Results 861-880 of 20,031 for drugs

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Policy (27 Jun 2023)

Hildegarde Naughton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 620 to 622, inclusive, together. The National Drugs Strategy, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, ‘A health-led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025’, sets out a health-led approach to drug use. The strategy supports high quality monitoring, evaluation and research to ensure evidence-informed policies and practice. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (27 Jun 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Eoin Ó Broin: 734. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to add a diagnosed condition (details supplied) to the long-term illness scheme, or to the medical card or drugs payment schemes for medication to treat the condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31215/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (27 Jun 2023)

Duncan Smith: 688. To ask the Minister for Health if he will engage and meet with a union (details supplied) to discuss the fees pharmacies receive from the State for all the State drug schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30889/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...personBed and boardBasic aids and appliances necessary to assist a person with the activities of daily livingLaundry serviceA person's eligibility for other schemes, such as the medical card scheme or the drugs payment scheme, is unaffected by participation in the NHSS and for this reason, medications and aids that are already prescribed for individuals under an existing scheme are not...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Crime Prevention (22 Jun 2023)

Emer Currie: ...time for this type of intervention post-Covid. Having spoken to the superintendent in our district yesterday, it seems public order offences and assaults have decreased in Ongar recently but I know people see drug dealing in the village, the damage caused by antisocial behaviour and large numbers of teenagers hanging around the area, although this does not always mean they are up to no...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pharmacy Services (22 Jun 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Mary Seery Kearney: ...it happens is also involved in pharmaceutical representation. In that context, she explained to me that when there is a shortage of supply, pharmacists are qualified to and capable of varying the drug a person has been prescribed and recommending an alternative. However, the pharmacists must email or fax GPs - and it is shocking that people have to fax at all in this day and age - and...

Seanad: Cybersecurity and Data Protection: Statements (22 Jun 2023)

Aidan Davitt: ...very exciting. We have started to up our game over the last couple of years on this. To follow on from that, Estonia has a type of national security card. People's bank details and pharmaceutical drugs are on it. If they have a gun or driving licence, they are all tied to this particular card. It is a very modern way of looking at things, and they have found it very secure and are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Budgets (22 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...to contact myself or the Department 2016 Proposed Savings identified €125m Description of Area of Saving : €15m in the procurement process and €110m targeted reduction in prescribing and drug costs within PCRS 2017 Proposed Savings identifiednil Description of Area of Saving : not applicable 2018 Proposed Savings identified €346m Description of Area of Saving...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (22 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...in the country, i.e. full eligibility (medical card holders) and limited eligibility (all others). Adults with full eligibility can access a range of services including GP services, prescribed drugs and medicines, public in-patient hospital services, including consultants’ services, all out-patient public hospital services including consultants’ services, dental, ophthalmic...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...in Ireland is the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA). The remit and regulatory functions of the HPRA include human and veterinary medicines, clinical trials, medical devices, controlled drugs, blood and blood components, tissues and cells, and cosmetic products. The Department of maintains regular contact with the HPRA regarding medicines shortages. Ireland has a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (22 Jun 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael Healy-Rae: 378. To ask the Minister for Health if the prescribing of a drug (details supplied) is correct practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30400/23]

Youth Justice Strategy: Statements (21 Jun 2023) See 14 other results from this debate

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor: ...can only say that they do a marvellous job. They work hard. Unfortunately, there are crime rates among our young people and we can change that. We can work and invest in communities, outreach, drug programmes and family resource centres to give young people a chance. I spoke to the Minister of State about a community hub on the Tullow Road, which needs a building. There will be two...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (21 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...a protest and they have significant amounts of literature on which there is clear language that would incite violence or hatred against a group of people. If a person was caught with a bag full of drugs, the assumption is that they are either trying to or will distribute them. The assumption here would be that the intention is to distribute this literature, unless somebody can prove...

Seanad: Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...when you try to summarise what occurred. I spoke to a journalist this afternoon who asked me about some of the key issues. This is about those who experienced racism, those who were subjected to drug trials and those who spent fewer than six months in an institution. None of these people are covered or getting any redress. There are many good aspects to this Bill, but when we...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Maritime Jurisdiction (21 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: ...as necessary. These maritime patrols are multi-tasked in that they undertake sea fishery protection, general surveillance, security and other duties such as search and rescue, diving operations and drugs interdiction. The conduct of surveillance activities by the Defence Forces is an operational matter, details of which are not disclosed for security reasons. The Military authorities...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (21 Jun 2023)

Catherine Murphy: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated full-year cost if the number of Revenue Commissioners drugs detection teams increased to 41. [29931/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Jun 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

David Cullinane: 199. To ask the Minister for Health if he has explored the possibility of recognising a product (details supplied) as medical treatment under the drugs payment scheme, instead of a food supplement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29969/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (21 Jun 2023)

Stephen Donnelly: ...must be reviewed every third year after 2020. My Department is currently carrying out a review. Data in respect of the number of items dispensed by community pharmacists under the community drug schemes is available on the Primary Care Reimbursement Service (PCRS) website at the following link: www.sspcrs.ie/portal/annual-reporting/report/pharmacy This data includes the year 2022 and is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Airport Policy (20 Jun 2023)

Micheál Martin: .... It is not all about warfare either; it is about many practical applications, for example, where they can come to the aid of the civil power, assist State agencies and utilities and perform drug interdiction. There are many positive utilisations. We have observer status on an Italian-led permanent structured co-operation, PESCO, project on counter-unmanned aerial systems, CUAS, the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2023)

Brendan Smith: I have raised the devastating impact illegal drugs are having on individuals, families and communities right across our country in this House on many occasions. In February, I was very glad that the Minister, Deputy Harris, in response to my parliamentary questions, outlined that new legislative measures would be introduced. He referred to specific provisions including an increase in the...