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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Seán Crowe: Would Ms Hill or Mr. Hamilton like to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Seán Crowe: I call Deputy Colm Burke.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Seán Crowe: The amount of money the Tallaght Drug and Alcohol Task Force gets and whether the total is up or down can be addressed first and then the broader issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Seán Crowe: I will let the guests contribute, but I think the submission received by the committee states that the groups are receiving less money now than they were ten years ago. That is the situation even though the population has risen. I call Ms Hill.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Seán Crowe: The point has been made about funding for the area. Mr. Hamilton spoke about how staff were upskilled and the best of staff being within the front-line services. A bit like the funding the drugs task force does not get, is it similar with community-based projects in that many of the workers are section 39 workers and have not had a rise in ten years? Is there a problem? It probably...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Seán Crowe: Mr. Hamilton talked about open drug dealing in the area. It sends the wrong message, particularly to young people within those communities. Mr. Hamilton also talked about the projects being kept open during the pandemic. Something else that happened during the pandemic was that people noticed gangs gathering at particular sites and so on more often. People could not understand it because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Seán Crowe: Yes, we gave a commitment at the start of the meeting that we would discuss this at our next private session. There were calls for us to have a formal meeting with the Minister of State as well. I will take on board the Deputy's point. It is important we follow up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Seán Crowe: I agree. It was also suggested we would write in the interim to the Minister of State and the Department, outlining our concerns about some of the issues. We will not have that meeting until the middle of January or later in the month, if it happens at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Seán Crowe: Okay. In the interim, we can write to the Department and ask for that information.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Seán Crowe: Considering the amount of money being made by international cartels with the drugs being shipped into Ireland and being sold, people are conscious that the Criminal Assets Bureau, CAB, has had many successes over the years. Yesterday I read about €1.3 million. We read this regularly in our newspapers. Drugs task forces and other groups have proposed that that money should be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Naturalisation Applications (30 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: 485. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the average waiting time for successful naturalisation applications to be processed at present; the number of applications currently being considered; and the number of live applications still being processed were submitted prior to 23 November 2019. [58709/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (24 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: 188. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds Peamount Hospital has for continuing care for neurological illness or acquired brain injury; if all beds are currently staffed full-time and open; and the number of vacancies for medical staff are currently unfilled at the hospital. [57749/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: 218. To ask the Minister for Health the considerations that were made in the Covid-19 pass system for persons who are medically advised against receiving a Covid-19 vaccination. [57890/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (23 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: 705. To ask the Minister for Health the cause of the recent power outage at University Hospital Tallaght, leading to the cancellation of all scheduled outpatient and day appointments; and the measures that will be put in place to ensure that it does not occur again. [57618/21]

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: If the Minister were to travel to parts of my constituency - and he can go out there now if he wants - he would hear the buzzing noise of scrambler and quad bikes. This goes on from early in the morning to late at night. These bikes are used on main roads and green spaces, without the least bit of regard for pedestrians or other road users. Users do not wear helmets or high-visibility...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee. (17 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: Good morning everyone. I will deal with one item of committee housekeeping before I bring in the witnesses. Can I take it the draft minutes of our public meetings of 19 and 11 October 2021 and the draft minutes of our private meeting of 10 November 2021 are agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: I welcome all our witnesses to our meeting this morning to discuss the public health (tobacco and nicotine inhaling products) Bill 2019, including Ms Averil Power, chief executive officer, and Mr. Paul Gordon, policy and public affairs manager, Irish Cancer Society; and Mr. Chris Macey, director of advocacy, and Mr. Mark Murphy, advocacy officer, Irish Heart Foundation. Members now have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: That is not a problem. If the Deputy has a window, we will try to facilitate him in joining the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019 (Resumed): Discussion (17 Nov 2021)

Seán Crowe: I call now on Ms Averil Power from the Irish Cancer Society to make her opening remarks.