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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Local Drugs Task Forces (1 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The number of local drug task force meetings attended in the years in question by officials from my Department is shown below: Dublin 12 Local Drug Task Force: 2011 -9; 2012 - 10; 2013 - 6; 2014 - 4 to date. South Inner City Local Drug Task Force: 2011 - data not available; 2012 - 9; 2013 - 8; 2014 - 6 to date. I can confirm to the Deputy that the education sector is represented on...

National Drugs Strategy: Statements (29 Nov 2007) See 2 other results from this debate

Mattie McGrath: The annual report for 2007 of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime states that the total number of drug users worldwide is now estimated at some 200 million. This is a shocking figure, equivalent to approximately 5% of the global population aged between 15 and 64 years. We must constantly strive to ensure that the measures and policies in place to address the problem of drugs are...

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (27 Nov 2007)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: It is extremely difficult to quantify the level of illegal drugs consumed by prisoners while in custody, particularly given the extremely covert nature of illicit drug supply and use in a custodial setting. It is therefore not possible to estimate the number of prisoners who may have developed a drug addiction while imprisoned. However, an independent study by the Health Research Board...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Availability (25 Sep 2012)

Róisín Shortall: The Government is committed to the objectives of the National Drugs Strategy and to continuing support for drug and alcohol addiction services across the country. Over €980,000 has been allocated from the Drugs Initiative of my Department this year to community drugs projects supported by the North East Regional Drugs Task Force. Details of the projects supported by the Task Force,...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (16 May 2006)

Michael McDowell: The information sought by the Deputy has now been collated by the Garda authorities. The precise extent of illegal drug use is difficult to determine by virtue of its hidden nature but a number of data sources are used to estimate its prevalence within society. These include drug treatment and law enforcement data as well as official survey data at national level. The joint Prevalence Survey...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013: Post-Enactment Scrutiny (Resumed) (23 Feb 2022)

Mr. Tim Kirby: I will speak on my own behalf. Certainly, without doubt, the drugs that would be used where a surgical procedure would be done are what we call controlled drugs. They are medicines that would only be licensed for use by a veterinary surgeon such as anaesthetics and pain relief drugs. The question is where some people would be accessing those medicines. The most likely...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (22 Feb 2022)

Frank Feighan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 661 and 760 together. 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...

Other Questions: Drugs-related Deaths (25 Feb 2015)

Leo Varadkar: Drug-related deaths are a human tragedy for the families and friends of the people involved and have a considerable impact on communities and society as a whole. While there are no easy solutions to addressing the problem, the Government is committed to stepping up the effort to reduce the number of drug-related deaths. The latest annual figures from the national drug-related deaths index...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (20 Jul 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: The National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau continues to lead out the policing strategy for tackling drugs supply working closely with the local Divisional Drug Units across the State including in the Border, Midlands, West Region area. This approach allows for the co-ordinated use of Garda resources in tackling all forms of organised crime, including illicit drug activity nationwide. As...

Written Answers — Crime Prevention: Crime Prevention (2 Dec 2008)

John Curran: The Dial-to-Stop Drug Dealing Campaign, which I launched in September, is being rolled in three phases through the Local and Regional Drugs Task Forces. As the geographical spread of the Drugs Task Forces does not necessarily replicate local authority areas, the campaigns are not being delivered on a local authority area basis. A breakdown of the areas covered by Local and Regional Drugs...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Reports (16 Nov 2021)

Frank Feighan: The report commissioned by the Tallaght Drugs and Alcohol Task Force highlights the problems relating to crack cocaine use in Tallaght. The report finds that crack cocaine is a multi-dimensional problem that reflects the social determinants of drug use in disadvantaged communities, linked to unemployment, poverty and social exclusion. It is also an inter-generational issue, as some...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (15 Jun 2010)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I am informed by the Revenue Commissioners that the tables below set out the amounts of illegal drugs, together with the number of seizures and estimated value, seized by Revenue's Customs Service in 2009 and 2010 to date at airports in the State. 2009 - Drug Seizures DUBLIN AIRPORT DRUG TYPE NUMBER OF SEIZURES VOLUME (KGS) VALUE (EURO) AMPHETAMINE 1 0.0010 15 CANNABIS HERBAL 170 201.9914...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (3 Apr 2007)

Michael McDowell: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 222 together. The enforcement of the law relating to drugs and public order continues to be a key element in the Government's policing priorities as reflected in An Garda Síochána's Policing Plan for 2007. The Gardaí continue to achieve considerable successes in reaching the drug seizure targets set down in the Government's National Drugs Strategy...

Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2015)

Jonathan O'Brien: On Monday I attended the local joint policing committee, JPC, meeting at City Hall in Cork city, at which the growing problem of drug addiction and drug-related crime was discussed with the chief superintendent. Attendees heard from the chief superintendent that there had been a recent spike in the number of muggings and robberies, which he attributed in part to the growing problem of drug...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (1 Jun 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 516 and 517 together. As the Deputy will be aware, 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 the supply of illicit drugs by organised crime groups. Its work is supported by Divisional Drugs Units...

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (4 Mar 2008)

Brian Lenihan Jnr: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the following table shows the approximate quantities of heroin, cocaine, cannabis and other main illegal drugs seized in 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 Tables 360,279 tablets ...

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (8 Jul 2008)

Dermot Ahern: There are currently drug free units in the following prisons — Wheatfield Prison, St. Patrick's Institution, Castlerea Prison and Mountjoy Prison. There is also an intensive detox programme in operation in Mountjoy Prison. Allied to this the Training Unit, Arbour Hill Prison, Loughan House and Shelton Abbey are regarded as drug free institutions. A wide range of security measures are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Promotion (8 Nov 2022)

Frank Feighan: Minister for Public Health, Well-being and National Drug Strategy, Frank Feighan, announced the allocation of €1.5 million for a 3-year drug prevention and education programme in September 2022. The funding program is a key deliverable under the national drug strategy to strengthen the prevention of drug and alcohol use, and related harm among children and young people. The program...

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (2 Feb 2005) See 2 other results from this answer

Michael McDowell: It is extremely difficult to quantify the precise level of illegal drugs supplied or consumed by prisoners while in custody, particularly given the extremely covert nature of illicit drug supply and use in a custodial setting. However, an independent study by the Health Research Board, Drug Use Among Prisoners: An Exploratory Study, which was published in 2001, found that, "Once imprisoned,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

Helen McEntee: The continued disruption of the supply of all illicit drugs 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 demands placed on...