Results 101-120 of 193 for drugs speaker:Seán Crowe

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: The issue of new drugs was raised earlier.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delivery of Health Services for Patients with Long Covid: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Seán Crowe: And would clinicians say whether a particular drug or approach was working? Would they share that information with one another?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: European Commission Country Specific Recommendations for Ireland: Minister of State at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (12 Jun 2014)

Seán Crowe: ...creating more unemployment. While I am critical of the overall tone of the recommendations, I do not have a problem with some of them, including the need for progress on reducing legal services and drugs costs and so on. It is often stated that Ireland has a small population and should work out its own drugs bill. Is there a need for a European-wide review of the cost of drugs? Many...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (6 Jul 2023)

Seán Crowe: 356. To ask the Minister for Health how the additional €3.5 million announced in Budget 2023 for community and voluntary providers of drug and alcohol services is to be spent; the amount of that €3.5 million already allocated; a tabular breakdown of what organisations received a portion of that €3.5 million; and how much. [33384/23]

Written Answers — Drug Abuse: Drug Abuse (24 Apr 2007)

Seán Crowe: ..., Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the steps he has taken to address the explosion in cocaine abuse in Dublin and throughout the State in the past three years, and its effects on abusers of the drug, on abusers' families and the communities they live in. [14966/07]

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (29 Nov 2023)

Seán Crowe: My final point does not relate to this case, but it is worrying that more people are turning to the Internet and buying drugs online. They are putting their lives in danger with some of the stuff they are buying. I am glad the issue was raised and the Minister is looking at it.

National Drugs Strategy. (14 Jun 2006)

Seán Crowe: ...so people are travelling to Dublin every day. One of the difficulties for people in those areas is that if they want to move on or get a job, for example, their life revolves around getting another drug. It revolved around that before they went for treatment but the concept of the treatment is to move people forward. The Minister should examine this because it is one of the issues that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Undefined (20 May 2020)

Seán Crowe: 489. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the growth in drug intimidation in many working class communities but not exclusively so; his plans to address this; and his further plans to introduce or work on new legislation to confront and address this issue. [6780/20]

Written Answers — Avian Flu: Avian Flu (23 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 81: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if, in view of other countries stockpiling anti-viral drugs to combat a possible pandemic of A1 flu virus, the preparations which have been done by her Department and the Health Service Executive to ensure Ireland could cope with such a pandemic. [7533/06]

Written Answers — Garda Investigations: Garda Investigations (22 Feb 2007)

Seán Crowe: ...Reform if he will make a statement on the covert human intelligence sources system; and if he will confirm that in the future no informant will be permitted by Garda to engage in crimes such as drug dealing simply because they are an informant. [6815/07]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU Presidency: Engagement with Estonian Ambassador (5 Jul 2017)

Seán Crowe: ...yet retain the ability to use the same data provider. Let me outline one of the negatives of being a small country like Ireland. This morning I heard a radio clip about the availability of cancer drugs. Small countries like Ireland are squeezed out of the market when it comes to any type of medicinal drugs. Does the ambassador believe Europe should work together to get a better package...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (8 Feb 2006)

Seán Crowe: Question 159: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if, in view of his Department's responsibility for co-ordinating the implementation of the national drugs strategy which involves substantial input and participation from other Departments, his views on whether there is a cross-departmental consensus on the operation of this strategy; and if he will make a statement...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges in Hospitals: Minister for Health (26 Apr 2023)

Seán Crowe: ...some of the challenges the staff in those hospitals are facing. I have been in some where the toilets or the hand-wash basins were not working. I have been in ones where there were people taking drugs outside, there were people selling drugs and there was drug-dealing going on. I am just giving a picture of the huge challenges. That is outside the place, before you go in. In those...

National Drugs Strategy. (22 Feb 2005)

Seán Crowe: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will report on Government plans to combat the worst case drugs scenario for the country, namely the establishment of a crack cocaine culture in Dublin city, following the revelations that Ireland now has the second highest rate of cocaine use in Europe and the recent highly publicised arrest of two crack cocaine...

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

Seán Crowe: I was conscious of some of the information received, included that there are 23,000 diagnoses of invasive cancer on a yearly basis. It was also said that 61 new drugs were introduced in recent years. I was impressed that there were 61, but the witnesses said we are the second slowest in Europe, which is worrying. It is a positive message for anyone in the service, that new drugs are coming...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (2 Feb 2016)

Seán Crowe: ...the Irish Medicines Board, received proof or assurances from Roche Pharmaceuticals that all clinical trials phases were completed for the licensing of Lariam as a prophylaxis and preventive drug for malaria; and if the authority or Roche Pharmaceuticals recommended that users should take 250 milligrams of Lariam one week prior to departure to a malaria zone. [4464/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Dec 2021)

Seán Crowe: ...has been made with regard to the allocation of the €500,000 to address the crack cocaine crisis announced as part of Budget 2022; if not, when this decision will be made in order that community drugs projects that are struggling to maintain services will have clarity on available funding from 1 January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59275/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (22 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: ...has been drawn to the disappearance of 43 students in southern Mexico; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the students were supposedly abducted by local police linked to a drug cartel; and if he has directed the Irish Ambassador in Mexico to raise our human rights concerns in the case with the Mexican Government. [40678/14]

Garda Síochána Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed). (24 Mar 2005)

Seán Crowe: ...taking 15 or 20 minutes to get through to a station. Whatever about faster cars for gardaí, it is necessary to address basic infrastructural needs. I share the concerns of Deputy McGuinness about drug and drink problems. Parts of my constituency have a higher than average incidence of drug and alcohol misuse than is the case nationally. In many instances, these problems were not addressed...