Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Gino Kenny

7. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach when Cabinet committee E, health, will next meet. [37536/18]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]