Results 1-20 of 169 for drugs speaker:Mattie McGrath

National Drugs Strategy: Statements (29 Nov 2007)

Mattie McGrath: The annual report for 2007 of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime states that the total number of drug users worldwide is now estimated at some 200 million. This is a shocking figure, equivalent to approximately 5% of the global population aged between 15 and 64 years. We must constantly strive to ensure that the measures and policies in place to address the problem of drugs are...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Crime Prevention (8 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 257. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of drug seizures which were seized on entry into Ireland in 2022; the location of such seizures; if he is concerned regarding the level of drugs entering the country; the efforts that are being taken to clamp down on drugs entering the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54366/22]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: ...Dominic Hayes and Superintendent Willie Leahy. At least 25 gardaí are needed to bring the Clonmel district which covers Carrick-on-Suir up to normal numbers. We have an acute problem with drugs and drug gangs. We are looking perilously at Drogheda, Longford and other areas and going to be there if action is not taken. I support what gardaí on the ground are doing, but they...

Priority Questions: Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 79. To ask the Minister for Health the number of drug support workers in County Tipperary; the supports available for young persons with drug addictions in County Tipperary; the steps that will be taken to address the growing drugs crisis in County Tipperary; the measures that his Department is taking to work with An Garda Síochána and other bodies to break the cycle of more young...

Priority Questions: Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: Every town and city in the country has been plagued by drugs, but the drug crisis in my town of Clonmel, which is a fine town, has almost gone out of control over the past 18 months. This is sad. We have no mental health supports. We do not have one long-stay bed. Crack cocaine and heroin are openly available on the main street and its curtilages and unfortunate souls are seen begging,...

Illegal Drugs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2019)

Mattie McGrath: ...forward this very important motion. The numbers involved are truly staggering. As the motion indicates, individuals, families and communities throughout the country have been devastated by illegal drugs. Drug-related deaths in Ireland are at their highest ever, increasing from 431 in 2004 to 736 in 2016. The value of drug seizures has also increased from €29,706,000 in 2016 to...

Questions on Promised Legislation (29 Nov 2017)

Mattie McGrath: Several Deputies met this morning with members of the Irish MPS Society, who are seeking support for the approval of funding to the Health Service Executive for the delivery of a drug called Vimizim. The delegates saw the Minister for Health in the corridor but were not talking to him. This is a life-changing drug for children with the rare condition, Morquio syndrome. It is very sad to...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Jan 2018)

Mattie McGrath: ...credit is due, to any party, including Deputy Ó Broin on the Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government, and others on different issues. I ask the Minister to address the matter of drug-driving tests. On the issue of drug-driving, I got a text message from a member of An Garda Síochána based in a station in a big town in rural Ireland with a picture of a box...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Mattie McGrath: The level of open drug taking, antisocial behaviour and drug dealing on the main streets of our towns is worrying. It shows that law and order is losing the battle against drugs in many cases. I raised this matter with the Tánaiste during Leaders' Questions last week, specifically in the context of Clonmel town. He acknowledged we need a renewed focus. Open drug dealing in broad...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 2021)

Mattie McGrath: 433. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the approval of the drug zolgensma; when the drug will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31567/21]

Written Answers — Road Traffic Offences: Road Traffic Offences (18 Nov 2009)

Mattie McGrath: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the conviction for a person caught driving under the influence of drugs; the number of persons who have been convicted of driving under the influence of drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42068/09]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Substance Misuse (8 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: 810. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he is concerned regarding the levels of drug-taking within Ireland's third level student community; the efforts that can be taken to clamp down on drug use within the student community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54367/22]

Priority Questions: Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: How many drug support workers are there in County Tipperary, what supports are available for young people there, and what actions is the Minister of State taking, along with the Garda, to deal with the growing drug and mental health problems, which are intrinsically linked, in Clonmel and across the rest of Tipperary?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (30 Nov 2021)

Mattie McGrath: ...the use of the new Covid-19 antiviral pill (details supplied) which has been given emergency use authorisation by the European Medicines Agency; if the HSE plans to roll-out the use of this drug; the cost of this drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58473/21]

Drugs Policy: Motion [Private Members] (30 Nov 2022)

Mattie McGrath: ...glad to speak on this motion. Setting up a citizens' assembly seems to be the fashionable thing to do for every issue. I do not believe in that. There is plenty of evidence available regarding drug use and abuse in our country. It is shocking and we all know it. Deputy Michael Collins mentioned O'Connell Street in Dublin, but I can go to towns and villages in my constituency and the...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Dec 2019)

Mattie McGrath: I am happy to contribute to the debate on this Bill. I commend Deputy John Curran on his work in advancing it. The Bill seeks to criminalise the purchase of a controlled drug from a child and to criminalise the act of causing a child to be in possession of a controlled drug for sale or supply. It is appalling to think that there are people of such brutality and lack of conscience who would...

Priority Questions: Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Mattie McGrath: I accept that good work is being done up and down the country, but we do not have the resources. We have to try to break the cycle. It is sad when more and more young people fall back into drug use after going through rehab. The housing and drugs crises are inextricably linked. This is a well-known fact and is accepted by all who review this matter. We must try to impact schools, which...

Addiction Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (3 Oct 2012)

Mattie McGrath: ...this motion. Every politician in this and the other House knows that this is a real problem and it is not something to be joked about or to have it said that we are soft on it. We are not soft on drugs. It is a very serious motion asking us to deal with this scourge and plague in our land. Many figures have been thrown about, but we all know the issues. Anybody living or working in a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (20 Jun 2019)

Mattie McGrath: .... We have a huge issue at present in the Clonmel Garda district, which includes Carrick-on-Suir. The Tánaiste is probably aware there is a huge issue with mental health issues and associated drug crime. It is an epidemic and is leading to many suicides. The community there is calling for action. Sergeant Mick Hubbard, Garda Pat Kelly and others in Carrick-on-Suir are doing their...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Dec 2019)

Mattie McGrath: Go raibh maith agat. We are not giving the gardaí the tools of the trade. Drug use is increasing but the fear of being caught is decreasing. That is my point. Deputy Curran is doing an excellent job. He knows much more about this problem. I served in the Dáil with him in 2007 when he spoke about issues in Dublin city. We did not know what he was talking about at the time....