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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: We have discussed this matter at Second Stage. As Deputy Gino Kenny will know, I have expressed serious reservations about some of what is contained in the Bill. Medicinal cannabis is an emotive issue for many people. First, I do not agree with the establishment of a cannabis regulatory authority. Second, I do not agree with the establishment of a research group into just cannabis. I...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: I am saying that the Department needs to do so. Is this Bill the quickest way to achieve medicinal cannabis? I do not believe it is. I think the access programme will be up and running.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: In fairness, I supported it on Second Stage. We are now at the pre-committee scrutiny of it. I have always said that if it goes to Committee Stage, we will table a number of amendments and, based on those, we will then make a decision on whether we support the Bill. It would depend on whether those amendments are passed or rejected. We would not support the Bill in its current form.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: We have two parallel processes now. We have this Bill, which is going through the Oireachtas, and we have the access programme. What people outside of this room want to know is which is going to achieve the objective more quickly. I do not know whether the Department is going to support this or is going to leave it to go to committee and try to amend it. I do not have the answer to that....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: That is outside the three conditions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: Sorry.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: It is on the same issue. Chronic pain is not one of the three conditions but Mr. Lennon and Ms Egan stated that it would be open to a consultant with a patient with chronic pain to access medicinal cannabis through the original licensing system. If someone with chronic pain believed that medicinal cannabis was the only solution and his or her consultant agreed, that system would be open to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use Regulation Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Apr 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: I thank Ms Egan. I just wanted to clarify that.
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (2 May 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: 172. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will increase the number of self catering facilities for families in direct provision facilities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20316/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (2 May 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: 167. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to establish an inquiry into the circumstances of the death of a person (details supplied); if so, the nature of this inquiry; and the date on which it will commence. [20311/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (2 May 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: 168. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of times she discussed the circumstances of the death of a person (details supplied) and persons connected to it with the Garda Commissioner; and the dates on which this occurred. [20312/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Investigations (2 May 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: 169. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the date on which her attention was drawn to the status of a person (details supplied) as a Garda informant. [20313/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Traveller Community (2 May 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: 170. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to launch a national Traveller and Roma inclusion strategy; and the resources that will accompany it for implementation. [20314/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (2 May 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: 171. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will commission a nutritional audit of direct provision centres. [20315/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (2 May 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: 173. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will develop and implement a dedicated child protection strategy for direct provision accommodation. [20317/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (2 May 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: 174. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to develop and introduce national standards for direct provision centres. [20318/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (2 May 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: 175. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will develop an independent oversight mechanism for the inspection regime in direct provision. [20319/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (2 May 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: 176. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the outstanding recommendations of the McMahon report yet to be implemented. [20320/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Ombudsman for Children Remit (2 May 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: 177. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to extend the remit of the Ombudsman for Children to include complaints from children in direct provision. [20321/17]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Justice Strategy (2 May 2017)
Jonathan O'Brien: 178. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the way in which the Council of Europe guidelines on child-friendly justice are implemented here. [20322/17]