Results 1-20 of 24 for drugs speaker:John Brady

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2024)

John Brady: 868. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the strength levels of the Garda drug squad over the past five years, by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12217/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Naval Service (23 Mar 2023)

John Brady: ...They are mothballed. What is the economic loss to the State? Has an assessment been carried out on our fisheries, an area worth millions of euro to the economy? What assessment has been done of drug interception? What assessment has been done of the loss of potential investment relating to the failure to secure our data cables, in a scenario where 99% of transcontinental cables pass...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Work and Priorities of the Defence Forces: Engagement with Chief of Staff (21 Mar 2023)

John Brady: ...is an inability to carry out sea days because of the massive crisis within the Naval Service. We know the strategic importance for security and defence of having ships at sea whether it is for the interception of drugs, acting as a deterrent, policing our fisheries or in respect of the undersea cables. Given the horrific time we are living in, the major threat of hybrid warfare and cyber...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Jun 2022)

John Brady: 162. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in County Wicklow in a dedicated drug unit; and the stations in the county in which they are located in each of the years 2017 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33152/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: UN Women's Peace & Humanitarian Fund: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

John Brady: ...the presentation that struck me is that HIV treatment inside the occupied territory is taking place with the support of drivers in bakery vans. It is very stark that people who need to access HIV drugs are reliant on bakery vans to distribute something as critical and essential. I thank the witnesses for pointing that out as it is very stark. A question stems from that. We know the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Europe Day and the European Year of Youth 2022: Engagement with Comhairle na nÓg (11 May 2022)

John Brady: ...to hear the witnesses articulate many of the issues raised at that meeting. The issues included everything from mental health, the illegal invasion of Ukraine, hate speech, climate and biodiversity to drug use and a lot of other issues. The meeting was in line with what the witnesses identified as the real issues. I want to pick up on a couple of points. Reducing the voting age to 16...

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

John Brady: ...HSE has yet to be fully determined. The continual cancellation of naval patrols, with ten in January alone, is seriously impacting on the ability of the State to disrupt the importation of illegal drugs. The cost of that is paraded across our TV screens daily. We remain unable to protect our fisheries. The debacle over Russia's intention to hold naval drills off our southern coast...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Dec 2021)

John Brady: 177. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Research Board LINK system National drug Treatment Recording System is used by regional drugs and alcohol task forces to make decisions on funding; if this is a policy that is being driven by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59181/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Dec 2021)

John Brady: 178. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to merge the east coast regional drug and alcohol task force with another task force or to abolish it (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59182/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Dec 2021)

John Brady: 179. To ask the Minister for Health when confirmation of funding for 2022 will be given to drug and alcohol task forces; the criteria used for the funding recommendation and the allocation made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59183/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Dec 2021)

John Brady: 180. To ask the Minister for Health the differences between regional drugs and alcohol task forces, for example the way a service can be meeting all the criteria in one task force area and not in another; if the criteria used is the same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59184/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Jul 2021)

John Brady: 1357. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in the drugs unit currently stationed in each Garda station in County Wicklow in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [39849/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (14 Jul 2021)

John Brady: 335. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made by the HSE in relation to making the drug zolgensma available to persons who have a diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy; the outcome of the recent health technology assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30961/21]

Mental Health Surge Capacity: Motion [Private Members] (21 Apr 2021)

John Brady: ...of the problems. In turn, those services refer the children back to the GPs and the merry-go-round can recommence. Some young people are turning to alcohol and smoking weed and other illegal drugs as they think this is the solution. This is adding to the issue of dual diagnosis, which is another major issue and failing within the system. Mental health services simply cannot manage...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (20 Oct 2020)

John Brady: 584. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the position of youth drugs liaison officer in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31115/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (1 Oct 2019)

John Brady: 389. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the East Coast Drugs and Task Force has been without an outreach officer for some time; the provisions being made by the HSE to recruit a replacement; the estimated timeframe for the appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39678/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

John Brady: Drugs task forces play a critical role in assessing the extent and nature of drug problems in their areas. They are also critical in conducting actions at local level to tackle the scourge of drugs within those communities. However, there is a real crisis in our task forces. In Wicklow we have two task forces, namely the Bray local area drugs task force and the east coast drugs task force....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (12 Mar 2019)

John Brady: 457. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Sativex is available for use by prescription in all HSE areas; if not, the HSE areas it is available in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12303/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (5 Feb 2019)

John Brady: 409. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the South Inner City Local Drug and Alcohol Task Force cut the funding to a project (details supplied) when its service provision has increased from the time the funding was last approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5469/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (5 Feb 2019)

John Brady: 410. To ask the Minister for Health how an organisation which is running multiple services that either seek to prevent drug use, provide counselling to those involved in addiction or educate on the dangers of addiction and which employs more than 50 persons can be expected to function without a centralised co-ordinator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5470/19]