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Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I welcome our witnesses. I appreciate the conversation in terms of the identification of the narrowness between the consumer and the criminal under this system. Mr. Leitão da Silva spoke about the resources the police have available, and in previous committee sessions we spoke about the best use of those resources under a health-led approach. What is Mr. Leitão da Silva's...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: We are trying to tease out the difference between decriminalisation and legalisation. Does Mr. Leitão da Silva have an opinion on the value in the context of what he has been describing in the past hour, which is a lot about the positive effects of decriminalisation in terms of rationalising the police's work so it is now focusing on the drug trade and criminality and not necessarily on...

Committee on Drugs Use: Decriminalisation, Depenalisation, Diversion and Legalisation: Discussion (Resumed) (11 Jul 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Mr. Leitão da Silva did. I thank him for referring to that comorbidity issue and the complexity of people who in some cases are self-medicating and find themselves in drug use. It is very interesting that Mr. Leitão da Silva said that while the police force recognises the challenges in decriminalisation, there does not seem to be much appetite for recriminalisation. In previous...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Jul 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 364. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE’s annual spend on digital assistive technology per CHO for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively, in tabular form. [30620/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 Jul 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 365. To ask the Minister for Health the HSE’s annual spend on augmentative and alternative communication devices per CHO for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively, in tabular form. [30621/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (11 Jul 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 383. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 802 of 23 May 2023, if he will provide the details sought and not yet provided in full, namely, the total cost of legal fees spent by the HSE in each of the years 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 involving the defence of grievance and or dignity-at-work cases or advice on such cases taken by HSE employees against HSE managers;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (10 Jul 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 43. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a monthly breakdown of the number of bus services scheduled by Dublin Bus and Go Ahead in Dublin city; the number of those services cancelled for the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2024; his views on the frequency of cancellations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30090/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Funding (10 Jul 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 131. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the resources and support given by his Department in relation to a recent oil spill between Dublin and Wexford, which is posing a threat to the local wildlife; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30091/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Family Reunification (10 Jul 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 210. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to review the criteria and requirements for non-EEA/non-Swiss individuals seeking to join family members in Ireland who are non-critical skills employment permit holders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30501/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (10 Jul 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he plans to approve the strategic plan by Rásaíocht Con Éireann submitted to his office in November 2023; whether he feels it appropriate to fund an organisation without a current strategic plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30508/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Jul 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 280. To ask the Minister for Health the plans to reinstate free PCR testing for covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30111/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I will also stay on the issue of neuro-rehabilitation. Will Mr. Canavan outline where the last two unfunded areas are?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: I trust Mr. Canavan to respect my ten minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: That will bring us to four, the two demonstration projects and------

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Will Mr. Canavan be a bit more exact about what he means by "this side of the country"? I know where the CHOs are, but people watching might not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Okay, they are in the Dublin area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Will Mr. Canavan outline where are the two areas that have not received funding?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Where is the last one?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Neurorehabilitation Healthcare, Primary Care Centre Programme and CAMHS: HSE (3 Jul 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: Is it in CHO 9, the north Dublin area?