Results 141-160 of 396 for drugs speaker:Micheál Martin

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (17 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...up to 56,000 people. There has also been a 50 cent reduction in prescription charges for all medical card holders, which will benefit over 1.58 million people with medical card eligibility. The reduction in the drugs payment scheme threshold to €114 per month has the potential to benefit all 1.38 million people eligible under the scheme.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Nov 2020)

Micheál Martin: .... Those procedures must be followed. We will keep a very close eye on this and ensure these matters are progressed as quickly as possible. I understand, in the context of rare diseases, orphan drugs are very often the only lifeline for people in alleviating the distress that such conditions can cause. I will look into this and speak with the Minister about it.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Citizens' Assembly (13 Oct 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...for Government provides for establishment of Citizens' Assemblies to consider matters relating to the type of directly elected mayor and local government structures best suited for Dublin; drugs use; biodiversity; and the future of education. The timing of each of these Assemblies has yet to be worked out but it is expected that the Assembly to consider the type of mayor and local...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Oct 2020)

Micheál Martin: .... In response to Deputy Quinlivan's points, what I have just said also applies there. His points seem to be more around the operational side of An Garda Síochána and the need to deal with the drug gangs in a particular community in Limerick. We will certainly engage with the Department of Justice and Equality and the Garda on that. I have no doubt that the Garda has been very...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (29 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: I say again to the Deputy that it is not fair to say the Government does not care about drug recovery or addiction. I have been involved in that work as a former Minister with responsibility for health. I worked very strongly at that and we made much progress in our time with a multidisciplinary response and the creation of new approaches. The momentum must continue, and it will. What I...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (29 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...slower pace of them, as a result of Covid-19, there will be problems around that. I want to stress that in no way should that weaken the resolve and the work that is under way in tackling the drugs issue and the issues of recovery and a multidisciplinary response to addiction and recovery that is rooted in community and community participation. That is still required, irrespective of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (29 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...with a new chairperson and new members following completion of the current assembly. The programme for Government also provides for the establishment of citizens' assemblies to consider matters relating to drug use, biodiversity and the future of education. Officials from my Department are engaging with officials from the relevant Departments on the approach to be taken to these...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (16 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: On the national alcohol and drugs strategy and the issue of community participation, I will discuss the matter again with the HSE. On the ground, the HSE clearly has a view and the Deputy is saying that there is a divergence of opinion between the executive and the Department of Health. My own view is that programmes work best when they have strong engagement with the community on the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Sep 2020)

Micheál Martin: .... We have one at the moment on gender but it has been limited to one or two online engagements, and we are limited in terms of what we can do. I will revert back to the Deputy in respect of the drugs issue.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: This is a very serious issue. The broad area of alcohol and drug abuse, in particular the degree to which young people are targeted, is very serious indeed. We will be working on it. It has to be cross-cutting and cross-departmental to be effective, between the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Health, as well as youth services. That is something we will attend to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Regeneration Projects (14 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: ..., I believe the RAPID programme of earlier years was an effective multisectoral multidepartmental approach to dealing with urban disadvantage and urban issues. The forerunner of that programme, the drugs task force areas programme, likewise took a holistic approach to development within particular communities with some success. Education and early intervention at childcare level and in...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Regeneration Projects (14 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...in the area, with the Garda community support van, supporting a focus on community policing, particularly throughout the Covid-19 pandemic; funding provided for establishing a Garda project focused on drug-related intimidation, which commenced in the area, continues to have positive effects; a full-time intercultural development co-ordinator was employed for the NEIC; continued operation...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: I cannot see the Deputy in the hall. I will take what he says on board. As I said yesterday, my own view on drug and alcohol abuse where children and young people are concerned is that the most effective defence is the development of self-esteem and self-respect in children at the earliest age. Programmes designed to facilitate that are the most effective approach. That is what...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (8 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...12 children, particularly the 17 year old young woman referred to by her. I remember the campaign and the major commitment made by the families involved. There is an ongoing issue with orphan drugs, or drugs that are developed for what are classed as small populations in particular disease categories. I do not know why 12 children remain to be treated right now but I will follow up on...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: I will work to see can we develop a structured link between schools and youth drug services. The more critical point is that there are very strong self-esteem and self-respect modules of learning within school curricula and programmes to enable young people to be strong enough within their peer groups to resist temptation and being lured into behaviour which is injurious and damaging to...

Appointment of Ministers and Ministers of State (7 Jul 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...with special responsibility for mental health and older people; Deputy Frank Feighan as Minister of State at the Department of Health with special responsibility for public health, well-being and the national drugs strategy; and Deputy Niall Collins as Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills with special responsibility for skills and further education.

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Citizens' Assembly (30 Jun 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...for Government provides for establishment of Citizens' Assemblies to consider: the type of directly elected mayor and local government structures best suited to Dublin; matters relating to drugs use; Biodiversity; and the future of education. There are no plans at present for a Citizens' Assembly to consider the matter of a shorter working week. A Citizens’ Assembly on Gender...

Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (20 Feb 2020)

Micheál Martin: ...negotiations over the coming weeks. We also need a Government that will step up the fight against crime. This requires more gardaí, a new approach to community and rural policing, tougher legislation to target drug gangs and strengthening the essential role of the Special Criminal Court in bringing to justice people who think they are untouchable. We must also put an end to the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 Dec 2019)

Micheál Martin: I suggest that the whole issue of drug gangs is also appropriate to the Cabinet committee on social policy and public services. Recent reporting about the scale and activities of drug gangs in Dublin, and increasingly throughout the country, has confirmed what I and my party have been saying for several years, namely, that there is a new and sinister level of drug activity taking hold and...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Dec 2019)

Micheál Martin: ...justice and victim studies at the University of Limerick, with research support from Ms Jane Mulcahy in University College Cork, UCC. The research identified a terrible trend whereby ganglords of drug gangs are using children for the distribution and selling of drugs. It is a chronic situation that young children and teenagers are being attracted into this kind of atmosphere by...