Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]