Results 521-540 of 19,998 for drugs

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (9 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...not on the Reimbursement List. In some cases, this will require a hospital prescription, or a recommendation from a HSE Tissue Viability Nurse. All dressings on the Reimbursement list are also available under the Drugs Payment Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (9 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Over 2021 and 2022 I secured €40 million in funding for the Strategy, supporting the recruitment of approximately 360 staff to date in cancer services, and €30 million in funding for new cancer drugs. What this means is that more patients are being seen and waiting times are down. For Rapid Access Clinics for breast, lung and prostate cancer, waiting times for patients...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (9 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...Over 2021 and 2022 I secured €40 million in funding for the Strategy, supporting the recruitment of approximately 360 staff to date in cancer services, and €30 million in funding for new cancer drugs. What this means is that more patients are being seen and waiting times are down. For Rapid Access Clinics for breast, lung and prostate cancer, waiting times for patients...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (9 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for pricing and reimbursement decisions under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. Therefore, this matter has been referred to the HSE for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (9 Nov 2023)

Bernard Durkan: 325. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which persons in need of drug rehabilitation programmes have access to same, with a view to reducing their dependency on drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49243/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (9 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...of acute in-patient charges, extension of free GP cards to children aged 6-7 and expansion of GP visit cards to those earning under the median income, free contraception for women agreed 17-10 and reduction in the Drug Payment Scheme threshold from €138 to €80), progress in developing elective hospitals, enhancing care in the community through community intervention and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (9 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...and affordable access to medicines for patients in Ireland over the next 4 years. Negotiations towards these new Agreements with industry began in May 2021, against a backdrop of a growing annual drugs budget, up from €1.95bn in 2016 to almost €2.25bn by 2020. The multiannual agreements with the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA) and Medicines for Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (9 Nov 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...and 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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Mapping Diversity, Negotiating Differences: Constitutional Discussions on a Shared Island: Discussion (9 Nov 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...of nowhere with very poor infrastructure, and with young people who are completely involved in a struggle to live, to try to get a job and an education. Many of these communities are riddled with drugs and crime. These places are the same in the North as they are in the South and the only difference might be the religion or the flag that might be flying in the local community. One of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Rights-Based Care for People with Disabilities: Discussion (8 Nov 2023) See 3 other results from this debate

.... They often have mixed mental health and personal, social and sometimes intellectual difficulties, with or without the mixture of complex and challenging issues, such as ADHD, or consequences of drug abuse. Unfortunately, their experience of mental health interventions in an adult setting may be their first inpatient exposure to mental health care, and experience from research and from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Discussion (8 Nov 2023) See 13 other results from this debate

...officer in the primary care performance and oversight division of the Department of Health and I am joined by my colleagues Ms Anne Marie Seymour, principal officer in the medicines, controlled drugs and pharmacy legislation unit of the Department, Ms Adedolapo Odukoya, assistant principal, and Ms Bevin Doyle, assistant principal. I would like to briefly outline the background and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Provision (7 Nov 2023)

Joe O'Brien: ...discretion and grant a medical card even though an applicant exceeds the income guidelines where he or she faces difficult financial circumstances, such as extra costs arising from illness. Under the drug payment scheme, no individual or family pays more than €80 a month towards the cost of approved prescribed medicines, which include some HRT medication. In budget 2023, VAT was...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Voting at 16) Bill 2021: Second Stage (7 Nov 2023)

Michael McDowell: ...to gamble, smoke or drink. They would not even be entitled to buy vapes under the latest proposals from the citizens’ assembly. Apparently, they will not be allowed to smoke recreational drugs when those proposals come into effect. They are not bound by contract. For legal purposes, including the purposes of criminal law, they are considered to be children. For asylum seeking...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Citizens' Assembly (7 Nov 2023)

Leo Varadkar: ...to establishing four Citizens’ Assemblies, on the topics of Biodiversity Loss; the type of directly elected mayor and local government structures best suited for Dublin; Matters relating to Drugs Use; and the Future of Education. The Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use is scheduled to complete its work by the end of 2023. The Dublin Citizen’s Assembly and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (7 Nov 2023)

Jack Chambers: ...Bill 2023. This will be a focused Bill addressing key issues, which I aim to see passed as soon as possible. This Bill will address speed limits, penalty points, and testing of drivers for drugs. In the case of speed limits, it will implement crucial recommendations of the recent speed limit review completed by my Department to reduce certain default speed limits. The default limit...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (7 Nov 2023) See 3 other results from this answer

Helen McEntee: ...prisoners with addictions in a structured, safe and professional way in line with international best practice. The Irish Prison Service continues to be committed to, and involved with, the National Drugs Strategy in partnership with community colleagues and organisations. It is the policy of the Irish Prison Service that, where a person committed to prison gives a history of opiate use...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Nov 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 849. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of “stop and search” operations conducted by An Garda Síochána under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977, in 2022. [48387/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Addiction Treatment Services (7 Nov 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Patrick Costello: 855. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if, following the recommendation of the Citizens Assembly on drugs, her Department and the Irish Prison Service will develop and fund enhanced prison-based addiction treatment services. [48481/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (7 Nov 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...the allocation of resources (including newly attested Probationer Gardaí, personnel being allocated to specialist units, e.g. Roads Policing, Community Policing, Divisional Protective Services Units, Divisional Drug Units, etc.) and in facilitating transfers of personnel to/from any Division, account is given to commitments and undertakings outlined in the Annual Policing Plan and...