Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Rights of People with Disabilities

Gino Kenny

77. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport if he and his Departments will immediately comply with its obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by prioritising and distinguishing disabled persons organisations, DPOs, in all consultations affecting disabled people. [15641/23]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Gino Kenny

78. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Transport what the National Transport Authority plans to prioritise for the Disabled Persons Organisations (as per Article 4 (3) and General Comment No. 7 of the CRPD), to disability-proof all current projects and plans in compliance with the CRPD. [15642/23]

Cabinet Committees

Gino Kenny

5. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the most recent meeting of the Cabinet committee on health took place. [12869/23]

Departmental Offices

Gino Kenny

18. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the international division of his Department. [11609/23]

Social Welfare Rates

Gino Kenny

88. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will increase social welfare rates in line with inflation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15204/23]

Community Employment Schemes

Gino Kenny

118. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will extend eligibility for CE schemes to people in direct provision, as has been done for Ukrainian refugees; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15203/23]

School Staff

Gino Kenny

402. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she is aware that post-primary teachers have very limited secure ways to switch teaching roles; if she will enable transfers for teachers between education and training boards and establish a national voluntary redeployment panel for teachers who wish to relocate and keep their permanent or contract of indefinite duration status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14955/23]

Military Neutrality

Gino Kenny

2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has any concern regarding Irish military neutrality following the decision for Irish troops to be withdrawn from the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, UNDOF, in the Golan Heights on the Israeli-Syrian border for participation in the German-led EU battle group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13380/23]

Foreign Policy

Gino Kenny

14. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence his views on the considerations of expanding cooperation with NATO in areas of cyber-attack and maritime intelligence; if this has implications for Ireland’s position of military neutrality; its implications on the triple lock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13385/23]

Defence Forces

Gino Kenny

51. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline the rationale for the Irish Defence Forces personnel being withdrawn from the peacekeeping mission in Syria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13381/23]

School Staff

Gino Kenny

93. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education the measures she is taking to address the shortage of teachers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13892/23]

School Staff

Gino Kenny

115. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education if she will introduce a housing allowance for teachers living in areas with high housing costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13891/23]

Home Care Packages

Gino Kenny

346. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on an application by a person (details supplied); and if the decision will be expedited. [14444/23]

Church-State Relations

Gino Kenny

5. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on recent engagements with church leaders. [12861/23]

Cabinet Committees

Gino Kenny

16. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on Government co-ordination will next meet. [12868/23]

Middle East

Gino Kenny

87. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has discussed the increasingly high levels of Palestinian civilian casualties in the occupied West Bank with the new Israeli government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13389/23]

Ukraine War

Gino Kenny

89. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has engaged with other foreign ministers regarding the loss of electricity power at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine due to Russian missile bombardment; if he is concerned about the potential result of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13386/23]

Official Engagements

Gino Kenny

90. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs the engagement he will have on his St. Patrick's day visit to the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13390/23]

Disaster Response

Gino Kenny

106. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has engaged with his counterparts in Turkey and Syria in relation to the devastating earthquakes in the two countries; what Ireland’s response to these catastrophes will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13388/23]

Middle East

Gino Kenny

120. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will condemn Israeli bombing and raids in Nablus in the West Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13387/23]

Foreign Policy

Gino Kenny

549. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will further elaborate on his comments, reported in the media regarding Irish neutrality, that neutrality is a policy issue that can change at any time, subject to the Houses of the Oireachtas or the Government of the day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13382/23]

International Relations

Gino Kenny

550. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has discussed with his counterparts in Finland and Sweden their decision to join NATO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13384/23]

Schools Building Projects

Gino Kenny

740. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education if every effort will be made to commence construction at a school (details supplied) in the coming months, given the announcement that a large number of school construction projects have been put on hold due to cost evaluation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13421/23]

Medical Records

Gino Kenny

1210. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health the provision that has been put into place regarding women who have suffered a still birth at pregnancy; and if there is 'pregnancy after loss' notification on medical files to inform the doctor/midwife/consultant of the bereaved mother's medical history prior to an appointment and assessment. [12517/23]

Medical Records

Gino Kenny

1391. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will acknowledge the pain and trauma parents experience following the loss of a stillborn child and the impact that this can have on future pregnancies in terms of fear, anxiety and the re-experiencing of the loss; in recognition of this, if he will consider the introduction of a coded sticker that can be applied to pregnancy charts to indicate that the current pregnancy is a 'pregnancy after loss' that will alert medical staff immediately to read the history and act accordingly, thereby minimising the pain of having to explain at each visit about the previous loss; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13238/23]

