Results 1-20 of 31 for drugs speaker:Joe O'Reilly

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

Joe O'Reilly: ...quickly. Obviously, alcohol is the old chestnut and there is no avoiding that. We must be rigorous in this regard. To paraphrase Senator Dooley, there is a lot of evidence from many sources that drug-driving is prevalent. Drug testing on a regular basis is crucial. There would be an assumption that drug testing was not taking place so that people would feel more comfortable. From my...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: ...month is too long but waiting for over a month is unacceptable. It is also unacceptable for there to be any diminution in or lack of quality in the service and for there to be a total reliance on drugs or quick expedients to solve a problem that needs a deeper and possibly more costly intervention. I want the Acting Leader to bring to the attention of the Government that we want waiting...

Seanad: Visit of Slovak Delegation (4 Oct 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: We were very proud as a nation last week, collectively and properly, of our Naval Service and how it dealt with the drugs haul. It certainly distinguished itself and made us proud. It brings into question the entire resourcing of our Naval Service, our Defence Forces in general and our Reserve Defence Force. There is a twin problem in our Defences Forces. First, there is the problem of...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Jun 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: ...drove my car recklessly this evening, I did not intend to knock down an innocent person on the road or, if I drank and then drove, it was not my intention to damage someone. I could also point to the drugs case that was mentioned, although that is a different element. We cannot allow escape hatches. There has to be the capacity to interpret the situation. Protected characteristics...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: ...the Italian ambassador as we all did. He then spoke about the briefing yesterday from the Irish Cancer Society. The VAT rate on sunscreen products merits debate. The entire area of the availability of cancer drugs, their shortage and costs needs to be kept under review in this House. The Senator was right that it should be discussed on a regular basis. We would need the Minister for...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: ...I agree with Senator Craughwell. We need to be very avant-garde and proactive in the area and to take the necessary steps. As the Senator has said, the cybercrime industry is a cleaner issue than the drug industry. We need to act on that. I support the Senator on the matter and I think it should be debated here. I also support it being debated at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Justice for Colombia: Discussion (18 Oct 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: ...similar. In the briefing material and the documentation from the witnesses there is a great deal to be hopeful about on a number of fronts. It is interesting that the president has admitted the failure of the war on drugs. How do the witnesses see that? What do they anticipate the learning from that failure will be? What will be done there in future? To admit failure is a start. ...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (1 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: ...metaverse. I have also received notice from Senator Mary Seery Kearney of the following matter: The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for public health, well-being and the national drugs strategy to make a statement on the need to add nitrous oxide to the statutory list of controlled substances. I have also received notice from Senator Erin McGreehan of the following...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: EU Special Representative: Mr. Eamon Gilmore (14 Dec 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: ...is depressing. If there is anything that we can do to improve things then we should do it. Violence is to be condemned in every scenario. I am interested in the third aspect, which is illegal drugs. Mr. Gilmore correctly said that crime is very interlinked with the illegal drugs trade. There is a big requirement to substitute that with normal commerce and agriculture. Surely the...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (4 Nov 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: ...the census of 2022. I have also received notice from Senator Garret Ahearn of the following matter: The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for public health, well-being and the national drugs strategy to make a statement on the timeline for the proposed legislation on assisted human reproduction. I have also received notice from Senator Timmy Dooley of the following...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Cross-Border Healthcare Directive: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Oct 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: ...sector is of tremendous importance to the Irish economy and all of us in the Oireachtas are acutely aware that. We value that and do not in any sense take it for granted. With regard to prescription drugs such as opioids like tramadol for pain and so on, does the sector have much evidence of addiction to prescription drugs? It is not something one would want obviously, but has this been...

Seanad: Future of Gambling Regulation: Statements (23 Apr 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: ...pursuits. The 2019 interdepartmental report on regulation found that problem gambling can be associated with a range of harms, including a higher risk of psychiatric disorders, alcohol and drug misuse, physical and mental health issues, separation and divorce, unemployment and insolvency. All of us know people on whom the scourge of gambling addiction has visited devastation and harm....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products Availability (26 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, to the House and thank him for taking this matter. Like most people, I am not quite sure how to pronounce the name of this drug, Duodopa, but this is my best shot. It is the only flippant remark I can make about this, as it is otherwise a very serious matter. Duodopa is a pump-based system that infuses a liquid form of Parkinson's...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products Availability (26 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I am encouraged by this paragraph in the Minister of State's reply: At that time the drugs group made a positive recommendation for reimbursement to the HSE executive management team. This was in the context of the recognised unmet need, the clinical evidence, the cost-effectiveness evidence and the resources available to the HSE. That was in February 2020. I ask the Minister of State...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jan 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: ...in some gambling, some 29,000 people do so problematically to a level that damages the family and the individual, leads to a trail of destruction and causes psychiatric disorders, alcohol and drug misuse, physical and mental health issues, separation, divorce and insolvency. We need a regulator and initiatives such as a cap on bets. I believe there should be a €100 cap on bets,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: ...has been advanced recently by Councillor Kenneth Egan and supported by Deputy Neale Richmond from the other House. This is the concept that money taken from Garda seizures as proceeds of crime and drugs be ring-fenced for mental health services. This is done right across Europe and in many other countries. To date this year €16 million has been seized from organised crime by the...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...the esteem in which he is held across the EU. We are very proud of that. I am anxious that the Leader make time available at the beginning of the next term for a debate on the health strategy on drug and alcohol issues, Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, which was launched this week by An Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar. The strategy involves a pilot supervised injecting facility in Dublin...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...teenagers going to teenage discos. The premises they go to may be licensed but no alcohol is served in the room reserved for the disco. However, there is alcohol around it and an introduction to drugs around it. There are also other issues and problems because the children do not have the necessary emotional maturity. They are very young and they are being exploited by the money they...

Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: ...of those in Ireland seek treatment and give their fully informed consent. This therapy is given in cases where a patient's depression is so severe that it has not responded to any anti-depressant drug or psychotherapy. The fundamental point is that ECT is used only when it is unavoidable. In essence, it must be something that one does not want to do. There are anecdotal suggestions...

Customs Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (5 Feb 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: ...same cautions apply to illegal cigarettes, which are often made using inferior tobacco and can have even greater health implications for smokers than genuine brands. The issue also arises in respect of other illegal drugs crossing the Border. Sections 25 and 26 are also very important elements of this legislation. They provide customs officers with the power to enter, inspect and...