Results 1-20 of 39 for drugs speaker:Eamon Ryan

Written Answers — Drug Use Prevalence: Drug Use Prevalence (16 May 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on the significance of the findings of the Drug Use in Ireland and Northern Ireland: 2002/2003 Drug Prevalence Survey; Health Board (Ireland) and Health & Social Services Board (Northern Ireland) Results (Revised) published by the National Advisory committee on Drugs. [18168/06]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (9 Nov 2006)

Eamon Ryan: Question 54: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will elaborate on the findings of the report on illicit drug use amongst the Traveller community undertaken by the national advisory committee on drugs. [36896/06]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (1 Jun 2004)

Eamon Ryan: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he has plans to examine the effects of changes in the UK's drug laws in 2003 in which cannabis was reclassified from a category B to a category C drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16352/04]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (16 Oct 2018)

Eamon Ryan: 390. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug osimertinib will be made available to persons with EGFR-positive non-small cell lung cancer; the cost-benefit analysis undertaken regarding the provision of the drug; and the reason it is not available here in view of the fact that it is widely available across the EU. [41956/18]

Topical Issue Debate: HIV-AIDS Programmes (7 Dec 2016)

Eamon Ryan: .... First, could we push the implementation group for the sexual health action plan to prioritise a decision to make pre-exposure prophylaxis, PrEP, more widely available to high-risk groups? The drug Truvada has been approved in Ireland. International trials show it is extremely effective in cutting back the onset of symptoms of the virus. The number of people appearing in accident and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy (29 Nov 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 632. To ask the Minister for Health the measures that apply to specifically address the issue of recreational drug users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37749/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Products Supply (29 Nov 2016)

Eamon Ryan: 633. To ask the Minister for Health if he has considered the provision of prefilled naloxone injections as a means of making provision to save the lives of persons suffering from an opiate drug overdose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37750/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy (15 Feb 2017)

Eamon Ryan: 235. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to drug checking services (details supplied); the amendments to existing legislation that would be necessary to enable a pilot of such a service; and his position on the matter [7699/17]

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

Eamon Ryan: Question 154: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he intends to strengthen the campaign against the use of cocaine following the recent findings of the all Ireland drug prevalence survey, which showed that 3% of people here have used cocaine at some stage of their lives. [4344/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (26 May 2009)

Eamon Ryan: Since the formation of my Department in June 2007 no moneys have been expended on tackling problematic alcohol and illegal drug use among staff. It is not the policy of the Civil Service to contribute to the cost of rehabilitative treatment for staff members who undergo such treatment, other than to continue salary payment in accordance with Department of Finance sick leave regulations.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (31 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...broadening of applications for the free medical card, the introduction of free IVF, the reduction of inpatient charges for people in public hospitals, free contraception and the reduction in the drug invoice charge-----

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Proposed Legislation (4 Oct 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...statutory limits for concentration of alcohol in blood, urine and breath for a railway safety critical worker and to update procedures for sampling and testing of workers for intoxicants (alcohol, drugs) and associated procedures under the Railway Safety Act 2005. The Railway Safety (Amendment) Bill is included in the Autumn 2023 Legislative Programme as a bill for priority drafting...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (26 Jan 2023)

Eamon Ryan: ...to public transport; however, I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of public transport. The issue of the number of complaints for assault, anti-social behaviour, sexual misconduct and drug use on the Luas from 2018 to 2022, as raised by the Deputy, is an operational matter for Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) in conjunction with the Luas operator Transdev Ireland, and I...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Nov 2021)

Eamon Ryan: I agree with the Deputy that we should shift towards a health-centred, rather than criminal justice-centred, approach to the drugs problem we have in this country. I also agree that a citizens’ assembly would be good vehicle to consider some of the complicated issues around that. The real question, from the experience of previous citizens’ assemblies, is the question to be put...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Committee Stage (22 Jun 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...of a mechanically propelled vehicle. Under section 12(1)(a) of the Road Traffic Act 2010, the Garda may in certain circumstances require a person under arrest to provide two specimens in the context of alcohol and drug testing. Section 13 of the Act provides for the "procedure following provision of a breath specimen under section 12". As is normal in much scientific equipment, a margin...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Prices (9 Mar 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...x20ac;200 including VAT, estimated to impact just over 2 million households - a lump sum payment of €125 on the fuel allowance - a temporary reduction in public transport fares - a reduction of the Drug Payment Scheme from €144 to €80 - the working family payment budget increase will be brought forward from 1 June to 1 April - reduced caps for multiple children...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Consultations (30 Jan 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ....Increase public awareness around the return of devices for responsible recycling.On 25 November 2023, Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, and Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drug Strategy, Hildegarde Naughton, launched a public consultation to help inform future regulation of tobacco and nicotine inhaling products such as e-cigarettes or “vapes”....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Pollution (10 Mar 2021)

Eamon Ryan: ...groups.  NO2is primarily a pollutant generated by traffic, and this study seeks to establish appropriate data which can determine the correlation between NO2levels and the prescribing of drugs used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive airways disease. The EPA has also recently published the results of a separate study, “Particulate Matter from Diesel Vehicles:...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Air Pollution (8 Dec 2020)

Eamon Ryan: ...groups.  NO2is primarily a pollutant generated by traffic, and this study seeks to establish appropriate data which can determine the correlation between NO2 levels and the prescribing of drugs used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive airways disease. At European level, the European Public Health Alliance recently completed a study into the health costs of air...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Sep 2022)

Eamon Ryan: ...evidence can be developed. I believe that is the most important response. Finally, in response to Deputy Ó Murchú, I do not have the specifics regarding how we might revise or look at the drug payments scheme, but certainly will pass on the suggestion he made to the relevant Minister.