Results 1-20 of 54 for drugs speaker:Thomas Pringle

Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Thomas Pringle: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on the Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022. I thank Deputy Gino Kenny and People Before Profit for bringing forward this legislation. I fully support this Bill, which will decriminalise the possession of small amounts of cannabis for personal use. Treating the possession of small amounts of cannabis as an offence is nonsensical and...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (27 Jun 2023)

Thomas Pringle: ...people were going to end up in jail anyway. The Special Criminal Court has not made any difference to that at all. One could argue the Special Criminal Court has made absolutely no difference to drug crime across this State either. I do not see any criminals deciding they had better not get into the drug business for fear of ending up in the Special Criminal Court. Consequently, I am...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (20 Jun 2023)

Thomas Pringle: 660. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the threshold of the drugs payment scheme to a maximum of €72 per patient per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29361/23]

Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Thomas Pringle: I am grateful for the opportunity to speak on this Bill. This is important legislation and I support its introduction. The rise in the involvement of young people in crime is concerning. Some 400 drug offences were committed by children and adolescents aged ten to 17 in 2016 and that number rose to approximately 1,000 in 2020. It is clear that legislation is needed to address this issue...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (9 May 2023)

Thomas Pringle: .... To ask the Minister for Health whether the HSE primary care reimbursement service will consider including melatonin supplements on the list of medicines or aids provided under the medical card or drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21119/23]

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

Thomas Pringle: 671. To ask the Minister for Health the reason cariban is not being made available under the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6815/23]

Appropriation Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Dec 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...new year at the earliest. She said the lack of cars was "affecting the service", which is completely unacceptable. The Donegal joint policing committee also recently heard of the removal of 16 gardaí from the Donegal divisional drugs unit, despite the fact that drug crime is on the increase in the county. The number of gardaí serving in the drugs unit dropped from 21 to...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Second Stage (6 Dec 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...a regulated approach to all gambling activities and it does not adequately protect vulnerable persons such as minors. The 2019 results of the European school survey project on alcohol and other drugs are concerning, since Irish respondents aged 15 and 16 reported higher rates of gambling, slot machine use, sports and animal betting, and participation in lotteries than their...

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

Thomas Pringle: 930. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to any funding which could be available for a drug and alcohol awareness programme run in schools in County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54292/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Sep 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...were at the gates of Leinster House as part of Cystic Fibrosis Ireland's support the Kaftrio 35 campaign. Some 35 young children with cystic fibrosis are currently deprived of a groundbreaking new drug due to a pricing dispute between the HSE and the provider, Vertex. It is wrong that these children should continue to be deprived. The Taoiseach should act to ensure the Minister for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Gambling Regulation Bill: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Mar 2022)

Thomas Pringle: ...is non-stop. There is nobody in the pubs during the day now but the bookies is jam-packed. That is a real problem because gambling addictions and gambling problems are far worse than alcohol or drugs at this stage. A person can gamble €10,000 in one afternoon in a bookies. That could destroy that person's life, that of his or her family, and that person could lose his or her...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Dealing (1 Feb 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 620. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons that have been convicted for grooming children into the drug trade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5078/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Jan 2022)

Thomas Pringle: 487. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in the Ballymun and Finglas drugs unit and in the Ballymun and Finglas community policing unit in each of the years 2011 to 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3145/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (7 Jul 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 119. To ask the Minister for Health the actions taken to date to implement the commitment in the Programme for Government to examine how Government can continue to support drugs and alcohol taskforces in identifying local need in communities and support targeted initiatives addressing drug and alcohol misuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30254/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Community Safety Partnerships (2 Jun 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the proposed membership of the local community safety partnerships; if it is envisaged that the membership will include local drugs and alcohol taskforces; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30135/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (28 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 1070. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of the commitment in the Programme for Government to examine the way to support local drugs and alcohol taskforces in identifying local need in communities and support targeted initiatives addressing drug and alcohol misuse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22130/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Reimbursement Service Payments (21 Apr 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 2148. To ask the Minister for Health when the application for approval of the drug patisiran will be considered again under the Health Act 2013 for the treatment of hereditary transthyretin-mediated amyloidosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19982/21]

Children (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 Mar 2021)

Thomas Pringle: ...can take to not worsen the pain of bereaved families, and that includes this legislation and allowing families to name their loved ones. We have also been hearing increasing reports of young children being used as drug runners and being exploited by criminals. In January of this year, the Irish Examinerran a story on the annual report of the Blanchardstown Local Drug and Alcohol Task...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: National Drugs Strategy (27 Jan 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 871. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe and process for the mid-term review of Reducing Harm, Supporting Recovery, the National Drugs and Alcohol Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4465/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (27 Jan 2021)

Thomas Pringle: 872. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development and timeline for completion of a code of governance for drugs and alcohol task forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4466/21]