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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 Jul 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Pádraig O'Sullivan: ...in several countries such as Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, which operate ultra-orphan pathways for pricing and reimbursement, or Czechia, which operates a specialised assessment process for orphan drugs similar to what is proposed in my Bill. These processes take into account unique characteristics associated with medicines for smaller patient populations and recognise the reality...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Citizens' Assembly (4 Jul 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Pauline O'Reilly: ..., but it has to be based on something. I am getting frustrated and I am sure the Minister can hear that. This was a key commitment in the programme for Government, the last citizens' assembly on drugs is over and all of the Departments have been aware for over four years that they are working to a target of doing a citizens' assembly on education. I want to know what the date is and I...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Public Transport (4 Jul 2024)

Martin Kenny: ...and verbally abused. People do not want to work driving buses, trains or trams any more because of these issues. We also have big issues with passengers feeling endangered. There is open drug dealing and people using threatening and abusive behaviour towards other commuters. People do not feel they have safe public transport, particularly late in the evenings in our capital city. It...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Road Safety (4 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: ..., harsher penalties for those caught committing multiple driving offences, with multiple penalty points becoming applicable rather than just one set of points as was previously the case, and mandatory drug testing at the scene of a collision. The mandatory drug testing provisions were commenced on 31 May in time for the June bank holiday and the penalty point provisions are being worked...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (4 Jul 2024)

James Lawless: ...high-visibility roads policing per shift for all uniformed members of An Garda Síochána, and significantly increased spending on public awareness campaigns by the RSA. The Road Traffic Act introduces mandatory drug testing at the scene of serious traffic collisions and reforms the penalty points system so motorists receive multiple sets of penalty points where multiple offences...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (4 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: ...Programmes. Through its work on interdepartmental groups and committees, the Central Policy Unit actively contributes to the development and implementation of a range of national strategies including the National Drug Strategy, the National Women and Girls Strategy, the National Disability Inclusion Strategy, the LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy, the National Biodiversity Strategy, and...

Tackling All Forms of Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Statements (3 Jul 2024)

Cathal Crowe: ...the Garda National Vetting Bureau, but we know very little about what happens there. We have been told anecdotally that the most important issue the bureau looks at is whether the housing applicant has a history of drug dealing because, naturally, we do not want to land a drug dealer in the middle of a housing estate and have a potential contagion effect, with more people forming a drug...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (3 Jul 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Simon Harris: ...on roads policing. We also know that killer behaviours on the roads need to change. You should not need a garda to tell you not to drink and drive. You should not need a garda to tell you not to take drugs and drive. You should not need a garda to tell you not to speed.

Gender-Based Violence: Motion [Private Members] (3 Jul 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Michael Healy-Rae: ...this will not be tolerated. Women and children should feel safe, whether at home, on the streets or wherever they are. We have to think of people who are vulnerable. Whether it is alcohol related or drug related, it is not an excuse for anybody to hurt or injure these people in this way. We must ensure there are resources available. On behalf of Kerry, I make a plea that the...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (3 Jul 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Victor Boyhan: ...a night they will sleep well. The pharmacy is of course not going to turn down the business because it is on the script. We have to be constantly careful. We must be vigilant about how we monitor the levels of particular drugs and where they are being prescribed. There is a league table kept of all the GPs in the country, and I am sure consultants too, and we can see very high...

Seanad: Defence (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee Stage (3 Jul 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Michael McDowell: I am totally in favour of drug testing and a drugs-free Defence Forces, so what I am about to say should not be taken as being in any way negative. It is proposed that the Minister should be able to make regulations in this regard. Subsection (2)(a) states that the Minister should be able to determine specified concentrations in samples. I wonder about that. A person can have controlled...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Urban Development (3 Jul 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...out that one of the areas with the most deprivation in this city is the Liberties and Dublin 8. I highlighted the need for us to focus on this area where there is intergenerational poverty, drug abuse, crime, etc. That is impacting the community, and without a multiagency approach, the situation only continues in that cycle. Most of those who were out canvassing for parties during the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Maritime Jurisdiction (2 Jul 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Bernard Durkan: I welcome the Tánaiste's response to what is a very important issue but also from the point of view of the vulnerability of the State from drug-running, a possible outbreak of hostilities along vulnerable sections of our coastline, and the possibility of our forces being stretched beyond capacity at any given time. What is the extent to which recognition is given that the strength of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (2 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...Wednesday last, I was informed of 68 Defence Forces personnel who have been convicted or are currently before the civil courts on a range of criminal offences including public order, drink-driving, drugs offences, physical assault, sexual offences and others. Recent events are, without doubt, extremely concerning and unacceptable. As already stated, I have issued an instruction that,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (2 Jul 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

David Stanton: ...LÉ Eithne? Would he agree with me that it would be very important to have a vessel that can actually carry helicopters, especially in light of what happened recently in Cork where a large shipment of drugs was captured using a land-based helicopter? Does he agree it would be important to have one that will be based on, and can be deployed from, a ship? Where are the plans to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces (2 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...a report of 68 Defence Forces personnel who have been recently convicted or are currently before the civil courts on a range of criminal offences including public order breaches, drink driving, drugs offences, physical assault or sexual offences, as well as other offences. I have received legal advice from the Attorney General around restrictions on publishing some of the details of these...

Courts, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (2 Jul 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ...night crime, which is worrying. We have to make sure that we have enough gardaí and support. In my area, Carlow-Kilkenny, one of the biggest issues being raised in my clinics on a daily basis is drugs. We need to be part of a solution to that. It is something that needs to be addressed, in terms of supports for those who are taking drugs, as well as their families. I see this...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Joan Collins: In May, there was a report on the two-tier system for cancer treatment, the issue being the two-year difference in the approval times for reimbursement of new cancer drugs of the public and private systems. As I said at the time, there should be no differences in people's ability to gain access to life-saving treatment based on how much money they have. I am sure the Minister of State...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Proposed Approval by Dáil Éireann of Ireland's Participation in Two PESCO Projects and Two European Defence Agency Projects and the Report Regarding Service by the Defence Forces with the UN in 2023: Motion (2 Jul 2024)

Micheál Martin: ...protecting their own interests but there is a lot of weaponry, trafficking and mischief making in terms of neighbouring states. I visited Jordan, which is coming under a lot of pressure with various drug and weapon trafficking being attempted through its border. It is a force of destabilisation, considerable violence, outbreaks of violence, explosions and so on in the region. It is a...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Omudsman for Children Annual Report 2023: Ombudsman for Children (2 Jul 2024)

...was on teenagers at risk. These are a cohort of children we are really worried about because they are not seen as vulnerable because they are engaging in criminal exploitation, doing the drug dealing and we meet them in Oberstown, but we see them as vulnerable. They are the children who will end up in prison, or worse. We want the Government to recognise them as vulnerable and take steps...