Results 61-80 of 396 for drugs speaker:Micheál Martin

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...;Prime Time” yesterday evening. One is struck by the extraordinary wanton violence perpetrated by people against others on our streets late in the evening. There is no question that the free exchange of drugs on the streets is obvious to many people, and people have been commenting for quite some time about the drug activity on the streets of the capital, particularly around...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...also be said that there are community organisations working on the ground in many communities throughout the country. It is not as if everyone is out to criminalise all those who are addicted to drugs, alcohol or anything else. Addiction is a terrible thing for which the addicted person needs help.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss, which are commitments. We will do this as soon as they are complete. I would like to think that early in the new year, we will have the citizens' assembly on drugs.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...the first home scheme and other initiatives to help first-time buyers. That will continue. Deputy Gannon asked for a debate on the capital city. He raised violence and addiction, particularly drug addiction issues, in the capital city. I would value such a debate. It is an important point. The Chief Whip has informed me that a debate is being planned for the middle of November....

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Citizens' Assembly (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...for Government commits 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, Drug Use and the Future of Education. The Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss and the Dublin Local Government Citizens’ Assembly were formally established in February...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Citizens' Assembly (18 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...for Government commits 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, Drug Use and the Future of Education. The Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss and the Dublin Local Government Citizens’ Assembly were formally established in February...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (11 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: First, in regard to drug reform, Deputy Gino Kenny outlined the appalling death toll in Ireland from drug abuse. There are a number of approaches to dealing with this. I think part of the issue we have is that there tend to be stop-start initiatives. We need a continuous perseverance in communities in regard to drug traffickers and all of that, as well as in terms of giving young people...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (5 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...NCCA, has produced a Healthy Choices resource for junior cycle SPHE, and unit 1 is currently available in the NCCA's online toolkit for SPHE to support teachers in addressing issues of alcohol, tobacco and drug use. The Department and the NCCA will continue to support the HSE in the development of units 2 and 3 of the programme, which are due to be published in 2023. There are many...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...Deputy for raising this. I know it has been an issue of concern for him for quite some time. I pay tribute to those in Ballymun. I met them with the Deputy on different occasions on the issue of drug addiction and recovery. I pay tribute to Jim Gavin and the citizens' assembly for its efficiency. There is no need to elaborate on Dublin's success on the football field to the rest of...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Citizens' Assembly (4 Oct 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...eight months, and to submit their reports ideally no later than nine months from the date of commencement, and sooner if possible. The establishment of the next Citizens’ Assemblies, one on Drug Use and the other on the Future of Education, will be subject to a Government decision and resolutions of Dáil and Seanad Éireann at the appropriate time. The question of...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (20 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: For those people we have reduced costs. We have also reduced costs of health services. The drugs payment scheme, DPS, monthly threshold has gone to €80, which is a significant decline on what it was two years ago.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: I am familiar with the issue. I thank the Deputy for raising it. I am acutely aware of the anguish of parents of children with cystic fibrosis and their eagerness to see this drug made available for their children. There is ongoing dialogue between the HSE and Vertex, the drug manufacturer. Efforts are ongoing to ensure that this drug can be made available to those 35 children currently...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Sep 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...x20ac;200 energy credit to all households. The PSO was cut. The national retrofitting scheme, with free energy upgrades for those at risk of energy poverty, was initiated. We lowered the threshold for the drug payment scheme to €80 per month, benefitting over 70,000 families, and brought forward the working family payment budget increase announced on budget day. We abolished...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...pressures on people. However, we will do this in a way that also facilitates better policy in terms of public transport, for example, and healthcare costs. We have brought healthcare costs down now. The drug payment scheme threshold is down to €80, which is beyond what was recommended in Sláintecare, and legislation is coming in today to abolish inpatient charges. In a...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...typical cost of attic and wall insulation. We have put caps on school transport fees for families. We have cut public transport fares by 20%, with an additional 50% cut in fares for young people. We have lowered the threshold for the drugs payment scheme. It is therefore just not fair or balanced to say the Government has done nothing. What we need is a comprehensive package, which...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (21 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...launched the national retrofitting scheme. We also put a cap on school transport fees for families. We cut public transport fares by 20%, with an additional 50% cut in fares for young people. We lowered the threshold for the drug payment scheme to €80 per month, which benefits more than 70,000 families. We brought forward a working family payment budget increase. We abolished...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (14 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...motorists between €9 and €12 each time they fill their tank. Public transport fares are now down 20% and 50% for young people. We have changed health costs for people with changes to the drugs payment scheme threshold. In education, we took measures on examination fees. We reduced VAT from 13.5% to 9% on gas and electricity bills and we also gave a €200 energy...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jun 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...has ignored and has decided not to acknowledge. I referenced some of them. We have cut public transport fares by 20%, and fares for young people by 50%. We have lowered the threshold for the drug payment scheme to €80 per month, benefitting more than 17,000 families. We have brought forward a working-family payment budget increase. We abolished inpatient hospital charges for...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (18 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...80% of the typical cost of attic and wall insulation. We have reduced caps on school transport fees for multiple children and cut public transport by 20%, with an additional 50% cut in fares for young people. We have lowered the threshold for the drugs payment scheme to €80 per month, benefiting more than 17,000 families. We have brought forward the working family payment...

Working Group of Committee Chairmen: Public Policy Matters: Engagement with the Taoiseach (12 May 2022)

Micheál Martin: ...and the Government will work in parallel with that. On future citizens' assemblies, we have said there will be two more on issues many Members are anxious to have assemblies on; a public one on drugs and drug abuse and the policies and strategies to combat that and another on the future of education, in addition to a citizens' assembly on neutrality, as I have discussed, if that is...