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Seanad: Illegal Drugs: Motion (13 Nov 2019)

Keith Swanick: I move:“That Seanad Éireann: notes that:- individuals, families and communities throughout the country have been devastated by illegal drugs; - drug-related harm consistently clusters in communities marked by poverty and social inequality; - drug-related deaths in Ireland are at the highest figure ever, increasing from 431 in 2004 to 736 in 2016; - new drugs appear regularly...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Dealing (24 May 2022)

Helen McEntee: The Government is acutely aware of the substantial and ongoing damage that drug dealing has on communities across the country. Organised criminal activity, including drug dealing, represents a serious threat to community safety. As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Health leads on Government policy in the area of drugs, and this policy is guided by the national drugs and...

Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2023)

Holly Cairns: ...operational changes the State could make to significantly" down to and including “increasing resilience, health and well-being; and;” and substitute the following: "improve its response to drugs use and abuse, and the outcomes in relation to drugs use and abuse, to reduce the harmful impacts of drugs and the criminalisation of drugs on individuals, families, communities and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (6 Oct 2020)

Frank Feighan: The Government’s strategic response to addressing drug and alcohol problems in Ireland is set out in Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery – a health led response to drug and alcohol use in Ireland 2017-2025. The Drugs Policy and Social Inclusion Unit is responsible for drugs policy in the Department of Health. The unit has the following roles: - to coordinate the implementation...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Data (28 Jun 2017)

Mick Wallace: ...inhibitors and serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors; the number of persons according to the latest data who are currently prescribed SSRIs and SNRIs; the number of reports of adverse drug reactions sexual dysfunction for each drug; the number of completed suicides adverse drug reactions involving each drug; the number of suicide attempts or reports of self harm adverse drug...

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (13 Dec 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I propose to take Questions Nos. 45 and 93 together. The Prison Rules 2007, which took effect from 1 October 2007, include specific provision for mandatory drug testing. Mandatory drug testing forms part of the Irish Prisons Service Drugs Policy 'Keeping Drugs Out of Prisons' which sets out the steps required to tackle the supply of drugs into prisons, provide adequate treatment services to...

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (17 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am committed to ensuring that all prisons are drug free in line with the commitments contained in the Irish Prison Service Drugs Policy and Strategy and I will continue to pursue strategies to achieve that objective. Drugs have a pernicious effect both on prisoners and on the prison system itself and they must be eradicated. However, this is not a problem that can be solved overnight. One...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (31 Oct 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the following tables show the number of seizures of drugs, by type, made during searches for drugs and number of related arrests made in the Garda Districts of Tralee, Listowel and Killarney for the period 1 November 2006 to 24 October 2007 inclusive. Drug Seizures/Arrests Tralee District Type of Drugs Quantity of Drugs seized No. of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Expenditure (6 Nov 2012)

Alex White: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1024 to 1027, inclusive, together. The HSE estimates that expenditure in 2012 on drugs and non-drug items (dressings, etc.) under the GMS and community drug schemes, including mark ups and dispensing fees will be approximately €1.7 billion.In addition, about €300m will be spent on drugs and medicines used in public hospitals. The HSE estimates...

Seanad: Report of National Advisory Committee on Drugs: Statements (Resumed). (3 Nov 2004)

Mary White: ..., Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Noel Ahern, to the House and I wish him every success in his continued work in his Department. On page 26 of the report of the National Advisory Committee on Drugs, I read of a three source study of opiate or heroin use in Dublin. This study was carried out between 2000 and 2003. Three data sources were used — the central drug treatment list; the...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (31 Jan 2007)

Michael McDowell: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following tables show the number of arrests made, proceedings commenced and convictions for the offences of cultivating or manufacturing of drugs, possession of drugs for sale or supply and simple possession in the Cork West Garda Division for the years 2001 to 2006. I should mention that the figure for convictions is likely to increase as...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (6 Jul 2016)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. The amendment to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 is very important and one with which I fully agree. The amendment has a number of primary aims, including preventing the misuse of certain dangerous or harmful drugs and helping law enforcement authorities deal more effectively with trade in certain substances. The misuse of drugs, in particular...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (10 Feb 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The Garda National Drugs Unit is the primary unit within An Garda Síochána charged with responsibility for drug supply law enforcement. I have been informed by the Garda Commissioner that the personnel strength of the Garda National Drugs Unit on 31 December 2008, the latest date for which figures are readily available, was 60. Since the publication of the Government's National Drugs...

Written Answers — Drugs Seizures: Drugs Seizures (6 Jun 2012)

Michael Noonan: ...to 53, inclusive, together. I am advised by the Revenue Commissioners that the following tables set out the details requested by the Deputy of seizures by Revenue's customs service of prescription drugs and illegal non-prescription drugs: Prescription drugs seized Year Number of Tablets Estimated value € 2012 360,527 686,383 The principal types of prescription drugs encountered to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (28 Jan 2014)

Alan Shatter: As the Deputy's question quite rightly highlights, in order for illicit drug markets to exist, there must be demand. In addressing drug demand, the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016, which seeks to address all of the harm caused to individuals and society by drug misuse, provides a framework for tackling the problem in a partnership approach in relation to drugs supply reduction, education...

Written Answers — National Drug Strategy: National Drug Strategy (24 Nov 2010)

Pat Carey: The table sets out Drug-Related Crime Offences (Number) by Type of Offence and Year for the period 2004-2009, as recorded by the Central Statistics Office. As the Deputy has indicated, there has been a marked increase in the number of offences over that period. The Key Performance Indicators for the supply reduction pillar of the National Drug Strategy 2001-2008 were: · to increase the...

Drug Abuse: Motion. (23 May 2006) See 2 other results from this debate

Damien English: Amendment No. 2 reads: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "— recognises the serious threat facing Irish society as a result of the significant growth in drug dealing and drug misuse throughout Ireland in recent years; — notes the devastating impact of drug misuse on individuals, their families and communities; — expresses its concern over the...

Drug-related Deaths. (4 Mar 2009)

John Curran: The publication last November of the National Drugs-Related Death Index by the Health Research Board provided for the first time a comprehensive understanding of the death toll associated with problem drug use in Ireland. The Index, which has been compiled to the highest European standard, was commissioned under the national drugs strategy by the Departments of Health and Children and...

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

Frank Feighan: ...; one dealing with biodiversity loss and the other with the type of directly elected mayor and local government structures best suited for Dublin. It is proposed that a Citizens’ Assembly on Drug Use and the Citizens’ Assembly on the Future of Education will directly follow these two assemblies, if learnings from the concurrent running of assemblies suggest that this...

Priority Questions: Health Services (20 Oct 2022)

Frank Feighan: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I have been to the county, including Clonmel, and seen the great work that the services there are doing. National drug treatment data show that 380 cases were treated for problem drug use in Tipperary in 2021. Of these, 114 were treated for cocaine as the main problem. Separately, there were 294 cases treated for problem alcohol use. Drug...