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Seanad: Substance Abuse: Motion (19 Dec 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: I second the motion. I wish to share my time with Senator Coffey. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Carey, to the House. I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on the escalating drug issue and the consumption of alcohol. I commend the Minister of State's contribution and I assure him of cross-party consensus on this motion. If the Government is serious about tackling the serious...

Written Answers — Drug-Related Deaths: Drug-Related Deaths (24 Oct 2007)

Mary Harney: The General Mortality Register, the main source of information on drug-related deaths prior to the establishment of the National Drug Related Deaths Index in 2005, shows that the number of direct drug-related deaths was 113 in 2000; 93 in 2001; 90 in 2002; 96 in 2003; and 112 in 2004 — the latest year for which data are available. Direct drug related deaths refer to those due to intentional...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (17 Nov 2009)

John Curran: An Garda Síochána and Revenue's Customs Service have achieved significant success in relation to the number of drug seizures, and the amount and value of the drugs involved. I congratulate both organisations in this regard. The ongoing co-operation between the two agencies, and their international counterparts, and their focus on an intelligence-led approach, has proven particularly...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (24 May 2011)

Róisín Shortall: In accordance with international conventions, medicinal products which are controlled drugs and which have the potential to be misused are controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Acts and Regulations. The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 1988 as amended place additional controls on the prescribing, dispensing, supply and possession of those prescription medicines which are controlled drugs. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (20 Oct 2022)

Stephen Donnelly: The National Drug and Alcohol Survey, is conducted every four years  to survey the general population aged 15 years and over, about the prevalence of drug use in Ireland. It examines the use of a variety of drugs and includes alcohol and tobacco consumption. The results of the 2019/2020 survey show that overall, the use of illegal drugs has remained at a similar level to that...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (3 Oct 2006)

Michael McDowell: ...to my reply to his question today (reference number 31069/06) in relation to numbers, technology and resources generally available to An Garda Síochána. Specifically in relation to combating drug crime, I may add that the National Drugs Strategy 2001-2008 specifies a number of supply reduction targets for An Garda Síochána in terms of all drug seizures and the Gardaí continue to...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (6 Oct 2009)

John Curran: The Office of the Minister for Drugs (OMD) was established on 1st September 2009 and it subsumed the functions previously undertaken by the Drugs Strategy Unit of my Department and the National Drugs Strategy Team. Its primary role will be to co-ordinate and oversee the delivery of the new National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016. Thirteen people are currently working in the OMD. In addition,...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Bill 2016 (Seanad): Committee Stage (30 Nov 2016)

Shane Ross: These are ambitious but understandable amendments. The approach the Department has taken with regard to the list of specified drugs is one that has been discussed in great detail with the MBRS. This Bill, in addressing drug driving, is not based on the MBRS report referred to by the Deputy but on more recent experience of the bureau on testing specimens for drugs and best international...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Substance Misuse (30 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: The continued disruption of the supply of all illicit drugs including crack cocaine remains a priority for An Garda Síochána and the other state agencies tasked with responsibilities in this regard. A concerted effort has been made over the past year to ensure that the detection and prevention of these types of criminal activity have not been adversely affected by the unprecedented...

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (23 Feb 2022)

Lynn Ruane: ...;the calling of two Citizens’ Assemblies” and substitute “the calling of three Citizens’ Assemblies”. (b) To insert a new paragraph after paragraph (2): “(3) a Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs, with a total of 100 members, including an independent Chairperson and 99 randomly-selected members of the public, to examine how the State can improve...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy (25 Oct 2016)

Catherine Byrne: Government policy on tackling the drug problem is set out in the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016. The overall objective of the Strategy is to continue to tackle the harm caused to individuals and society by the misuse of drugs through a concerted focus on the five pillars of supply reduction, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and research. The Strategy is a cross cutting area of...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Crime Data (24 Mar 2021)

Paschal Donohoe: As the Deputy will be aware, there are multiple State agencies involved in the interdiction and seizure of drugs. Some of these agencies, such as the Customs Service of the Revenue Commissioners and the Irish Naval Service, rest outside of my remit as Minister for Justice. I have, however, contacted An Garda Síochána, the Courts Service and the Criminal Asses Bureau...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (24 Mar 2021)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, there are multiple State agencies involved in the interdiction and seizure of drugs. Some of these agencies, such as the Customs Service of the Revenue Commissioners and the Irish Naval Service, rest outside of my remit as Minister for Justice. I have, however, contacted An Garda Síochána, the Courts Service and the Criminal Asses Bureau to obtain the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (10 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: I can assure the Deputy that proactively tackling all forms of drug crime is a priority for An Garda Síochána. The Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) is having significant success in disrupting drug trafficking and the supply of illicit drugs by organised crime groups. Its work is supported by Divisional Drugs Units nationwide, and by all Gardaí working...

Implementing the National Drugs Strategy: Statements (28 Jun 2018)

Gino Kenny: ...years but, frustratingly, it seems to have stalled. There is much talk but no action. I am glad 14,000 submissions have been received so far in the public consultation on the law on possession of drugs for personal use. I look forward to the report being completed by October. Hopefully, the recommendations can consider some of the issues around personal drug use. I also want to...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (5 Apr 2011)

Alan Shatter: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the most recent available information is in respect of the years 2007 to 2010. The tables set out the drug type, quantity and estimated street value of drugs seized in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. The information has been compiled on the basis of cases reported to the Forensic Science Laboratory for Cork City, Cork North and Cork West Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (19 Nov 2019)

Catherine Byrne: The National Drugs Strategy, ‘Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery’emphasises a health-led response to drug use, providing person-centred services that promote rehabilitation and recovery. Expenditure on HSE addiction services increased from €94m in 2016 to over €100m in 2018, which has resulted in additional services in communities throughout the country. The...

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (2 Jun 2005)

Michael McDowell: The programme for Government gave a commitment to tackling the issue of drug use in Irish prisons. This includes treatment and rehabilitation, supply reduction and the introduction of mandatory drug testing. I am satisfied that mandatory drug testing can play an important role in the overall strategy for tackling the scourge of drug use among prisoners. Mandatory drug testing will provide...

Seanad: Report of National Advisory Committee on Drugs: Statements. (28 Apr 2004) See 9 other results from this debate

Terry Leyden: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and compliment him on his work in this difficult area. I was chairman of the national drugs advisory committee in the Department of Health from 1987 to 1989 and found it one of the most difficult portfolios with which to deal. At that time Dublin, in particular, faced the same plight. There were difficulties with heroin, cocaine, marijuana and...

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (16 Feb 2005)

Michael McDowell: ...in the programme for Government, a group comprising Irish Prison Service management, prison governors, health authority representatives and clinicians have been consulted in relation to a drugs policy for the Irish Prison Service. The intention is that the drugs policy will facilitate consistent regulatory and operational structures in pursuing both supply and demand reduction. The policy...