Results 81-100 of 347 for drugs speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Equipment (24 Mar 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...or Command Control post. It is in this context that the Naval Service is currently examining the usefulness of such technology to extend patrol coverage, to aid in the intercepting of drugs shipments, fisheries protection, search and rescue missions and pollution monitoring. The ongoing research in this area is part of the policy in ensuring that modern and effective technology is...

Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Apr 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...he has an open mind in terms of the medical use of cannabis. How that might best be introduced has not been finalised. It is currently possible for the Minister to provide an import licence for drugs as part of a course of treatment supported by the advice of a consultant doctor. This is, of course, how we got the Vera Twomey case finalised in the end. It is not true to say nothing has...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...on this issue it received a negative reaction, which I had not intended to provoke. What we are trying to do is have a streamlined licensing system that can allow families to access appropriate drugs under the supervision and support of a consultant doctor. It will mean those decisions being made quickly in a streamlined way to ensure appropriate medicines can be accessed and licensed to...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (13 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...Medical Corps in assessing the medical suitability of members of the Defence Forces to take any of the anti-malarial medications, all of which have some side effects. There are three anti-malarial drugs licensed by the HPRA in use in the Defence Forces, lariam, malarone and doxycycline. It is the policy of the Defence Forces that personnel are individually screened for fitness and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (21 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy will be aware, there are three anti-malarial drugs in use by the Defence Forces namely Lariam (mefloquine), Malarone and Doxycycline. The choice of medication is a medical decision made by Medical Officers in the Defence Forces having regard to the specific circumstances of the mission and the individual member of the Defence Forces. I can advise the Deputy that, since 2001,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (8 Oct 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...been, considering alternatives to Lariam but there are no easy answers here. It is not as if one switches from Lariam to something that gives equally effective results with no side effects. Those drugs do not exist. We have to make a balanced decision in the interests of the safety of our troops and that is what we will do.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (18 Sep 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...a monitoring or Command Control post. It is in this context that the Naval Service is currently examining the usefulness of such technology to extend patrol coverage, to aid in the intercepting of drugs shipments, fisheries protection, search and rescue missions and pollution monitoring. Since 2006 the Naval Service has facilitated test flights for tactical level (small) UAVs on...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (9 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...by the Medical Corps in assessing the medical suitability of members of the Defence Forces to take any of the anti-malarial medications. As the Deputy will be aware, there are three anti-malarial drugs, all licensed by the HPRA, in use by the Defence Forces: Lariam, Malarone and doxycycline. It is the policy of the Defence Forces that personnel are individually screened for fitness and...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (9 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...to the operational commitments and the medical and ancillary support available to its personnel on the ground whilst also taking account of the particular licensing regulations in respect of the drug, pertaining to their jurisdiction. It would be inappropriate for the Irish Defence Forces to comment on other Nations policy in this regard. As you will be aware, the Health Product...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Sep 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...and will be in New York next week and will visit other US cities as well. It is important to say that the role of the Naval Service is not solely one of fisheries protection or intercepting drugs and so on. While both operations are an important part of what it does, it has a broader remit, as seen in the Mediterranean Sea and will be seen next week when it will play an ambassadorial...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (13 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...HPRA – Lariam (mefloquine), Malarone and Doxycycline – can all have significant side effects and protocols are in place to control the risk of side effects in individuals. Each of the three drugs has been used by the Defence Forces, depending on individual circumstances including the type of malaria in the destination, the duration of travel, etc. Where malaria has been...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces (24 Nov 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...Service has a big challenge with recruitment and retention to get to where want to be so that we can ensure that the Naval Service can do what we are asking of it, not only in fisheries patrols, drug interdiction and the other sovereignty and security issues, but also some of the new infrastructure it will need to protect when it is built. I assure the Deputy that there is an absolute...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2012)

Simon Coveney: ...is that it would set a dangerous precedent if politicians were to decide on the length of jail terms for any offence. I refer also to some of the mandatory sentencing that is prescribed in law for drug offences and so forth. We should, by and large, have faith in the Judiciary to make a judgment call in these matters. If someone has engaged in such outrageous abuse, cruelty or neglect...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (8 Jul 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...personnel are operating in the following locations in sub-Saharan Africa; Western Sahara, Mali, Sierra Leone, Côte d'Ivoire and Democratic Republic of the Congo. There are three anti-malarial drugs, all licensed by the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), formerly the Irish Medicines Board, in use by the Defence Forces namely Lariam (mefloquine), Malarone and Doxycycline. The...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Feb 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...work proactively with the company so that we can find a middle ground position that the company can accept in terms of pricing and that the HSE can recommend to the Government, which can allow this drug to be made available. That is where we are. The HSE has not recommended that there should not be reimbursement for Spinraza. It has made a recommendation that it cannot do it at the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (11 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: The Deputy will be aware that my Department has reconvened the Malaria Chemoprophylaxis Working Group in August this year. As part of its remit the Group is reviewing the use of the Primaquine drug in the Defence Forces and the overall medical treatment process for those deployed to malarious areas. The Group will report back to me with its findings. The reason the Deputy has not received the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (6 Dec 2018)

Simon Coveney: ...only Netherlands and Canada are licensed to export these products. Department of Health officials are working intensively to try to ensure that we can streamline the process for appropriate drugs or cannabis products to come into Ireland so that children can get the treatment they need when then need it. That is perhaps a different thing from what Deputy Barry is asking for. The only...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (9 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: As I said, I am not making decisions on the basis of legal advice. My only interest is medical advice. We screen people and make choices as to which antimalarial drug we prescribe on the basis of where people are going and how long they are going to be staying. That is a very different profile, by the way, to the US, which does not really have a peacekeeping role, as such, for its defence...

Leaders' Questions (1 Feb 2018)

Simon Coveney: More than €2.5 million was provided in 2017 for a range of projects in the key areas of crime, drugs, education, training and employment opportunities, services for families and young people, and, of course, physical improvements to infrastructure in the community. The Deputy referred to the North-South aspect. It is probably true to say there has never been better co-operation...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...relation thereto continue to be appropriate and in accordance with best medical practice as promulgated by the relevant medical authorities. In addition, the Group is now reviewing the use of the drug Primaquine as part of the overall medical treatment process for those deployed to malarious areas. The Group is also reviewing developments in the context of the Defence Forces use of...