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Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Okay.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Yes.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank Professor Comiskey for that comment. Turning to the nurse prescribing issue, I am not very familiar with health legislation. I cannot understand why clinical decisions would be captured in any legislation. Those are for clinical professionals to make. Can Professor Comiskey please explain to me why it is the legislation that is dictating nurse prescribing of methadone?

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: No. I got the timeline and read it. Can Dr. Kelly help me to understand the thinking behind it being captured in legislation?

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Are all controlled drugs controlled under legislation?

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: We can go and find this out ourselves, but do the witnesses have any insight into why methadone was captured in the legislation? I ask this because it just seems bizarre to me.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I can imagine it just does not seem to make any sense at all on a practical basis in an accident and emergency room situation.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Okay.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Regarding the trade union representatives for the various professionals who would be involved in implementing a change, if such a change to allow for nurse prescribing were affected in legislation, have all the trade unions bought into the proposal? The easier way to answer this question might be to tell us which of them do not support such a change.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: They are deprioritised.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I think it is inherent and a consequence of our attitude towards drugs. There is no fundamental, comprehensive commitment to having a health-led approach. This is probably the reason the situation is as it is. The issue was raised of real and strategic investment in the human resources needed to properly respond to, address and care for addiction.

Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Oct 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I guess it was a reactive thing initially. There was an expectation or hope, however naive it was, that it would be a short-term emergency thing. There has never been a real acknowledgement that this is something real - it is here, it is going to be here for the long term and it needs to be invested in and resourced.

Seanad: Amendment to Seanad Standing Orders: Motion (23 Oct 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the Senators for bringing the motion this evening and I thank the secretariat for drafting the motion so expertly. I sympathise with the proposer on his experience of the duplicity of a former Taoiseach. I cannot speak to that or account for it, or I certainly cannot apologise for it. I reject the insinuation that Chairs who are supported by Government are somehow impartial or...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Education Policy (7 Nov 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister for being here this morning. I have tabled this Commencement Matter on behalf of those who have been diagnosed with dyslexia, their families, teachers and friends and the society that represents those with dyslexia and dyspraxia. I am asking for an update from the Minister on what engagement the Department has had with the SEC on their request for extra time for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Education Policy (7 Nov 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I thank the Minister of State for the reply. I welcome the fact the SEC acknowledges the increasing complexity, particularly in terms of special educational needs and examination of students with special educational needs. I also welcome the fact the SEC has committed to undertaking and will undertake a full and comprehensive review of the arrangements that are in place. The accommodations...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Nov 2024)

Mary Fitzpatrick: This is the last Order of Business for this Seanad and, on behalf of the Fianna Fáil group, I thank Martin, Bridget and all of the staff in the Seanad Office, the Head Usher and all of the ushers in both Houses for their courtesy, support, co-operation and dedication. It has been a huge privilege for me personally to serve in this Seanad and it has been a privilege for my colleagues....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Feb 2025)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Comhghairdeachas to the Cathaoirleach and to everyone who has been elected. It is a great privilege for all of us to get to serve in this House. I start by thanking everyone who voted for me and who supported me. I particularly thank the Seanad staff, including Martin Groves in the Seanad Office. Without their work none of us would have been elected and they did it with great...

Seanad: Community Safety: Statements (25 Feb 2025)

Mary Fitzpatrick: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for discussing community safety with us. It is a request other Senators and I have made. The people who live, work and visit my community just want to feel safe. This is not an unreasonable expectation to have or an unreasonable request to make. I congratulate the Minister of State on his appointment and Jim O'Callaghan on his. Trying to...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (26 Feb 2025)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Déanaim comhghairdeas leis an Aire. I wish him luck in his new role. I am sure he will have a transformative effect on all matters related to transport. Public transport is essential for our economic, social and environmental progress. It is critically important. The importance this Government places on it is a budget of almost €4 billion, almost half of which is in public...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Planning Framework (27 Feb 2025)

Mary Fitzpatrick: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Déanaim comhghairdeas leis an Aire Stáit on his appointment. I am sure he is wondering why a Senator from Dublin Central is asking about rural housing planning guidelines, but he knows my remit and that I was elected by councillors from around the country. He is also familiar with the fact that this is issue that was considered by the...