Housing Provision

Gino Kenny

138. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will ensure that Tathony House is acquired for social and affordable housing despite the fact that some of the tenants are not currently eligible for either social or affordable homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11869/23]

Departmental Priorities

Gino Kenny

10. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the economic policy unit of his Department. [11365/23]

Tax Code

Gino Kenny

81. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware of an organisation's (details supplied) recent call for a wealth tax of graduated rates of 2%, 3% and 5% on wealth above €4.7 million, with the organisation stating that such a wealth tax would raise €8.2 billion annually and has the potential to transform Irish public services in health, housing and education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11371/23]

Tax Code

Gino Kenny

106. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that leading global tax researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Copenhagen (details supplied) have identified Ireland as a major tax haven and estimate that Ireland artificially attracts €130 billion in profits from other countries and gains €7.2 billion in tax revenue from this profit shifting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11372/23]

Cabinet Committees

Gino Kenny

20. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [9961/23]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Gino Kenny

85. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he can clarify the Government’s plan to deal with recent EPA figures that show increases in CO2 emissions in the State, and that Ireland is the worst performer in the EU, according to EUROSTAT data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9972/23]

Nursing Homes

Gino Kenny

15. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he has met with the Attorney General following publication of his report on nursing home charges and the disabled persons maintenance allowance. [8833/23]

Departmental Bodies

Gino Kenny

31. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the work of the social dialogue co-ordination unit of his Department. [8579/23]

Public Inquiries

Gino Kenny

2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he will indicate his support for a public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) who was killed in a hit-and-run by a driver while cycling near his home in Carrickmacross on 2 August 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8015/23]

Public Inquiries

Gino Kenny

24. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he will indicate his support for a public inquiry into the killing of a person (details supplied) over two years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7659/23]

Crime Prevention

Gino Kenny

77. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he has been in contact with the Garda Commissioner regarding serious threats being made against refugees, the LGBTQI community, anti-racism campaigners and other sections of our society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7660/23]

Inquiry into the Death of Mr. Shane O'Farrell

Gino Kenny

79. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice if he will indicate his support for a public inquiry into the death of a person (details supplied) who was killed in hit-and-run by driver while cycling near his home in Carrickmacross on 2 August, 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7662/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Gino Kenny

98. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware there are long waiting lists for vasectomies in the public health system in many parts of the State; if he will establish a national contracts and payments system for vasectomies to end the waiting lists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7667/23]

Hospital Waiting Lists

Gino Kenny

105. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that a charity (details supplied) recently called for additional resources to reduce very long waiting lists for preventative surgery for women at high risk of cancer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7663/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Gino Kenny

106. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that an organisation (details supplied) have recently renewed their call for a public inquiry into Covid deaths in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7666/23]

Medicinal Products

Gino Kenny

114. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if the HSE has made kaftrio available to all adults and children who need the treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7664/23]

Mental Health Services

Gino Kenny

162. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will establish a public inquiry into the failings of the CAMHS service, to include historic funding decision making, failures by the Mental Health Commission to carry out inspections, clinical guidelines and prescribing rates, failures to provide alternative psychological, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and other therapies, the lack of inpatient CAMHS beds, and failure to include them in children's hospitals, including the new Children’s hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7665/23]

Departmental Schemes

Gino Kenny

181. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding the help-to-buy scheme; if there is any flexibility in the Revenue Commissioners clawback for someone who sells the property within five years; if he will outline the clawback appeals process; and if he will outline the details of any successful appeal to date. [6485/23]

Early School Leavers

Gino Kenny

374. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Education the stage of the school completion programme for a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7383/23]

EU Meetings

Gino Kenny

11. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he has had engagement with his counterparts in the European Union; if he will report on those engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5168/23]

Defence Forces

Gino Kenny

34. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline his proposals to tackle the recruitment crisis in the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5169/23]

Departmental Policies

Gino Kenny

48. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will outline his priorities for his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5166/23]

European Union

Gino Kenny

51. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the rationale for Ireland's participation in EU battlegroups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5170/23]

Official Travel

Gino Kenny

60. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if he will report on his recent trip to Lebanon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5167/23]

Citizens' Assembly

Gino Kenny

2. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Taoiseach the proposed running order of the citizens' assemblies. [3413/23]