Results 61-80 of 204 for drugs speaker:Jerry Buttimer

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...that the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill becomes law. It involves children because they are impressionable. I attended the Cork joint city and county policing forum two weeks ago where the Cork drugs alcohol task force co-ordinator, David Lane, gave a very interesting presentation on the association in children's minds between alcohol and commodities in a shop, such as sweets, milk or...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...and section 20 is central to this. As I mentioned today, I am a member of the joint city and county policing committee in Cork and we were recently addressed by David Lane of the Cork Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force. This is not just a matter for us here. This is a matter for the people we all know who are affected by and have witnessed the effects of alcohol. We cannot trivialise...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ..., although I cannot give Members an exact date. Certainly, this side of the House is not holding it up. Yesterday I attended the policing forum in Cork at which Mr. David Lane of the local drugs and alcohol task force made a very strong presentation on the need for the need for publication of the Bill. As the former Chairman of the Oireachtas committee that dealt the Bill during the...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...situation. It is disappointing to hear. Senator Higgins referred to the Higher Education Authority report on academia and we can have a debate on that in the new term. We have discussed the national drugs and alcohol strategy twice this week but Senator O'Reilly makes a very good point about the policing dimension and the need for Garda Síochána drugs units. While we have them...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jul 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...men, as Senator Burke said, to reach out, talk and engage. He also referred to the 64% reduction in teenage pregnancies in 15 years. It is an extraordinary decrease. He also referred to orphan drugs and people with rare diseases trying to access medication, an issue that has raised its head in recent weeks. The Health Service Executive, HSE, must address this and I would be happy to...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 20 Senators who spoke for their contributions to the Order of Business. Senators Ardagh, Ruane and Ó Ríordáin made reference to yesterday's launch of the national strategy on drug and alcohol use in Ireland. I welcome that it is a health-led response. I congratulate the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Catherine Byrne, on her role. I...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...encapsulate what Senator Ardagh rightly said in terms of the approach of some of community groups in community areas. There is a real need to incorporate community awareness regarding the issue of drugs and drug misuse. This is an issue on which we need to have a collaborative approach. Senator Ardagh and Senator Devine made reference to the issue of nurse recruitment. The HSE and the...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...Rather, it is a human rights issue for people who deserve to be housed. The Minister, Deputy Murphy, and the Minister of State, Deputy English, are committed to that. Senator Colm Burke raised the issue of rare diseases, orphan drugs and the Government and HSE renegotiations with the pharmaceutical industry last year. It is important the Minister comes to the House. Rare diseases day is...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed and Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (8 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...lend our support in any way we can to the relocation of the European Medicines Agency in Ireland. How does Mr. Doran envisage that EU regulations and directives on medical devices, the quality of drugs and the monitoring of standards will have an impact? What can we do in this regard by using our negotiating power within the EU? I was struck by Mr. Doran's remarks about the national...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...to exceed eight minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed five minutes, and the Minister to be called upon to reply not later than 4.22 p.m.; No. 4, Private Members' business, the Controlled Drugs and Harm Reduction Bill 2017 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, to be taken at 4.30 p.m. and if not previously concluded, to be adjourned after 90 minutes; No. 5, motion...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...3, report on the Committee of Procedure and Privileges, the amendment of Standing Order 70A and the adopting of new Standing Order 104F, to be taken on conclusion of No. 2 without debate; No. 4, Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) 2016 - Committee and Remaining Stages, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and adjourned no later than 2 p.m. if not previously concluded; No. 5, Private...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Apr 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...Pharmaceuticals and thank it for its willingness to engage in compromise and negotiation. There is still a significant amount of work to be done, as Senator Colm Burke said, in keeping the cost of drugs and medications at a point at which people and the State can afford. The significance of this deal will be seen in time. Again, I join with everybody in welcoming the conclusion of talks...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Apr 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...of Business is No. 1, Civil Liability (Amendment) Bill 2017 - Committee Stage, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and to be adjourned no later than 3 p.m., if not previously concluded; No. 2, Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017 - Second Stage, to be taken at 3 p.m. and to be adjourned no later than 5 p.m., if not previously concluded, with the contributions of group...

Seanad: Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017: Second Stage (5 Apr 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...and Equality, Deputy Stanton, for the work he did. It is easy for us to be speaking here today because whether we are candid about this or not, we know we need a new approach to tackling the problem of drug and alcohol misuse. I acknowledge the people in the Gallery today and the work they do. I have met them. When I was Chairman of the Committee on Health and Children, we did some...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (1 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...next couple of weeks, that his priority is to ensure that agreement is reached, and that we can provide certainty to the cystic fibrosis patients who require not just Orkambi but Kalydeco and other drugs now and also for the future. There has been engagement. I am led to believe that the process is coming to the final part of the negotiations which I hope will resolve the matter...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...killed and injured in the incident. I will ask the Minister for Health to come to the House in regard to the ambulance service. Senator Noone raised the matter of the coroner's report on synthetic drugs. We will discuss this matter. Senators McFadden and Wilson raised the issue of the Defence Forces. The Minister of State, Deputy Kehoe, will be in the House on 9 March. I am aware...

Seanad: EU Directive on Drug Trafficking: Motion (9 Feb 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...and of the Council amending Council framework Decision 2004/757/JHA of 25 October 2004 laying down minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking, as regards the definition of drug, a copy of which was laid before Seanad Éireann on 26 January, 2017.”

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Feb 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...will join me in welcoming that action plan. Hopefully we will see more people employed in and a rejuvenation of rural Ireland. Senator Noone spoke about the recent RTE programme on prescription drugs. Several good points were made yesterday during the debate on the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016. I am happy to invite the Minister to the House to discuss this issue....

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Feb 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...Byrne spoke about Orkambi, which is used to treat cystic fibrosis. It is important for the Minister to engage with all of us, but especially with Vertex on how to keep the price down so that this drug is affordable and accessible for people. I will be happy to have the Minister come to the House in this regard. Senator Gavan mentioned the issues at Bus Éireann. I appreciate that...

Seanad: Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2016: Second Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...portfolio. In the context of this Bill, it is important to focus predominantly on the issue of health promotion. I refer to and agree with the point Senator Colm Burke raised on prescription drug costs and the charge being allocated or ascribed to medical card patients. At a time when our population is getting older, is living longer and is in need of more complex and varied health care...