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Written Answers — Prison Drug Treatment Services: Prison Drug Treatment Services (12 Apr 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...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (6 Dec 2022)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 506 and 507 together. The Department of Health has a variety of sources to monitor drug trends including the National Drug and Alcohol Survey, which is conducted every four years to survey the general population aged 15 years and over, about the prevalence of drug use in Ireland. The survey examines the use of a variety of drugs including alcohol and...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (23 Nov 2004) See 2 other results from this answer

Michael McDowell: Road traffic legislation is the responsibility of the Minister for Transport. The influence of drugs on driving behaviour is an issue of increasing concern. However, identification of the presence of drugs is more complex than for alcohol. It is illegal in Ireland to drive while under the influence of drugs to such an extent as to be incapable of having proper control of the vehicle. Section...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Drug Dealing (29 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Deputy for his question. The Government is acutely aware of the sustained and significant damage drug dealing has on communities. Organised criminal activity, including drug dealing, represents a serious threat to community safety and to individuals. As the Deputy will be aware, the Department of Health leads on Government policy in the area of drugs, and this policy is...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (2 Oct 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table provides details of the seizures made of the main categories of illegal drugs for 2007 and 2008. 2008 (to date) Drug Type Quantity Cannabis 631.95 kg Cannabis Resin 3,393.63 kg Cocaine 150.65 kg Diamorphine (Heroin) 145.65 kg MDMA (Ecstasy) 172,505 Tablets 2007 Drug Type Quantity Cannabis 725 kg Cannabis Resin...

Leaders' Questions (19 Feb 2008)

Eamon Gilmore: This week The Irish Times published figures it had obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, which show that prisoners have tested positive for drugs in our prisons some 40,000 times over the past three years. That has occurred in a prison population of 3,200. We are told that in some prisons 75% of the tests carried out have proved positive. In 25,000 of the 40,000 cases we are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Sep 2020)

Frank Feighan: The Covid-19 pandemic has created uncertainty and anxiety for everyone and particularly for those affected by drug and alcohol addiction. At the onset of Covid-29, the Department and the HSE developed harm reduction posters for people with substance use issues. Key harm reduction messages were included in both posters to keep people as safe as possible during Covid-19 and reminding...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ministerial Responsibilities (10 Mar 2015)

Leo Varadkar: The National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016 is a cross cutting area of public policy and service delivery which requires a coordinated response to tackling the drugs problem. As Minister for Health, I have overall responsibility for the National Drugs Strategy at Government level. The Oversight Forum on Drugs, which I chair, is responsible for the high-level monitoring of the Strategy, and solid...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Misuse of Drugs (3 Dec 2021)

Mary Butler: I offer the apologies of the Minister of State with responsibility for public health, well-being and national drugs strategy, Deputy Feighan. He cannot be here because of Covid-19 restrictions. I am taking the question on his behalf. Under the national drugs strategy, the Government established a working group to consider alternative approaches to the possession of drugs for personal use in...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (30 May 2019)

Peter Fitzpatrick: On the misuse of drugs, the situation with drugs is out of hand. I label drug dealers as terrorists. I have not noticed a television campaign highlighting the dangers of drug use in the same fashion as the campaigns on drink driving and sexual harassment. A similar campaign is required on the misuse of drugs. Its target audience should be those aged ten years and upwards. The agony that...

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

Helen McEntee: ...xe1;na. As part of Budget 2021, the government has provided a record €1.952 billion to an Garda Síochána in their efforts to tackle crime and to build community resilience against crime. In respect of drug related crime, the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) is having significant success in disrupting drug trafficking and the supply of illicit drugs...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (10 Dec 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I set out below a tabular statement giving the latest available information in relation to drug seizures for 2007, 2008 and this year to date (up to 6th December 2009). Due to the covert nature of the activity, it is not possible to give a reliable estimate of the proportion of drugs coming into the country that these figures represent. Drugs and organised crime have been prioritised by An...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: ...is fully aware of and views with concern the increased prevalence of cocaine usage in recent times in Ireland as is identified in the recent joint report by the National Advisory Committee on Drugs and the National Drugs Strategy Team. Efforts to tackle the problem are broadly based under the Government's National Drugs Strategy 2001-2008 and include measures aimed at both supply and...

National Drugs Strategy. (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: ...for the seizure last night, as part of a planned operation, of what is estimated to be €4 million worth of heroin. My Department's remit in this area, as part of the Government's overall national drugs strategy, while not exclusively, is primarily in the area of drug supply reduction and drug law enforcement remains a key feature of the Government's drug policy framework. An Garda...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (23 Nov 2006)

Michael McDowell: The Government's National Strategy 2001-2008 addresses the problem of drug misuse under pillar headings of education and prevention, supply reduction, treatment and rehabilitation and research and is firmly founded on the principle that drug misuse needs to be addressed in an integrated manner across these headings through a co-operative approach involving the statutory, community and...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2007)

Maria Corrigan: I support the calls by other Senators for a debate on drugs. Such a debate should seek the integration of the alcohol and drug strategies. It is no longer acceptable or appropriate to view alcohol abuse and drug or substance abuse as two separate issues. In reality, alcohol is most frequently the gateway to drug abuse. If we are concerned about early intervention through an effective...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (28 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the quantity and monetary value of the seizures made of the main categories of illegal drugs for 2007 and to date in 2008 is set out in the following tables: Drug Seizures 2007 Year Drug Type Quantity Estimated Value € 2007* Cannabis 757 Kg 1,514,000 Cannabis Resin 1,228 Kg 8,596,000 Cocaine 1,749 Kg 122,430,000 Diamorphine...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (7 Dec 2006)

Michael McDowell: ...the table. Year Quantity Estimated Street Value kg € 2005 12 2,400,000 2006 115.75 23,150,000 Of course the Government would view with concern any apparent rise in the level of any illegal drugs being trafficked into this country. However, the seizures also reflect the success of the Gardai's law enforcement measures targeting drug trafficking. The drugs situation is dictated by...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (30 Mar 2011)

Alan Shatter: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that Operation 'Kelso' was undertaken by personnel from the Garda National Drugs Unit in Limerick City between August 2010 and February 2011. The operation targeted on-street drug dealing. During the operation approximately 40 'street-deals' of drugs, principally heroin, were purchased. The operation resulted in an arrest operation in February...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (17 Apr 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following table provides details of the seizures made of the main categories of illegal drugs for 2007. *Drug Seizures in 2007 Drug Type Quantity Street Value € Heroin 125.2 Kgs 24,920,000 Cannabis Resin 1.7 Tonne 12,416,000 Cannabis Herb 1.76 Tonne 3,676,000 Ecstasy Tablets 360,279 tablets 3,602,000 *Cocaine 1.7 tonne 119,480,000...