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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Needs of Persons with Dementia and the Services Available: Discussion (7 Feb 2024)

Martin Conway: ...that existed in the past that do not exist any more because of the advancement of medicines. Certainly medicines are important. What kind of a timeline are we looking at? These two key drugs have not yet been approved by the European Medicines Agency. Obviously there is a delay on our side for looking at orphan drugs. There is also a question on research. Is there any research...

Seanad: Citizens Assembly on Drugs Use: Motion (23 Feb 2023)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister of State and congratulate her on her appointment to what I consider a very important role. We all know that drugs have caused huge problems in every town, village and street in this country. When I was in college it used to be, to a large extent, a problem in urban areas but sadly now it is a problem throughout the entire country. In the last Oireachtas and the one...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: Let us get our priorities right. In not holding the citizens' assembly on drug use in Ireland we are not getting our priorities right. We need to send out from this House the clear message that we want that citizens' assembly to happen and to happen urgently and not in nine months' time. As rightly stated by Senator Ruane, every day people are losing their lives. By the end of the year,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jan 2022)

Martin Conway: .... I welcome the confirmation that the meeting will now take place. I sincerely hope it takes place urgently because we are all fully aware of the distress, the sickness and the ill health this drug has caused to pregnant women who were dealing with morning sickness. I welcome this. I sincerely hope that measures can be put in place to support these women, because this drug should have...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (7 Oct 2014)

Martin Conway: I am happy with the Minister's response. I am sure the new evidence, and certainly the testimonials of patients who have used the drug successfully, will be taken into consideration in a review.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2018)

Martin Conway: The issue of drugs should be seen as a health issue as opposed to a justice issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Martin Conway: On a point of order, it is highly inappropriate to name one particular drug treatment centre where there may be certain activities taking place outside.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Martin Conway: What is the spend in terms of education and do we run any educational campaigns in schools and colleges on the difficulties and harm done by drugs? That should be an important element. I ask Dr. Keenan to respond to the question on education.

Joint Committee On Health: Addiction Services: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

Martin Conway: Does the Tabor Group deal with dual addictions, for example, alcohol and drugs?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Feb 2022)

Martin Conway: I wholeheartedly agree with Senator Ruane on the urgent need to hold a citizens' assembly on drug use in Ireland. It is committed to in the programme for Government and it should have happened by now. It is far more important than a citizens' assembly on whether or not we should have a directly elected Lord Mayor of Dublin.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: The Role of Pharmacy Care in the Healthcare System: Irish Pharmacy Union (8 Mar 2023)

Martin Conway: ...makes complete common sense. Regarding medications, some branded medications are quite expensive but there are alternatives that are far cheaper. If a prescription is written for a specific drug, and if there is a cheaper alternative available, is there any scope for pharmacists to be able to facilitate people getting the cheaper medication?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: ...will eventually be dealt with, but the sad reality is that the community which has been affected is getting smaller and smaller all the time. These are people who were born to women who took the drug during pregnancy. There are two tragedies. The first is the women who took the drug and the guilt they felt and still feel as a result of what happened to their children. The second...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Thalidomide Victims Compensation (18 Oct 2022)

Martin Conway: ...to meet Ms Finola Cassidy after this Commencement matter. I appreciate that and thank him for doing so. I also thank him for his reply. There is no time here. Six of the women who took this drug are in their 90s. These people, sadly, do not have an enormous amount of time left. I know what is involved in organising a State apology. It needs to happen soon. There needs to be an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Martin Conway: Is there any collaboration with counterparts in Northern Ireland and England? Are there learnings in this area? This is an international problem. Unfortunately, drugs do not respect borders or boundaries. We need to share knowledge and to benefit from that sharing of knowledge with our international counterparts. Have any such programmes been developed? Has there been any engagement...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motion (19 Jun 2013)

Martin Conway: ...first to support this. Rights bring responsibilities and until we get this very serious problem under control, areas of this city will continue to be no-go areas. Parts of the city are ravaged by drug abuse; poor unfortunate victims are drug addicts because of the greed of these gangs. They are not happy to make hundreds, thousands or millions of euro, they want to make billions. We are...

Seanad: Rare Diseases: Motion (7 Mar 2012)

Martin Conway: ...as a result we must examine international best practice and to take advantage of it. We must utilise and take advantage of whatever expertise is available abroad. I had not heard the term "orphan drugs" before but it is an interesting description. Many people take the view that the cost of drugs and medication for commonplace diseases in this country is far too high compared to our...

Seanad: Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (5 Dec 2023)

Martin Conway: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. While the Bill is short, it is extremely important. Vaping is a new scourge among young people. We often say that drugs are the new drink. To a large extent, our society suffered for many decades from people abusing alcohol and now the problem seems to be with drugs. Vapes are the new cigarettes for young people. It is shocking that more...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Funding and Implementation of the National Cancer Strategy: Discussion (10 Apr 2024)

Martin Conway: .... As regards access to data, for example, people who turn up at an emergency department in an area they are not familiar with would present a card to be scanned by the hospital to show which drugs they should or should not take. What is the situation in terms of the availability of updated data for cancer? How does it affect outcomes if data may not be as readily available as it should...

Seanad: Europol Bill 2012: Second Stage (29 Nov 2012)

Martin Conway: ...very heartened that it is being supported unanimously. We are all working against crime. We are determined to break organised crime. This city has suffered at the hands of organised crime and drug dealers. At a recent sitting of the justice joint committee the Garda Commissioner outlined in great detail the 21 criminal gangs operating out of the cities with spurs in every town and...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2014)

Martin Conway: ...of studies internationally that no woman enters prostitution as a free choice. It is always due to circumstances that are outside that person's control. Unfortunately, the end result is drug abuse, violence and, in too many cases, young ladies losing their lives. With this in mind, it is appropriate that the House should debate Ruhama's report and the work it has done for the past 25...