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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying: Ethics of End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2023)

...suicide or euthanasia would undermine the trust placed in doctors when it comes to end-of-life care; they would be seen as death-givers. In some countries where it is legalised, such as in Canada and Holland, the deadly drug can now be given for autism, tinnitus and mental health issues. Surely, this is not what we want for some of the more vulnerable population of this country. I can...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (10 Oct 2023)

Brendan Howlin: 49. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence following the successful operation of the Joint Task Force in interdicting a huge drugs consignment off the Irish coast, and acknowledging the importance of having members of An Garda Síochána and the Revenue Commissioners on secondment to the Maritime Operations Centre in Lisbon, if it is intended that an Irish naval officer would...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Citizens' Assembly (10 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: ...Government commits to establishing a Citizens’ Assembly on the Future of Education ensuring that the voices of young people and those being educated are central. The Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use is currently underway and is scheduled to complete its work by the end of 2023. The establishment of the Citizens’ Assembly on the Future of Education and its Terms...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (10 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Jim O'Callaghan: 357. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the budget allocation for the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43792/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 Oct 2023)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy is referring to Parliamentary Question No. 1215 on 11 September 2023 where he sought the number of full-time forensic accountants working in the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau in the year 2022 and to date in 2023 I am now advised by the Garda authorities that no full-time forensic accountants worked in Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Unit in 2022 or...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (10 Oct 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...people with addictions on a structured, safe and professional basis 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 estimated that approximately 70% of prisoners who are committed to custody have difficulties associated with...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (10 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...x20ac;18 million in Budget 2023 which will provide access to new innovative medicines for patients. The HSE has statutory responsibility for decisions on pricing and reimbursement of medicines under the community drugs schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The HSE in its decision making considers the 5 year budget impact of each new medicine...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (10 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: In February, I published the Mazars Review which examined the governance arrangements around the HSE’s Drug Pricing and Reimbursement Process. The Report found that the reimbursement process is operating in line with the legislation and that it is delivering results in line with international norms. I fully support the recommendations contained in the Mazars report around improving the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (10 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...(NCPE). The NCPE conducts health technology assessments (HTAs) for the HSE and makes recommendations on reimbursement to assist HSE decisions. The NCPE uses a decision framework to systematically assess a drug's clinical and cost effectiveness as a health intervention. Multiple initiatives exist to try to ensure value for money in the medicines purchased. These include the Framework...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (10 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...diabetes mellitus; parkinsonism; epilepsy; phenylketonuria; haemophilia; spina bifida; hydrocephalus; and conditions arising from the use of Thalidomide. Under the LTI Scheme, patients receive drugs, medicines, and medical and surgical appliances directly related to the treatment of their illness, free of charge. While there are currently no plans to extend the list of conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (10 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 522 and 569 together. In February, I published the Mazars Review which examined the governance arrangements around the HSE’s Drug Pricing and Reimbursement Process. The Report found that the reimbursement process is operating in line with the legislation and that it is delivering results in line with international norms. I fully support the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Oct 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...reimbursement from EMA approval to HSE reimbursement approval does not consider this important factor and misrepresents the process, as statutorily the HSE would not be able to approve or assess a drug until an application for reimbursement was received. When an application is made to have a product added to the reimbursement list in Ireland, the HSE is required, under the 2013 Act,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Youth Services (5 Oct 2023)

Dessie Ellis: ...target group is young people with additional needs relating to inclusivity. A fourth target group relates to young people affected by issues linked to substance misuse by family members, personal drug use, drug dealing and drug deaths. The final group is young people aged 16 to 24 who are not involved in education. For 2024, this is all now being condensed into three target groups...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 Oct 2023)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: I note the Minister for Health is also present. I raise with him an article published in The Irish Timesthis morning about the possible cutting of funding for new drugs in the budget. I do not expect the Minister to reveal the budget here and I know negotiations are still ongoing. However, a number of us have been contacted by stakeholders and patients' groups about their concerns leading...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naval Service (5 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Tim Lombard: ...to the hearts of the Tánaiste and his constituents. Our Naval Service has roughly 775 personnel, with 77 in the Reserve. The issue emerged last week when we had a comprehensive, multi-agency approach to a drugs seizure off the south-east coast that saw really significant co-operation involving the Defence Forces, the Coast Guard and the customs service. They had really good and...

Public Accounts Committee: Health Service Executive: Financial Statements 2023 (5 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

...type. Pay and pensions cost a total of €7.8 billion in 2022. Grant funding transfers to section 38 and section 39 agencies amounted to €6.3 billion. Spending on primary care and medical card schemes, including drug refunds, amounted to €4.2 billion. The bulk of the HSE's funding comes from the health Vote, amounting to a total of €23.3 billion in 2022,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (5 Oct 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...age-range for the free contraception scheme. The extension of the GP visit card to those earning no more than the median income will remove the cost of attending GP appointments for those eligible. The Drugs Payment scheme also limits the total cost of prescriptions per calendar month to €80. It is also envisaged that wider access to more reliable methods of contraception, free...

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Human Trafficking) Bill 2023: Second Stage (4 Oct 2023)

Mattie McGrath: ...and sexual crimes. That was the case in every other division as well. With the shambles the Government has made of defence and the annoyance of the gardaí, the worry is that we are definitely losing the drugs squad in Tipperary and community policing. I am told that these units are safeguarded and will not be touched but I wonder. The traffic corps has been devastated by a...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (4 Oct 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...that was due to happen. I understand Kerry will also be a stand-alone division. What is happening does not make sense. We all know of the issues there have been in Louth, in particular the drug feud. We know the gardaí who have been lost - I mentioned Tony Golden and Adrian Donohoe earlier. Three gardaí in Dundalk were injured recently when their patrol car was rammed by...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (4 Oct 2023)

Gino Kenny: Over the weekend, the Citizens' Assembly on Drug Use met for the penultimate time. All indications from the assembly point to a liberalisation of our drugs policy. We have had six decades of this and it has been largely a failure. If the recommendations are for decriminalisation and forms of regulation, will the Government implement those recommendations? According to the chair, Mr. Paul...