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Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (26 Feb 2008)

Pat Carey: Research is one of the five pillars of the National Drugs Strategy. The key objective under this pillar is to have valid, timely and comparable data available on the extent of drug misuse in Ireland. In this context, the National Advisory Committee on Drugs (NACD) was established in 2000 to advise Government in relation to the prevalence, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (20 Sep 2022)

Frank Feighan: The Department of Health provides €28 million for 280 community-based drug and alcohol services annually. In 2019, additional funding of €240,000 for Drug and Alcohol Taskforces was announced. Each of the 24 Drug and Alcohol Task Forces received €10,000 on a recurring basis. The Department completed a mid-term review of the actions in the National Drugs Strategy,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (7 Jul 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...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Dealing (25 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...the Garda Síochána Act 2005, the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including the enforcement of legislation pertaining to illegal drugs, and Garda operations concerning same. As Minister, I have no direct role in these matters. I can inform the Deputy that the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau...

Drugs Policy: Motion [Private Members] (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Fleming: I thank Deputies for their contributions to this debate on drugs policy and acknowledge their interest in and commitment to the issue. In particular, I thank the Labour Party for providing time for the debate. The Government is fully committed to a health-led approach to the drugs issue and believes that people with problematic drug and alcohol use issues should be treated with...

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (6 Dec 2011)

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

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (22 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: Minister Donnelly and I engage in an ongoing basis on the implementation of the National Drugs Strategy, and the 6 Strategic Priorities for the remaining period of the Strategy. These new priorities will strengthen the health-led approach to drug use, as agreed in the Programme for Government, and align with the EU Drugs Strategy and Action Plan. The six strategic priorities for the...

National Drugs Strategy. (8 Feb 2006)

Noel Ahern: I assure the Deputy that I am in ongoing contact with the national drugs strategy team regarding various aspects of the national drugs strategy. I am monitoring the situation with regard to the misuse of drugs, including crack cocaine. No specific studies on the use of crack cocaine in this State have been carried out. The available figures come from the joint national advisory committee on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (8 Dec 2022)

Frank Feighan: The Department of Health provides €28 million in recurring funding for 280 community-based drug and alcohol services annually. In 2019, additional funding of €1m was provided for drug and alcohol task forces, including €240,000 on a recurring basis for core budgets. It is a strategic priority under the national drugs strategy for 2021-2025 to enhance access to and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Frank Feighan: Thank you, Chairman, for your invitation to appear before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health to discuss the implementation of the national drugs strategy 2021-25. As you said, I am joined by two officials: the principal officer in the drugs policy and social inclusion unit of the Department of Health, Mr. Jim Walsh, and the HSE national clinical lead for addiction, Dr. Eamon Keenan. I...

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

Helen McEntee: The Government is acutely aware of the significant and sustained damage that drug dealing inflicts 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...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (13 Feb 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the monetary value of the seizures made of the main categories of illegal drugs for the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and to date in 2008 is as per the followingtables: *Drug Seizures in 2008 Drug Type Quantity Street Value â'¬ Heroin 49kgs 9,900,000 Cannabis Resin 1.6 Tonne 11,000,000 Cannabis Herb 62kgs 722,000 Ecstasy...

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (4 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: On 2 May 2006, I launched the Irish Prison Service Drugs Policy & Strategy, entitled Keeping Drugs out of Prison. This policy fulfils the commitment in the Programme for Government to publish the plan to end all heroin use in Irish prisons as well as my own commitment to achieve a drug-free prison system. The implementation of this Policy & Strategy has seen an intensification of efforts in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Misuse of Drugs (22 Feb 2022)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, tackling drug dealing and organised criminal activity is a key priority for the Government and for An Garda Síochána. Under the Garda Síochána Act 2005 (as amended), the Garda Commissioner is responsible for the management and administration of An Garda Síochána, including operational decisions and the deployment of resources to...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Garda authorities that the following tables provide details of the seizures made of the main categories of illegal drugs for 2007 and to date for 2008 (up to and including 4 July ). Drug Seizures 2007* Drug Type Quantity Estimated Value € Cannabis 725 Kg 1,450,000 Cannabis Resin 1,167 Kg 8,169,000 Cocaine 1,718 Kg 120,260,000 Diamorphine (Heroin) 117 Kg...

Other Questions: Drug Seizures (19 Sep 2012)

Kathleen Lynch: The Minister has been informed by the Garda authorities that provisional figures for the period January to August 2012 indicate that a total 11,263 drug offences were detected and 9,743 related arrests were made. The Minister is further informed that, based on figures provided to An Garda Síochána by the Forensic Science Laboratory in relation to quantities of drugs analysed at the...

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31 (26 Apr 2007)

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss a matter of national importance, namely, in light of the CSO finding that arrests for drug dealing are up 40%, indicating a major increase in drug-related crime, the urgent need for the Government to reinstate a full-time Minister with sole responsibility for the national drugs strategy; make adequate budgets available to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (24 Feb 2021)

Helen McEntee: ...the distribution of resources under continual review in the context of crime trends and policing priorities, to ensure their optimum use. In 2020, the Commissioner directed targeted activity to combat drug use nationwide, focusing particularly on street level drug dealing and local drug dealers, under the auspices of Operation Tara. Operation Tara is a National priority for An Garda...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (7 Mar 2006)

Michael McDowell: A number of data sources are used to determine the extent of drug usage within society. These include drug treatment and law enforcement data as well as official survey data at national level. The joint prevalence survey undertaken in partnership between the National Advisory Committee on Drugs, NACD, and the Drugs and Alcohol Information and Research Unit, DAIRU, in Northern Ireland is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (3 Dec 2015)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: Government policy in the area of drugs is set out in the National Drugs Strategy 2009-2016. The overall objective of the Strategy is to tackle the harm caused to individuals and society by the misuse of drugs through a partnership approach involving all the key stakeholders. The provision of appropriate and timely treatment services is a key goal of the Strategy. Recent figures...