Results 101-120 of 347 for drugs speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (12 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...fall into this category and funding for these facilities is, therefore, a matter for the HSE. I understand that the Department of Health is currently working on the development of a new National Drugs Strategy for the post-2016 period.

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (13 May 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...service in accordance with the State's obligations as a member of the European Union, it also carries out a number of other non-fishery related tasks such as search and rescue, diving operations, drugs interdiction as well as many more. In relation to its sea-fishery protection role, the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 established the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority...

Draft Animal Remedies Regulations 2005: Motion. (18 Oct 2005)

Simon Coveney: ...to have a prescription. We would then seek a derogation of the rules for certain commonly used medicines so farmers will not have to call out a vet to receive a prescription each time they want a drug. This approach is both flawed and dangerous. The Government assumes we will get a derogation for the list of commonly used veterinary medicines to allow their sale without prescription. We...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...do not have large numbers of Defence Forces personnel in sub-Saharan Africa at the moment, but that is not the point. The point is that if the recommendation is that Lariam is the most appropriate drug for a region to which we are sending Defence Forces personnel, then of course there is a screening process. I have had long and detailed meetings with the Defence Forces and the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (3 Feb 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...Gulf of Guinea continues to face a challenging environment in which piracy, armed robbery at sea, kidnapping of seafarers, illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, smuggling and trafficking of drugs and arms, as well as transnational organised crime pose a major and increasing threat to maritime security, affecting freedom of navigation, thus endangering major trade routes,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Maritime Jurisdiction (28 Jun 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...as necessary including coastal areas. Naval Service vessels are multi-tasked in that they undertake general surveillance, security and other duties such as search and rescue, diving operations, drugs interdiction among others. The Fisheries Monitoring Centre (FMC) located at Naval Base Haulbowline carries out monitoring and surveillance of all vessels equipped with a Vessel Monitoring...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...on the subject of Lariam, I go back to my Department and ask them to help me understand why people are concerned in this regard, what the issues are and how we screen people before we prescribe the drugs. Lariam is not suitable for some people, so I ask how we ensure those people are not prescribed Lariam and do not go to certain missions that may be in a malaria zone but go instead to...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (15 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...tolerable (albeit at the price of decreased absorption and efficacy). The choice of chemoprophylaxis is dependent on a number of factors including the type of malaria in the destination, resistance to particular drugs, the profile of the traveller (contra-indications, underlying health conditions, purpose of travel), the duration of travel and adherence issues. The choice of medication is...

Other Questions: Horse Passports (8 May 2013)

Simon Coveney: ...them. Getting a microchip and a passport for a horse is not a particularly expensive process. We must be clear and uncompromising in terms of imposing the rules and regulations. On the use of drugs in horses, testing can be done in factories, as we do for phenylbutazone in particular, to ensure horses do not go into the human food chain if they should not go into it. That is because...

Road Safety: Motion. (8 Nov 2005)

Simon Coveney: ...I am using his figures. I refer to drink driving. Why is addressing drink driving prioritised at Christmas and on other key weekends during the year but not on other weekends? Why do we not take drug driving seriously? Road safety and road deaths are not a priority for this Government. Some 400 people will die on the roads in Ireland this year. The response we receive in every area can be...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...what comes out of that but we also have to ensure we look at our own systems, whether in having a screening process or in ensuring we follow the best medical advice on prescribing the appropriate drug for the appropriate region and the appropriate strain of malaria. We try to manage risk as best we can when our Defence Forces personnel are going abroad, particularly on missions to...

Leaders' Questions (24 Oct 2017)

Simon Coveney: ...between the Minister, Deputy Harris, and Deputy O'Sullivan so she can talk to him in some detail about her specific concerns and proposals in the context of what the HSE is doing, the new national drugs strategy which has recently been published and the review of A Vision for Change. There is a lot happening within the Government to try to grapple with this policy issue. I suspect the...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Overseas Missions (2 Dec 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...for use in Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be Lariam. The choice of chemoprophylaxis is dependent on a number of factors including the type of malaria in the destination, resistance to particular drugs, the profile of the traveller (contra-indications, underlying health conditions, purpose of travel), the duration of travel and adherence issues. The choice of medication for the...

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...in that regard, but I am open to considering ways in which the industry could more formally support the maintenance and pooling of resources to create a fund that could support injured jockeys. Drug testing is a red line issue for me. We need to have the best drug testing facilities in the world in order to maintain integrity in the sector. We need to take a totally uncompromising...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (4 Nov 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...has been identified as a risk in a particular mission area, the choice of chemoprophylaxis is dependent on a number of factors including the type of malaria in the destination, resistance to particular drugs, the profile of the traveller (contra-indications, underlying health conditions, purpose of travel) the duration of travel and adherence issues. The choice of medication is a medical...

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

Simon Coveney: .... Where malaria has been identified as a risk, the choice of chemoprophylaxis is dependent on a number of factors including the type of malaria in the destination, resistance to particular drugs, the profile of the traveller (contra-indications, underlying health conditions, purpose of travel), the duration of travel and adherence issues. The choice of medication is a medical decision...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: International Agreements (27 Jan 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...protection service in accordance with the State's obligations as a member of the European Union, it also carries out a number of other non-fishery related tasks such as search and rescue, diving operations, drugs interdiction as well as many more. In terms of fishery protection, the Naval Service is tasked with patrolling all Irish waters from the shoreline to the outer limits of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Administration (27 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...powers conferred on it in the Greyhound Industry (Racing) Regulations 2007, which relate to the conduct of greyhound racing. Bord na gCon has confirmed to officials in my Department that its drug surveillance services test for the presence of stanozolol and that there have been no confirmed cases of stanozolol reported for Bord na gCon samples to date. In July 2014 my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alternative Farm Enterprises (14 Nov 2013)

Simon Coveney: ...Board (under the auspices of Department of Health). Hemp grown for fibre production is frequently referred to as “industrial” hemp, in order to differentiate it from the plants used for drug production. Industrial hemp has been selectively bred for several decades in order to lower, to almost negligible amounts, the narcotic compound Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). In...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (14 Jan 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...(which includes Sierra Leone) continues to be Lariam. The choice of chemoprophylaxis is dependent on a number of factors including the type of malaria in the destination, resistance to particular drugs, the profile of the traveller (contra-indications, underlying health conditions, purpose of travel), the duration of travel and adherence issues. The choice of medication for the...