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Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 35 - Army Pensions (Revised)
Vote 36 - Defence (Revised) (1 Feb 2024)

David Stanton: ...when we talked about this in the select committee at the time. Has there been any movement on that? Some of the paramedics and advanced paramedics were not privileged to handle certain controlled drugs. Even though they had that right in their civilian jobs, when they joined the Civil Defence, it was not possible. There was an issue ongoing between the local authorities, trade unions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: General Scheme of the Defence (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (30 Jan 2024)

David Stanton: ..., which relates to miscellaneous amendments to the Defence Act 1954. This is about the head relating to ‘Protection of the Term “Óglaigh na hÉireann”’, heads related to compulsory random drug testing and the miscellaneous heads. Does any colleague want to come in with questions, comments or observations on what is left? No. I do not have much to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Discussion (26 Sep 2023)

David Stanton: ...detail of exactly what will happen on the ground. I note RTÉ is reporting that an operation is under way in the Atlantic, off Cork, as we speak, with a container ship being boarded as part of a drug smuggling investigation. We have personnel out there in dangerous situations and I thank them for the work they do. They are putting their lives on the line in boarding ships like...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Civil Defence Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Mar 2023)

David Stanton: ...paramedic. Part of achieving this privilege is being able to access medications that are within the relevant scope of practice. Some of these medications, such as morphine, fall under controlled drugs legislation. Each organisation typically stores these medications. Clinicians do not take them home and they are not issued for personal use. In order for an organisation such as a Civil...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Civil Defence Bill 2023: Committee Stage (28 Mar 2023)

David Stanton: ...in their training and qualifications but are being held up by the issues relating to the Civil Defence officers’ association and the local authorities in regard to managing the controlled drugs licence. Surely after three years of talks, the situation requires some input from stakeholders, such as the Department of Defence or the Minister for Defence, to get it sorted.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (21 Mar 2023)

David Stanton: 1339. To ask the Minister for Health if an application has been submitted to the HSE to have sativex oromucosal spray added to the drug payment scheme reimbursement list; if he is aware of any report by the HSE drugs group following any such application; if a decision has been made or is expected to be made on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13024/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: 565. To ask the Minister for Health if he will allow GPs to prescribe cariban to patients under the community drugs scheme, the general medical services scheme and the drug payment scheme without it being consultant initiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6537/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Feb 2023)

David Stanton: 566. To ask the Minister for Health the number of prescriptions for cariban that have been processed through the drug payment scheme in 2021 and in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6538/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Nov 2022)

David Stanton: 564. To ask the Minister for Health if a medication (details supplied) is covered under the drug payment scheme; if so, the current dosage allowable under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56513/22]

The National Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 and Supporting Community Safety: Statements (6 Oct 2021)

David Stanton: ...experiences. Deputy Howlin mentioned trauma. This includes abuse, neglect, community violence, homelessness and growing up in a household where adults are experiencing mental health issues or harmful drug use. All of these can have long-lasting impacts. From my work in counselling some years ago - and I know that Deputy Lahart has been involved in this area also - I discovered that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (17 Dec 2019)

David Stanton: ...Programme” has been designed with the input of leading international expertise on crime and criminal networks, together with Irish scientific, policy and practice expertise in child protection and welfare, drugs and community development. The Department of Children and Youth Affairs has secured Dormant Account Funding a trial of the Greentown Programme approach, on a pilot...

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Dec 2019)

David Stanton: ...thank Deputy Curran, who has brought this Private Members' Bill before the House, for highlighting the serious issue of the involvement of children in criminal wrongdoing in respect of controlled drugs. The Bill seeks to amend the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 to criminalise the purchase of a controlled drug from a child and criminalise the act of causing a child to be in possession of a...

Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (4 Dec 2019)

David Stanton: ...where there is intense regulation in other jurisdictions, people still have addiction problems, there is problem gambling and so forth. People with addiction problems of any kind, whether it is alcohol, drugs or anything else, need to be treated by the HSE and medical professionals. This is something similar. We have to be careful to recognise that regulation will not solve...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: .... It is a matter for the Department of Health. Obviously, it is not within my remit to carry out a report on the prevalence of gambling in Northern Ireland. That should go without saying. The drug prevalence survey for 2014-15 published on 27 February 2019 by my colleague, the Minister for State with responsibility for health promotion and the national drug strategy, Deputy Catherine...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (10 Jul 2019)

David Stanton: ...and is doing much work in that area, bringing forward some very innovative and radical proposals on addiction. With respect to the first amendment proposed, we are carrying out research on drug prevalence under the Health Research Board. I agree with Deputy Connolly that legislation should be reviewed to see how effective it is. This is a small Bill. It updates an existing 1956 Act....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Youth Justice Strategy (27 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: ...Programme” has now been designed with the input of leading international expertise on crime and criminal networks, together with Irish scientific, policy and practice expertise in child protection and welfare, drugs and community development. I understand that it is intended to commence a trial of the Greentown Programme approach, on a pilot basis, during 2019. No final decision...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (19 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: ...Programme" has been designed with the input of leading international expertise on crime and criminal networks, together with Irish scientific, policy and practice expertise in child protection and welfare, drugs and community development. I understand that it is intended to commence a trial of the Greentown Programme approach, on a pilot basis, during 2019. More generally, I am currently...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (18 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: ...Programme" has been designed with the input of leading international expertise on crime and criminal networks, together with Irish scientific, policy and practice expertise in child protection and welfare, drugs and community development. I understand that it is intended to commence a trial of the Greentown Programme approach, on a pilot basis, during 2019. More generally, I am...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (11 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: ...Programme” has been designed with the input of leading international expertise on crime and criminal networks, together with Irish scientific, policy and practice expertise in child protection and welfare, drugs and community development. I understand that it is intended to commence a trial of the Greentown Programme approach, on a pilot basis, during 2019. More generally,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (11 Jun 2019)

David Stanton: ...costs of 105 Garda Youth Diversion Projects operating nationwide. A further €2,829,882 in grant funding was provided to support a range of other activities, including project work relating to Local Drugs Task Forces, pilot mentoring initiatives and measures to support training and best practices. The full year running costs of a Garda Youth Diversion Project will vary between...