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

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2006)

Timmy Dooley: I ask the Leader to consider holding a debate on the association between drug abuse and mental health. A debate on drug abuse was held here recently and I believe a crossover exists in many cases involving people with psychiatric problems. A gap occurs in how the issue is dealt with whereby people who have made an effort to recover find themselves in a vulnerable situation on coming back...

Road Transport Bill 2011: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Nov 2011)

Timmy Dooley: I would understand it if we were just discussing the potential to cause harm or a conviction for inappropriate sexual activity, for example, sex with a minor, but drug trafficking is also one of the serious offences laid out in the Bill. I do not understand why the Minister has decided that a driver's conviction for a drug offence, such as the importation of drugs, would cause harm to...

National Drugs Strategy: Statements (29 Nov 2007)

Timmy Dooley: ...that has not happened. While we have seen the benefits and the quality of life has improved, we have also seen the darker side associated with the preponderance of abuse of both alcohol and drugs, which we would not have expected 25 years ago. A significant effort has been made to deal with social exclusion through various programmes rolled out by successive Governments, and the required...

Written Answers — Road Safety: Road Safety (19 Apr 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Question 370: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the commitment in the programme for Government to introduce roadside drug testing programmes to combat the problem of driving under the influence of drugs. [7066/11]

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.

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 — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (31 May 2011)

Timmy Dooley: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Health and Children in view of responsibility for drugs being transferred from the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs to his Department, if he will outline his strategy for tackling the drugs problem; and the way he will address concerns that the area has been removed from a community development context for the first time in 16...

Written Answers — Drug Testing Programme: Drug Testing Programme (6 May 2009)

Timmy Dooley: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Defence the changes he has made to the Defence Forces drug testing programme; the number of personnel tested under the programme in 2008 and to date in 2009; the number and rank of those who tested positive; the type and class of drugs detected; the action taken when a member tests positive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17752/09]

Road Safety: Motion (16 Oct 2007)

Timmy Dooley: ...continue to highlight deaths on our roads, not as a stick with which to beat the Government, but as a method of educating and creating better driver behaviour. I understand the Minister's points on drug abuse and drug driving and this is a matter Deputies on the other side of the House have also addressed. The Minister has clearly pointed out that there is not an adequate test for such...

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...

Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion (Resumed) (5 Mar 2008)

Timmy Dooley: ...are witnessing the ills of the Celtic tiger, which include a growth in individualism, greater self-promotion, disregard for authority and increased disposable incomes allowing for greater access to drugs and alcohol. Any analysis of this problem will show that the combination of drugs and alcohol is creating far more aggressive behaviour, which leads to this lack of respect for basic...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (12 Feb 2008)

Timmy Dooley: Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of drug addicts registered in County Clare. [4487/08]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (18 Apr 2013)

Timmy Dooley: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider including pirfenidone on the drug payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18066/13]

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]

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]

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]

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: ...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) (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...