Results 1-20 of 48 for drugs speaker:Timmy Dooley

Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (11 Apr 2024)

Timmy Dooley: ...tend to put all the pressure and burden on young people. By and large, they respond well. They now have to go through a rigorous programme to pass their driver's test. I like the idea about the drug and continued alcohol testing. There is information circulating that is anecdotal for sure but there seems to be a view now that younger people are starting to take risks again with...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Feb 2024)

Timmy Dooley: ...and to take the gloves off. We must fight back against this outrageous slur that has been created around the issue of migration.At the outset, I welcome the Report of the Citizens' Assembly on Drug Use and its 36 recommendations. Why am I doing that today? I am doing that because I want to go further and welcome that Cabinet yesterday approved the establishment of a special Oireachtas...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2023)

Timmy Dooley: I will raise two related points. On 8 April, a young man in his 40s dived into the River Liffey to save another. That was a fella called Jimmy Nicholl. He was a homeless man who had suffered drug addiction. He was a wonderful character. I knew him well. I met him nearly every week and we chatted on the streets. You had to understand what he had come through in the past couple of years...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Timmy Dooley: ...people in public areas. From talking to people around the city, I have learned that some of our public areas have been taken over to some extent by those with a desire to cause trouble. The taking of drugs in a public area is regrettable and reprehensible, and it makes it very difficult to encourage people to use public transport. I have two young daughters. I would be concerned about...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Feb 2018)

Timmy Dooley: Perhaps it is not rocket science as we seem to think. In a different generation parents had to deal with the advent of drink, drugs and other issues that had the potential to impact negatively on children. It is still a battle to address the issue of alcohol as some have the view that drugs are bad and drink is good. At what age do young people start to drink? The law indicates that a...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (24 Jan 2018)

Timmy Dooley: ...or sheds dotted around the country. They do so without the benefit of assistance from a medical practitioner. There is no knowledge of where the pills have come from or the quality of the drugs that have been used to make the pills. There is no traceability or guidance about how they are taken or whether it is safe for someone to take them based on other medication they might be on....

Topical Issue Debate: Education Welfare Service Provision (16 Feb 2017)

Timmy Dooley: ...facing children from disturbed backgrounds have changed significantly. Bereavement and loss may have been the action items that needed addressing at that time, but now there is a proliferation of drugs and various complexities associated with the make-up of families. Very significant issues evolve and change. The need for counselling has increased rather than decreased. I refer to the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Coverage (19 Jul 2016)

Timmy Dooley: 591. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has failed to cover the cost of Midon, a drug recommended by consultant neurologists in the treatment of Parkinson's disease for inclusion under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22079/16]

Public Transport Bill 2015: Second Stage (30 Jun 2015)

Timmy Dooley: ...considering there is a belief that many taxi drivers carry large amounts of money. It is not the case because many taxi drivers are struggling to make a living but to petty criminals who might be addicted to drugs, a relatively small amount of cash is a substantial gain. In this context, taxi drivers are seen as a soft touch. There is an issue around the use of credit cards in taxis. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (6 May 2015)

Timmy Dooley: ...years. Every time one augments the book of legislation one does two things. First, it becomes easier to detect certain practices, whether it is speeding, dangerous driving or drink-driving and drug-driving. Second, given the fact that when legislation is passed it finds its way into the media, it helps towards generating noise around the whole issue of safety on our roads and that is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: .... I welcome the deliberations of the gentlemen and thank them for their presence. Mr. Donohue stated: "Unfortunately, agreement could not be reached regarding random testing for alcohol and drugs, as no regulation was in place to cover such testing and the Health and Safety Authority issued guidelines saying that random testing was not provided for under the 2005 Act". Am I to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: ...rather than just saving lives on the roads. Is it possible to have a methodology in place that measures the concentration of the intoxicant or the impairment by virtue of the quantity of the drug in the system? We have a model for alcohol consumption. There are some who might argue that even if they are above the limit, they might not be impaired to the extent that someone else might...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I welcome that notion, because of the ever-changing list of drugs. When it comes to alcohol testing, there is a specific sliding scale based on the concentration of alcohol in blood or urine. Do the delegations support the same type of sliding scale based on concentration? How will it be monitored?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I am concerned that this will be significantly challenged in the courts. The taking of illicit drugs is obviously prohibited by law. However, the legislation is about preventing accidents on the roads. For somebody who may have taken cannabis yesterday, if there are traces in their bloodstream today, they could find themselves in trouble.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: General Scheme of Road Traffic Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Apr 2015)

Timmy Dooley: I am talking about the proportionality of the measure. The crime committed may involve illicit drugs, but what is a proportionate response to somebody who may have consumed an illicit drug yesterday but whose driving is not impaired today? I am not an expert on this subject; I am just asking the question.

Confidence in Taoiseach and Government: Motion (9 Dec 2014)

Timmy Dooley: ...crisis on an unprecedented scale developed, leaving hundreds homeless, thousands in fear of being evicted and families giving up on their dream of owning a home of their own. We have seen no action to address the drug problem witnessed across the country, the increasing waiting lists for nursing homes and the appalling abuse of so many families in their inability to get access to the fair...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (16 Oct 2014)

Timmy Dooley: ...provide an update on the position regarding a company (details supplied) application to the Health Service Executive submitted on 25 July 2014 for Fampridine's inclusion in the GMS and community drug scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39512/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Threshold (16 Jul 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 220. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare is paying over and above the monthly threshold amount under the drug payment scheme for the cost of his prescribed medication and appliances, all of which are supported by the drug payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31692/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (11 Jun 2014)

Timmy Dooley: 146. To ask the Minister for Health when his Department and the Health Service Executive will allow reimbursement for Fampyra now that the NPS programme has ceased and the drug is commercially available [24864/14]

Road Traffic Bill 2013: Second Stage [Private Members] (22 Nov 2013)

Timmy Dooley: ...unacceptable, is a serious crime and will receive the appropriate punishment on conviction. In conjunction with this, the Bill also strengthens the capacity of the Garda to test for alcohol or drug abuse over an expanded 24-hour period to ensure individuals suspected of being involved with a hit-and-run accident do not evade justice. The Bill's overarching aim is to tackle hit-and-run...