Results 1-14 of 14 for drugs speaker:Seán Canney

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Seán Canney: 1747. To ask the Minister for Health if a person on the drugs payment scheme gets two sets of 28-day medication in the one calendar month, if they are obliged to the pay the €80 a second time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1662/24]

Policing, Protests and Public Order: Statements (28 Nov 2023)

Seán Canney: ...democracy. I have one little warning for the Minister for Justice and the rest of the Government: rural Ireland still exists. It still has its problems and all the burglaries, and there are still drugs all over the place. We are now sucking people from rural Ireland to deal with Dublin. That is not a great solution in the long term and we need to get back to having a full, working...

Neutrality: Motion [Private Members] (25 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: ...where we are at in terms of our neutrality. We have issues with cybersecurity, the protection of our seas and areas like this. This means we must collaborate with other nations. Even in the drugs war, we have police officers over today from the United Arab Emirates to talk to people here. This is a major change from where we were at when our State was founded. It is important,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (17 Oct 2023)

Seán Canney: 545. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide funding for new treatments and new drugs in order to give every patient the best possible outcome for their treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44901/23]

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

Seán Canney: ...gone away. There are still undercurrents of that so this legislation is required as a safeguard for issues that might arise. We need to be vigilant going forward. Whether we like it or not, the drugs trade in this country is thriving. This is an emergency because it is not confined to Dublin, inner-city Dublin or any other city; drugs are freely available in every town and village...

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

Seán Canney: 753. To ask the Minister for Health if he can provide clarity for pregnant women on the process of how to obtain cariban through the drugs payment scheme, given that the drug is necessary to prevent extreme nausea and vomiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7138/23]

Drugs Policy: Motion [Private Members] (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Canney: I am sharing time with Deputy Shanahan. I thank the Labour Party for bringing forward this motion. This is my first opportunity since being elected to the Dáil to speak about drugs and the plight of those who have an addiction to drugs. There is more than one part to this issue but first, and most important, are the victims, young and old, who have succumbed to the use of drugs and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (8 Feb 2022)

Seán Canney: 758. To ask the Minister for Health when a drug used to treat hyperemesis gravidarum (details supplied) will be made available on the medical card and drugs payment scheme to women; if his attention has been drawn to the additional financial hardship this lack of funding is placing on women suffering from this extremely debilitating condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (19 Jan 2022)

Seán Canney: 1389. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in addressing delays in progressing paperwork for a drug (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that these delays are causing for persons with chronic migraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63093/21]

Garda Siochana (Functions and Operational Areas) Bill 2021: Second Stage (22 Sep 2021)

Seán Canney: ...robberies of property and animals. Gangs are marauding across the country using the motorways we have built, targeting places to rob. Unfortunately, there is also a huge increase in the presence of drugs, which are now available in every town and village in the country. They are no longer a plague within cities; they are a plague throughout the whole country. This increase in crime...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Jul 2021)

Seán Canney: 1917. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the promised inquiry into anti-epilepsy drug sodium valproate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35863/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (24 Nov 2020)

Seán Canney: 800. To ask the Minister for Health his views on making the drug dupilumab available for persons living with severe atopic eczema; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the drug has been available in Northern Ireland and throughout Europe for over two years but is not yet available to the 150 to 200 persons that suffer with this type of eczema in Ireland; when a decision will be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Development Policy (11 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: ...was put in place following the Mulvey report budget is €6.5 million in 2019, an increase of €3 million on 2018, which may be of interest to the Deputy. It funds further projects, including pilot drug schemes, social employment projects and community grants and events. The community enhancement programme, which initially received funding of €4.5 million for 2019,...

Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Dec 2017)

Seán Canney: ...recent storm there were three fatalities due to trees falling onto roads. Many trees on roadsides are probably unsafe. This issue needs to be addressed. Some people drive under the influence of drugs, which is another issue that is not being brought to the fore. In its current form, the Bill will have a serious impact on rural Ireland. The main issue is that it will be...