Department will consider replicating the FDA black box warning regarding cautionary use by persons under 18 years of age on antidepressants such as Prozac in the USA on the packaging of similar drugs here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17660/18]
Déar, 19 Aib 2018
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Primary Care Services Provision
Gino Kenny
62. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health when parent representatives will be included in the primary care steering group in view of a motion agreed by Seanad Éireann; his views on whether parents of sick children should be represented on the steering group in view of the fact that the policies being discussed and decided will directly affect their children and that they have a unique insight and experience being full-time carers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16895/18]
Déar, 19 Aib 2018
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Gino Kenny
91. 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. [16408/18]
Déar, 19 Aib 2018
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Legislative Process
Gino Kenny
225. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the distress that delaying Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 has had on families in view of assurances that they would be commenced in the last quarter of 2017; if Parts 2 and 3 will be commenced as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8828/18]
Céad, 18 Aib 2018
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General Practitioner Services
Gino Kenny
135. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the rights a person has when a general practitioner patient dispute occurs; if there are procedures in place to resolve these disputes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16833/18]
Céad, 18 Aib 2018
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General Practitioner Services
Gino Kenny
136. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if a general practitioner can unilaterally decide to remove medical card patients who they deem difficult without a patient's ability to challenge this decision or have access to a process that will adjudicate the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16834/18]
Céad, 18 Aib 2018
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General Practitioner Services
Gino Kenny
137. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the process of general practitioner removal of medical card patients from his or her list will be examined; if there are policies, structures and patient representation in place in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16835/18]
Céad, 18 Aib 2018
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General Practitioner Services
Gino Kenny
138. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if there are statistics available regarding the number of medical card and private patients removed from general practitioner lists and the reasons for removal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16836/18]
Céad, 18 Aib 2018
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General Practitioner Services
Gino Kenny
139. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure that general practitioner patients have full rights and protection in patient-general practitioner disputes including a right to challenge a general practitioner decision and to protect their good name, especially in relation to sourcing another general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16837/18]
Céad, 18 Aib 2018
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Home Care Packages Administration
Gino Kenny
157. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the abolition of the loco parentis clause in paediatric homecare packages will be reconsidered (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16922/18]
Máirt, 17 Aib 2018
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Departmental Funding
Gino Kenny
46. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to renew funding to a cultural centre (details supplied); his views on the evidence that shows that persons who have deeper levels of integration within communities are significantly less likely to experience crime and anti-social behaviour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15256/18]
Máirt, 17 Aib 2018
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Data Protection
Gino Kenny
81. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his views on whether it is insufficient to rely on digital consent as a means to protect children’s data in view of the fact it places an excessive burden on parents to be active in the digital world; his further views on whether restrictions should be imposed on the data controllers forbidding them to use children’s data for marketing or commercial purposes; his plans to ensure that data controllers take responsibility in data breaches or undue commercial targeting of children’s data while using their platform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9023/18]
Déar, 29 Márta 2018
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Special Educational Needs Staff
Gino Kenny
11. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the immense work carried out by resource teachers with special needs children at a school (details supplied) under very difficult conditions; if following his sanctioning of a grant to build two new resource rooms, consideration will be given to covering the shortfall in actual costs in order that the staff and students can secure the learning environment that they need and deserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14260/18]
Céad, 28 Márta 2018
oral
Human Rights
Gino Kenny
50. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the Israeli ill-treatment of Palestinian children in military detention, highlighted by UNICEF as being widespread, systematic and institutionalised; if he will raise the case of a person (details supplied) with his Israeli counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14133/18]
Céad, 28 Márta 2018
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Syrian Conflict
Gino Kenny
85. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has received the humanitarian letter signed by over 100 organisations pleading with all parliamentary institutions throughout the world to stop the genocide, siege and forced displacement happening in eastern Ghouta in Syria; his plans to work urgently with his European counterparts to stop the genocide against civilians and condemn the Syrian regime and its allies' refusal to abide by the Security Council Resolution 2401; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14134/18]
Máirt, 27 Márta 2018
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Medicinal Products Availability
Gino Kenny
378. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health when the result of the assessment of the PKU treatment drug Kuvan will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13807/18]
Máirt, 20 Márta 2018
