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Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (13 Feb 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...fears are in relation to those kids, this is having a detrimental impact on the wider community. We need better processes for dealing with such circumstances. Regarding the Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use, we are very glad it happened and welcome its final report. We have been over and back in this House in relation to the failure of the war on drugs. We all know the reality we are...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (13 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...to deal with issues where children are in danger. I understand that, at times, Tusla has to attempt to keep family units together but I have seen chaotic scenarios where there are issues with drug addiction, criminality or other factors I will not address now. There is a need to put the resources together. In some cases, the county council gets blamed by neighbours who are impacted by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: System for Assisted Dying and Alternative Policies: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

...for their invitation to assist the committee with its important discussions on this sensitive and complex issue. I am the assistant secretary with responsibility for social care, mental health, drugs policy and unscheduled care at the Department of Health. I am joined today by my colleague, Mr. Paul Rowe, principal officer for older persons strategy and palliative care. The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (13 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...is expected to be enacted before the end of March. This a concise and focused piece of legislation introducing safer default speed limits on national secondary roads, rural roads and in built up areas, mandatory drug testing at the scene of serious traffic collisions and reforming the penalty points system so motorists receive multiple sets of penalty points where multiple offences are...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Legislative Measures (13 Feb 2024)

Jack Chambers: ...was published on 25 January 2024. The Bill seeks to:Ensure that drivers will receive multiple sets of penalty points where two or more offences are committed on the same occasionIntroduce mandatory drug testing at the scene of serious collisions on the same basis as existing requirements around alcohol testingIntroduce safer default speed limits as recommended by the Speed Limit Review.The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (13 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

John McGuinness: ...of gardaí allocated to Carlow and Kilkenny in each of the past five years; how they have been deployed in each county; and her views on the overall level of crime in each county and in particular drug-related crime. [6525/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Feb 2024)

Chris Andrews: 554. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details suppled) and ensure that their prescription only drug will be made available to them. [6065/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (13 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...will continue to be amended over time. Shingles vaccination is not currently provided as part of the national immunisation programme. The vaccine is not available through the medical card or drug payment schemes. Further information is available here: www2.hse.ie/conditions/shingles/. It is open to any individual who is aged 50 years and older and who wishes to receive the vaccine...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (13 Feb 2024)

Seán Sherlock: 593. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a family has been refused payment for a long term illness card drug (details supplied). [6508/24]

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Feb 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: ...service broadcasting. Dr. Chris Luke, who is a columnist with the Irish Medical Times, and Mr. Luke Loughlin, who is a Westmeath GAA player, talked in a really calm, balanced and informed way about drug and alcohol use in our society, and not in our society as people read about it in the newspapers or see it on social media or how it is portrayed on other media, but how it actually occurs...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2022 - Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (8 Feb 2024)

James O'Connor: ...;ochána? How does that work from an intelligence perspective in terms of protecting sensitive information in the State so that it does not get into the wrong hands, whether that is people involved in drug dealing or organised crime? How do we protect that information more sensitively, in light of what has been brought to our attention?

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (8 Feb 2024)

Martin Browne: ...;Call for a Citizens Assembly on the Irish Justice system; Policing, Crime and Rehabilitation” from Mr. Cormac McKay. This petition relates to the request that the then proposed citizens' assembly on drugs be expanded to encompass the entire justice system, policing, crime and rehabilitation in the Republic of Ireland. According to the petition, there is a growing public...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Cancer Services (7 Feb 2024)

Mary Butler: ...cancer strategy is evidenced by significant investment in recent years. New development funding of €20 million was allocated to cancer services and €15 million was allocated for new cancer drugs in 2021 and 2022.This increased total funding for cancer services in 2022 to €139 million. To date, this funding has supported the recruitment of 393 additional staff in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Needs of Persons with Dementia and the Services Available: Discussion (7 Feb 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

Gino Kenny: Treatment has been evolving in recent decades. What is at the cutting edge of non-invasive treatment or drugs? Is there any bespoke treatment that Dr. O'Philbin would suggest for dementia care?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (7 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Cancer Strategy is evidenced by significant investment in recent years. Over 2021 and 2022, €40m new development funding was allocated to cancer services and €30m was allocated for new cancer drugs. The delivery of cancer services across a limited number of designated cancer centres is in line with international best-practice, allowing the full integration of high-quality...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 31 - Transport (Revised) (7 Feb 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...will facilitate the installation of banks of electric vehicle fast chargers at key points on the motorway network, in the first instance. With regard to road safety, €7.47 million has been provided to the Medical Bureau of Road Safety to support its vital work in detecting drug and alcohol misuse by drivers. My Department will continue to work closely with the Road Safety...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Brendan Griffin: I want to raise with the Tánaiste today the need for oral immunotherapy treatment for children with peanut allergies. It is an issue I have raised here previously. The potentially lifesaving drug for children in those circumstances, Palforzia, is currently not available. Could the Tánaiste's good offices help to progress the situation? While the drug is unapproved, the current...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 38 - Health
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 18 - Health Service Executive Funding and Financial Reporting (1 Feb 2024) See 6 other results from this debate

Paul McAuliffe: I take it as a positive response, but that is a matter for us as well. There is one issue with the embargo in that the co-ordinator for the drugs task force in our area, a gentlemen named John Bennett, a fantastic man, passed away, and there have been suggestions that that post cannot be filled because of the recruitment embargo, even though it has been filled for 20 years. I ask the...