Results 521-540 of 5,655 for speaker:Thomas Gould
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: 293. To ask the Minister for Health for a timeline for provision of nurse prescribing of opioids. [30195/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (10 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: 294. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated in each of the past five years to address addiction issues for ethnic minorities, by year, in tabular form. [30196/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (10 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: 295. To ask the Minister for Health the funding allocated in each of the past five years to address addiction issues for members of the LGBTQIA community, by year, in tabular form. [30197/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (10 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: 296. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a funding stream available for relevant organisations to celebrate recovery month. [30198/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (10 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: 297. To ask the Minister for Health the number of people availing of a community detox programme in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [30199/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Legislative Measures (10 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: 298. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the full commencement of all of the sections of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018. [30207/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (10 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: 299. To ask the Minister for Health for an updated traffic light table of the actions undertaken as part of the National Drugs Strategy. [30205/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (10 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: 417. To ask the Minister for Health the actions undertaken to support women in entering recovery from addiction journeys. [30453/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (10 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: 418. To ask the Minister for Health the number of beds by CHO for women seeking treatment for addiction, in tabular form. [30454/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions (10 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: 427. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students expected to enrol in Cork universities in September 2024. [30183/24]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (10 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: 428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of purpose-built student accommodation units available in Cork city in September 2024. [30184/24]
- Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: I thank the witnesses for attending and for their presentations. It is very important that we listen to the lived professional experience they have on these issues. It is also vital, as we move forward ourselves, that we look at these issues from all of the different angles. One of the things I have learned since being elected is the risk of potential unintended consequences. We need to...
- Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: From Ms Wilson's experience and looking at it now from her perspective, what could have been done to make this work? If we are looking at decriminalisation, what would be the top two or three things that Ms Wilson would suggest?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: I thank Ms Wilson. I will come back in.
- Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: To follow up on that, Mr. Russoniello stated "Decriminalisation is an important component of a public health approach to drugs, but it should not act alone." Does this mean he believes an increase in services is needed in tandem with decriminalisation for it to be successful or do these services need to be in place first? Mr. Russoniello also said that if you were to wait for services, you...
- Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: I suppose the point is that for decriminalisation it to be successful, ideally everything would come together to give it the best chance of success. Is that a fair point?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: Does Ms Wilson agree that for decriminalisation to be successful and to give it the best chance, everything needs to be tied in?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: On cannabis, one of the witnesses made the point that it is now treated almost like alcohol in that people cannot consume it in public but they can get it in certain stores. Are there issues with cannabis being used in public? Does that issue come up?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: Does Mr. Russoniello have the same experience in Oregon with respect to cannabis?
- Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation of Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jul 2024)
Thomas Gould: When decriminalisation was introduced, did it result in the police having more manpower and time to concentrate on the serious criminals because they were not arresting people for small amounts or for personal use? Was there a benefit? The main traffickers and suppliers had to be tackled. Did it make any difference from a policing point of view?