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Housing Assistance Payment
Gino Kenny
1061. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his views on a matter (details supplied); his further views on the fact that those in receipt of the housing assistance payment for homeless households in the building are continuing to receive the payment and have their rent paid leading to a discrepancy between those on the normal payment and those on the homeless payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12808/18]
Céad, 28 Feabh 2018
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Heritage Sites
Gino Kenny
20. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to acquire a site (details supplied) in view of its cultural and historic importance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10193/18]
Céad, 28 Feabh 2018
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Traveller Culture
Gino Kenny
24. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the steps she will take to highlight Traveller culture in a positive and meaningful way in view of the fact that Travellers are a distinct ethnic minority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10100/18]
Céad, 28 Feabh 2018
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Gender Equality
Gino Kenny
32. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the issue of sexual abuse and harassment exposed by women in the arts world both at home and abroad via movements (details supplied); the steps she is taking to address the gender inequality and systems of power that exist in the arts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10099/18]
Máirt, 27 Feabh 2018
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Emergency Accommodation Provision
Gino Kenny
51. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that children and young persons living in emergency accommodation often face difficulties in accessing play or recreational facilities and the impact this has on their development; his plans to address the crisis of children living in emergency accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9021/18]
Máirt, 27 Feabh 2018
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Emergency Accommodation Provision
Gino Kenny
57. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to address the issue of families in emergency accommodation that are limited in their food options due to inadequate storage facilities in addition to the lack of access to cooking facilities; if his attention has been drawn to the negative impact on families' daily food habits and dietary quality which can contribute to health problems for children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9022/18]
Máirt, 27 Feabh 2018
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Departmental Funding
Gino Kenny
418. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the amount of State funding provided to a charity (details supplied) since 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9500/18]
Máirt, 27 Feabh 2018
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Gino Kenny
481. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the difficulties in relation to importing a product (details supplied) which has been prescribed for a person under special licence and for which the parent needs to travel regularly to the Netherlands to collect; the HSE's plans to reimburse the medication costs through the long-term illness or alternative scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9928/18]
Máirt, 27 Feabh 2018
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Housing Data
Gino Kenny
749. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the details of applications made by Wicklow County Council to his Department for funding for housing over the past five years; the number of persons on the housing waiting list in the county; the length of time each applicant has been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9820/18]
Déar, 22 Feabh 2018
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Traveller Community
Gino Kenny
29. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to the fact that despite recognition of Traveller ethnicity in March 2017, infant mortality rates in this group are 3.6 times higher than the rest of the population; her plans to address same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9020/18]
Céad, 21 Feabh 2018
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Medicinal Products Availability
Gino Kenny
137. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if Sativex is available or being prescribed by general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8889/18]
Máirt, 13 Feabh 2018
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Human Rights Cases
Gino Kenny
112. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the hostile approach adopted by the Argentine state towards the indigenous Mapuche people in Argentina; his plans to address matters in this regard (details supplied) with his Argentine counterpart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7368/18]
Déar, 8 Feabh 2018
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Gino Kenny
69. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the guidelines on the proposed cannabis access programme; when he envisages the programme being fully operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6095/18]
Déar, 8 Feabh 2018
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Medicinal Products Licensing
Gino Kenny
76. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if a decision has been made by the HSE on the drug, Kuvan, for those who are living with Phenylketonuria or PKU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6094/18]
Céad, 7 Feabh 2018
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage
Gino Kenny
206. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend the recent HSE decision to reimburse the FreeStyle Libre system for children and young adults to adults who have type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6245/18]
Déar, 1 Feabh 2018
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Teachers' Remuneration
Gino Kenny
27. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe to end pay inequality in all teaching grades and to deal with the crisis in the shortage of teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4843/18]
Déar, 1 Feabh 2018
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School Accommodation
Gino Kenny
63. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to deal with the crisis facing persons at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 8 in view of the fact that in September 2018 there will be no classroom facilities for special education teaching and just one junior infant class enrolled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4842/18]
Déar, 25 Ean 2018
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Middle East Issues
Gino Kenny
12. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will request the release of a person (details supplied); his views on the position of UNICEF that the ill-treatment of Palestinian children in military detention is widespread, systematic and institutionalised; his further views on the fact that Israel is the only nation that systematically detains and prosecutes children in a military court system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3504/18]
Céad, 17 Ean 2018
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Public Services Card
Gino Kenny
23. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if persons that make new claims for social welfare payments must have a public services card (PSC); if her attention has been drawn to the fact that there is evidence that new claimants are being told that they will not be eligible for payments unless they hold a PSC; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1911/18]
Máirt, 16 Ean 2018
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First-Aid Training
Gino Kenny
296. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills if consideration has been given to making occupational first aid training compulsory for all physically able teachers and Special Need Assistants (details supplied); if it will be fully funded by the Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54326/17]
Máirt, 16 Ean 2018
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Hospital Services
Gino Kenny
850. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to reimbursing the €80 charge that persons with haemochromatosis must pay if they do not hold a medical card for venesection procedures; if the petition from persons who are anxious for the charge to be removed will be responded to; if further consideration will be given to adding haemochromatosis to the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55038/17]
Máirt, 16 Ean 2018
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Road Safety
Gino Kenny
1389. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request the NTA and TII to prepare a report on the placing of rubber infills on sections of the new Luas line that would enhance the safety of cyclists crossing the tram lines at busy junctions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55052/17]
Céad, 13 Noll 2017
oral
Middle East Peace Process
Gino Kenny
31. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether he will make known his views on President Donald Trump's formal recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and acknowledge the potentially destructive consequences for the region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53037/17]
Céad, 13 Noll 2017
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Arms Trade
Gino Kenny
45. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the petition signed by more than 22,000 persons highlighting the arms trade with the state of Israel presented to An Taoiseach by members of an organisation (details supplied) on 4 October 2017. [51490/17]
Máirt, 12 Noll 2017
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Credit Availability
Gino Kenny
121. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the sale of legal hemp products such as clothing, bags and cannabidiol, CBD, oil is being hampered by banks' refusal to extend credit and debit card payment facilities to businesses selling these products in view of the fact they inaccurately deem the sales illegal; the legal position on this practice by banks; if he will provide direction to banks on this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52643/17]
Máirt, 12 Noll 2017
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Medicinal Products Availability
Gino Kenny
255. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if a decision has been made in relation to the libre continuous glucose monitoring system being made widely available to persons with type 1 diabetes here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52637/17]
Céad, 6 Noll 2017
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Education Policy
Gino Kenny
49. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to review his Department's policy on the provision of Irish language classes to children with an autism diagnosis in their main learning environment, specifically the non-provision of the subject to children in a school (details supplied) who attend a class for those with an autism diagnosis; his views on whether this is discriminatory, exclusionary and not equality based education when a child with ASD cannot access the primary school curriculum to the same degree as their mainstream peers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52017/17]
Céad, 6 Noll 2017
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Special Educational Needs Service Provision
Gino Kenny
56. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to reconsider the recent cuts in learning support and resource allocation to a school (details supplied) which has meant that the school has effectively lost the services of a full-time teacher in this area; his views on he impact that this has had on the school, the staff and the pupils; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52008/17]
Céad, 6 Noll 2017
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School Costs
Gino Kenny
111. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines or Department policy regarding the voluntary contributions that many schools now request from parents of students as a matter of course; his views on the pressure that this puts on many families that are struggling to make ends meet; his further views on the fact that schools need to do this due to the fact that State funding falls short of school needs in many areas; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52105/17]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2017
oral
Refugee Resettlement Programme
Gino Kenny
48. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will use his discretionary powers in a humanitarian manner to allow relatives of Syrian residents here, who may be in equally dangerous situations as those of refugees, apply for family reunification under the family reunification humanitarian admission programme; his plans to redefine "family member" using the broader terms proposed in the International Protection (Family Reunification) (Amendment) Bill 2017; and if he will consider setting aside a budget to pay the administration and travel costs of bringing the family members of refugees that often have no means here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51496/17]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2017
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Schools Building Projects Status
Gino Kenny
220. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will clarify if there are outstanding issues or if further information is required regarding the progress and upgrade of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52055/17]
Máirt, 5 Noll 2017
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UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Gino Kenny
223. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will be ratified, in view of the fact that 3 December 2017 marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51956/17]
Céad, 29 Samh 2017
oral
Child Maintenance Payments
Gino Kenny
49. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that women who are victims of domestic abuse and in receipt of social welfare payments are being informed by her Department that they are in danger of losing their single parent payments unless they try to obtain maintenance from their abusers and that women in these situations are being put at risk by having to contact their abusive partners for financial support; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50469/17]
Máirt, 28 Samh 2017
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Treatment Abroad Scheme
Gino Kenny
371. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the steps he will take to facilitate a person's (details supplied) need to travel to the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50100/17]
Céad, 22 Samh 2017
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Air Services Provision
Gino Kenny
80. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the actions and statements of the Irish Aviation Authority, IAA, and the Commission for Aviation Regulation, CAR, in respect of the cancellation of services by a large airline operator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49283/17]
Céad, 15 Samh 2017
written
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland
Gino Kenny
40. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that returning nurses who have trained elsewhere must complete an adaption course to become fully registered to work here but that the number of hospitals offering the course has reduced leading to some nurses having to pay approximately €2,800 to do it privately; the way in which this impacts on their job choices to work in the private sector to try to recoup this expense; the implications for staffing of public hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48175/17]
Céad, 15 Samh 2017
written
Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Gino Kenny
51. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the likely timescale of the conclusion of HSE negotiations with the manufacturer of the drug Kuvan; his views on the urgency of it being made available for persons with PKU here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48174/17]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2017
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Rail Network Expansion
Gino Kenny
1008. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the DART expansion to Hazelhatch and the LUAS to Lucan plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45873/17]
Máirt, 7 Samh 2017
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Railway Stations
Gino Kenny
1009. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for the opening of the Kishogue train station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45874/17]
Déar, 26 DFómh 2017
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Land Availability
Gino Kenny
46. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if all public land zoned for housing will remain public land into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45305/17]
Céad, 25 DFómh 2017
oral
Teacher Recruitment
Gino Kenny
50. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the lack of primary school teachers available to fill both long-term and short-term posts (details supplied); his plans to rectify this through setting up supply panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44858/17]
Céad, 25 DFómh 2017
written
Teachers' Remuneration
Gino Kenny
62. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the financial hardship, immense stress and poor morale that is caused to teachers who continue to experience pay inequality; the steps he will take to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44859/17]
Máirt, 24 DFómh 2017
written
Housing Loans
Gino Kenny
48. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the conditionality there will be regarding affordability of houses that will result from the new Home Building Finance Ireland, HBFI, initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45304/17]
Máirt, 17 DFómh 2017
written
Youth Services Provision
Gino Kenny
56. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on the impact a club (details supplied) has had on local young persons interested in animal and equine care; if she will work with her colleagues in other Departments to introduce similar programmes in disadvantaged areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43528/17]
Máirt, 17 DFómh 2017
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Youth Services Provision
Gino Kenny
64. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will visit a club (details supplied) to examine the positive results of young persons coming together to identify their own areas of interest with community development workers; her plans to use this model in working with young persons interested in animal and equine care in other disadvantaged areas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43529/17]
Céad, 11 DFómh 2017
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Bus Services
Gino Kenny
34. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the NTA's decision to tender out 10% of Dublin Bus routes to a company (details supplied) will improve bus services in view of the fact that in a written reply to a question the agency cited studies that are over ten and 16 years old to support their case for competitive tendering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42138/17]
Céad, 11 DFómh 2017
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Bus Éireann Services
Gino Kenny
40. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the future of Bus Éireann following the recent crisis and closure of several routes is best served by a policy of competitive tendering for 10% of its existing network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42139/17]
Máirt, 10 DFómh 2017
written
Pupil-Teacher Ratio
Gino Kenny
92. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that, on average, primary school classes here have four to five more pupils than those throughout the EU; if provision will be made in budget 2018 to resume work on reducing class sizes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42472/17]
Máirt, 10 DFómh 2017
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School Staff
Gino Kenny
93. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the loss of 5,000 middle management posts in primary education; his plans to expedite the restoration of these posts by ensuring that provision is made in Budget 2018 to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42473/17]
Máirt, 10 DFómh 2017
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School Funding
Gino Kenny
94. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the fact that school grants were cut by 15% in the recession and that fundraising initiatives have to be taken on by schools to cover basic needs; if funding will be increased in Budget 2018 to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42474/17]
Máirt, 10 DFómh 2017
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DEIS Expenditure
Gino Kenny
95. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to maintain the resourcing of DEIS schools, restore support services and attain a 15:1 maximum class size in DEIS band 1 junior classes by making suitable provision in Budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42475/17]
Máirt, 10 DFómh 2017
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School Staff
Gino Kenny
96. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to restore the supply panels of primary school teachers by making suitable provision in Budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42476/17]
Máirt, 10 DFómh 2017
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Public Sector Pay
Gino Kenny
97. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the impact that Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest, FEMPI, has had on the livelihood and morale of school teachers; his plans to restore pay equality as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42477/17]
Máirt, 10 DFómh 2017
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Education Grants
Gino Kenny
98. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the hardship that the withdrawal of Government subsidies towards mandatory Gaeltacht courses for primary school student teachers has caused; if these subsidies will be reinstated in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42483/17]
Máirt, 10 DFómh 2017
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Community Employment Schemes Eligibility
Gino Kenny
687. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the terms and conditions regarding eligibility for community employment; if people can be removed from the scheme while on maternity leave as a result of their spouses commencing employment during their leave (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42948/17]
Céad, 4 DFómh 2017
oral
Climate Change Negotiations
Gino Kenny
29. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will be attending the Bonn COP conference in November 2017; if he will be able to give a commitment that the State will meet its obligations under the Paris treaty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41844/17]
Máirt, 3 DFómh 2017
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Live Exports
Gino Kenny
38. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to undertake a full review of live exports of farm animals to EU countries and third countries (details supplied); his further plans to prohibit the transport of livestock in view of the fact that morbidity and mortality during transport can be high; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41659/17]
Máirt, 3 DFómh 2017
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Gino Kenny
406. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health his plans to make the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitoring system available to persons with type 1 diabetes in view of the fact it is now available to UK NHS patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41617/17]
Déar, 28 MFómh 2017
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Gino Kenny
59. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the circumstances in which the drug Vimizim, a treatment for those that suffer from the rare disease Morquio, has been refused funding by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40922/17]
Luan, 11 MFómh 2017
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VAT Yield
Gino Kenny
106. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT collected from the sale of women's sanitary products (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36988/17]
Luan, 11 MFómh 2017
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Medical Card Data
Gino Kenny
810. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the estimated yearly cost of providing free sanitary products (details supplied) to women with medical cards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36989/17]
Céad, 26 Iúil 2017
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Vehicle Registration
Gino Kenny
106. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance his views on and his plans to implement the ruling of the European Court of Justice (details supplied) that appears to indicate that Irish citizens have a right under EU law to drive a car that they own and is registered in another member state in Ireland if it is intended essentially for use in another member state; the timeframe for the legislation to implement the EU ruling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35112/17]
Céad, 26 Iúil 2017
written
Third Level Costs
Gino Kenny
353. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount it would cost to remove fees for those engaged in part-time third-level education and to allow part-time third-level students access to SUSI grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36393/17]
Céad, 26 Iúil 2017
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Disability Services Funding
Gino Kenny
1086. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the amount it would cost to provide individualised budgets to persons with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36394/17]
Céad, 26 Iúil 2017
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Emergency Services Provision
Gino Kenny
1087. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the amount it would cost to reinstate all the downgraded and closed accident and emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36398/17]
Céad, 26 Iúil 2017
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Waste Disposal
Gino Kenny
1263. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the level and type of lobbying that the waste industry has carried out in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34968/17]
Céad, 26 Iúil 2017
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Rail Services Provision
Gino Kenny
1408. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount the conversion to automated stations including all ancillary works on the DART line will cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36395/17]
Céad, 26 Iúil 2017
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Social Welfare Benefits Data
Gino Kenny
1560. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection the amount it would cost to restore the full Christmas bonus to all social welfare recipients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36396/17]
Céad, 26 Iúil 2017
written
Local and Community Development Programme Expenditure
Gino Kenny
1681. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the amount it would cost to restore funding to the community development programme to 2008 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36392/17]