Results 481-500 of 19,998 for drugs

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (23 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...online survey and a request for submissions, ran from November 2021 until January 2022. More than 5,000 responses were received. These included responses from Alcohol Action Ireland; Ballymun Local Drugs and Alcohol Task Force; The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland; The Health Service Executive Alcohol Programme; Institute of Public Health; Irish Community Action on Alcohol Network and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (23 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: 330. To ask the Minister for Health what steps have been taken under the National Drugs Strategy to ensure that drugs rehabilitation projects have the capacity and supports required to benefit from the ring-fenced T-coded CE places for those recovering from drug or alcohol addiction; and her views on the issue. [51680/23]

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (22 Nov 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...Act 1970, (g) orders made under section 75A of the Health Act 1970, (h) regulations made under section 75B of the Health Act 1970, (i) the Health (Amendment) Act 1996, (j) the Mental Health Act 2001, (k) the Redress for Women in Certain Institutions Act 2015, (l) the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977 to 2017, (m) the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023, (n) Regulation (EC)...

Seanad: Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Malcolm Byrne: ...important that we recognise the many opportunities for good that can result. Healthcare is one of the particular areas where it could be transformative whether in diagnosis, treatment and clinical decision making or, indeed, in drugs research. It is essential that there is an ethical basis for the use of AI. That should be no different to the use of any new technology. It is also...

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Existing Levels of Service Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2023)

...maintaining what you already do. In health, for instance, this entails maintaining the same number of doctors or nurses per patient, paying them the same relative wages, administering the same drugs, all while reflecting a larger and older population. For a long time, Irish budgets have focused primarily on the new things we can do with each budget day package. This focus made more...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (22 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: Schools have a role to play in supporting their students to develop the key skills and knowledge to enable them to make informed choices when faced with a range of difficult issues, including drugs, alcohol and gambling. This is mainly done through the SPHE programme. SPHE forms part of the mandatory Wellbeing area of learning at Junior Cycle. Wellbeing in Junior Cycle is about young people...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Meetings (22 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Alan Kelly: 135. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he or his officials have spoken with the Commissioner of the United States Food and Drugs Administration since January 2023. [51336/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...in the country, i.e. full eligibility (medical card holders) and limited eligibility (all others). Adults with full eligibility can access a range of services including GP services, prescribed drugs and medicines, public in-patient hospital services, including consultants’ services, out-patient public hospital services including consultants’ services, dental, ophthalmic and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (22 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ..., Government removed VAT on all nicotine replacement therapies thus reducing the cost of these products to people who wish to stop smoking. I have also agreed that nicotine replacement therapies should be included in the Drug Payment Scheme and to remove the two week limit that applied to first prescriptions of these therapies. It should also be noted that as part of Budget 2024...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances (22 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...certain expenses. In circumstances where an applicant is still over the income limit for a medical card, they are then assessed for a GP visit card, which entitles the applicant to GP visits without charge. The Drug Payment Scheme (DPS) ensures that no individual or family pays more than €80 a month towards the cost of approved prescribed medicines. The DPS significantly reduces...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (22 Nov 2023)

Patricia Ryan: ...same, to clarify what procedural/approval procedures are in place for GPs/primary care centres with regard to test analyses/approval of the suitability of possible candidates for injection of the drug saxenda; if a consultation process with all doctors in a GPs/primary care centre is required before approval/suitability for the injection is given (details supplied); and if he will make a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Common Security and Defence Policy (21 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: The variety of potential threats, such as drug running - and our congratulations go to the Defence Forces on their tremendous success in recent times in this area - also underlines the necessity to prepare for an ongoing attack on incursion in that area, and that at all times it is now necessary to make preparations well in advance and to try to ensure our defence systems have the technology,...

Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (21 Nov 2023)

Róisín Shortall: ...is a significant barrier to accessing care and feeds people's belief that they have to have private health insurance. There were important initiatives. The removal of the €80 a night charge, the reduction in the drugs payment scheme threshold and the expansion of access to free GP care were all very important initiatives and they gave the impression that we were on the road to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Nov 2023)

Marie Sherlock: ...is the Government now pushing workers back into the workplace as opposed to allowing them to work in a hybrid fashion? Last night, the Department of Health published the report of the north inner city drug and alcohol task force. While I totally understand that there could be disagreements between people and personality clashes, the document produced last night was petty, self-serving...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (21 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Bernard Durkan: ...ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the extent to which the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps are continually upgraded in line with best practice given the need to respond to such issues as drug trafficking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51146/23]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Air Corps (21 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Bernard Durkan: 132. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the number of aircraft currently available to the Air Corps, those capable of countering sophisticated drug trafficking or other threats to the security of this or other European states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51148/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (21 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Brendan Griffin: 237. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what drug awareness programmes are run in primary and secondary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50756/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Nov 2023)

Mick Barry: 462. To ask the Minister for Health what steps he is taking to ensure the safety of opioid drug users, given the reported deaths due to a highly potent synthetic opioid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50594/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...will continue to be amended over time. Shingles vaccination is not currently provided as part of the national immunisation programme. The vaccine is not available through the medical card or drug payment schemes. Further information is available here: www2.hse.ie/conditions/shingles/ It is open to any individual who is aged 50 years and older and who wishes to receive the vaccine to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (21 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...in relation to the situation in Gaza and Israel on 13 October 2023.My Department also receives copies of licenses from the Israeli Ministry of Health in respect of the import/export of controlled drugs between Ireland and Israel. Details for other bodies under the aegis of my Department are operational matters for the bodies concerned and the Deputy should contact the relevant...