Results 1-18 of 18 for drugs speaker:Barry Cowen

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Foreign Affairs Council and Departmental Matters: Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and for Defence (17 Oct 2023)

Barry Cowen: ..., obviously, a matter of concern and one on which he will keep in touch with the UN. I convey also our appreciation and congratulations to all concerned within the Defence Forces for their work in the recent drugs seizure off the coast of Cork. We welcome the movement towards the presentation of terms of reference to the Cabinet and the Government leading to a tribunal on dignity and...

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

Barry Cowen: ...is not being prescribed by a GP on the DPS (details supplied); and if he will provide the steps for women to take to help with the extreme nausea and vomiting for the first 12 weeks or until the drug can be accessed. [7078/23]

Illegal Drugs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2019)

Barry Cowen: ...the way they did. In the last election, I was confronted for the first time on the doorsteps in my constituency by people who were looking for help and assistance with programmes to help with drug addiction. It is getting worse. My colleague, Deputy Cassells, spoke about the devastation in Drogheda and the east coast and the murder in Bettystown last night. I have seen this...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Budget Statement 2019 (9 Oct 2018)

Barry Cowen: ...National Treatment Purchase Fund, NTPF. It is because of Fianna Fáil and the confidence and supply agreement that fund is now up and running and having a real impact on the services patients are receiving. We welcome the added investment to the NTPF announced in today’s budget package. We also welcome the reductions in the drug payment scheme threshold and in the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Threshold (3 May 2018)

Barry Cowen: 184. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost of reducing the drug payment threshold to €100. [19443/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Barry Cowen: ...in the HSE service plan for 2017. Can the Minister inform the committee how much funding will be required specifically because the HSE budget for homelessness has been cut by 20% since 2012 and the drugs initiative budget has been cut by 37% in the past six years? What increases in HSE funding will be required for the Minister to meet the targets contained in this plan? Regarding...

Order of Business (19 Nov 2015)

Barry Cowen: There is no drug capable of sedating the Deputy.

Leaders' Questions (25 Sep 2014)

Barry Cowen: ...tourists alike fear for their safety on our main streets. O'Connell Street, Grafton Street and other well known streets in Dublin and other towns unfortunately appear to be threatening nowadays. There is drug dealing at Luas stations. Dublin is fast getting a reputation for being a crime ridden city. The lack of gardaí on the beat is cause for grave concern. The number of...

Discretionary Medical Cards: Motion [Private Members] (8 Oct 2013)

Barry Cowen: ...than €100 a week, which she does not have the means to meet. Timothy has always held a full medical card on medical grounds as he suffers from ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, drug addiction, depression and a fracture to a vertebrae. As he held a card, his three children were also entitled to a card. His card came up for renewal in August, but his application was...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme (19 Dec 2012)

Barry Cowen: To ask the Minister for Health the reason drug prices remain high here relative to other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57062/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (27 Nov 2012)

Barry Cowen: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his proposals to deal with drug driving; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52648/12]

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Barry Cowen: ..., even at the time in question. These overruns added to the inability to make the savings promised in last year's budget. Owing to the necessary legislation not having been produced on time and the negotiations on drug costs not having been finalised, there will be cuts to stretched services. Issues pertaining to the health service should be debated openly in this House. There is no...

Confidence in the Minister for Health: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (19 Sep 2012)

Barry Cowen: .... He did not elaborate on how steeped he was in medical politics in the IMO. There is nothing wrong with that but there is an irony in it when he speaks about delays in negotiations with the IPHA on drug costs and the consultants on the reimplementation of the 2008 contract, given that he presided over the most lucrative deal ever for GPs during his presidency of the IMO. This ties in...

Other Questions: Drug Seizures (19 Sep 2012)

Barry Cowen: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total number of drug arrests to date in 2012; the value of illegal drugs seized by the Gardaí; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39089/12]

Health Service Budget: Motion [Private Members] (10 Jul 2012)

Barry Cowen: ...to blame. It is like a vicious circle of financial madness. The Minister has only three Bills on the legislative list, not one of which has been published in this session. The first is on generic drugs where there were to be substantial savings, but to no avail. The second is to amend the Health and Social Health Care Professionals Act 2005, hardly a complex piece of legislation, but...

Written Answers — Drugs in Prisons: Drugs in Prisons (13 Mar 2012)

Barry Cowen: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the how he intends to ensure that our prison system becomes a drug-free system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13895/12]

Order of Business (6 Mar 2012)

Barry Cowen: On the health (pricing and supply of medicines) Bill, which will allow generic drugs into the General Medical Services scheme, given the targeted savings referred to in the budget, will the Taoiseach outline when the legislation is expected?

Road Traffic Bill 2011: Second Stage (23 Mar 2011)

Barry Cowen: ...year. I commend the Minister for coming forward at this early stage to provide the legal basis for such testing of drivers. I agree with Deputy Ó Snodaigh's comments on the issue of prescription drugs. Perhaps that could be considered in the context of future legislation. As has been said, the medical advice to people consuming these medicines is that they should not drive and if they...