Results 1-20 of 23 for drugs speaker:Pat Buckley

Written Answers — Department of Health: Substance Misuse (23 Apr 2024)

Pat Buckley: 664. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 270 of 22 February 2024, if hexahydrocannabinol is defined as a psychoactive drug under existing legislation and relating schedules; if not, the steps he has taken to regulate the sale of the drug for human consumption, especially in circumstances where it may be purchased by minors or without any information regarding...

Committee on Public Petitions: Reform of Insurance for Thatched Heritage Buildings: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Nov 2023)

Pat Buckley: ..., whereas here they might have the capacity to deal with people on a one-to-one basis on this matter. There was another question on motor insurance. We see it when people are caught drunk-driving or drug-driving and are put off the road for a certain period of time. Those individuals had motor insurance prior to the offence, but when they go back in for a quote, having served their...

Health (Amendment) (Dual Diagnosis: No Wrong Door) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (16 Feb 2023)

Pat Buckley: ...parents with children with dual diagnoses. I will never forget a case where the mother sat up in the Public Gallery and asked me to tell her son's story. It concerned addiction, not alcohol or drugs but cigarettes. The poor young fellow went into an accident and emergency department. It is not his first time there. He was lucky to be kept in but he wanted a cigarette. He kept being...

Interim Report on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (26 Jan 2023)

Pat Buckley: ...and governance was leading to what the report called "inefficient and unsafe” CAMHS services and there were specific instances of very worrying dysfunction - such as evidence that anti-psychotic drugs were being given without proper supervision or monitoring. The report goes on to identify several other issues: Children getting 'lost' in the system with families facing a maze...

Garda Síochána (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Pat Buckley: ...judgment in the High Court may be an opportunity for us all in this House to work together and consider changing practices within the judicial system. With regard to streamlining services, the drugs courts and so on were mentioned. Funnily enough, the mental health committee, at its meeting this morning, dealt with people who are charged with offences under the drugs Act. Many of...

Joint Committee On Health: Addiction Services: Discussion (14 Jun 2022)

Pat Buckley: I am conscious of time. Deputy Kenny mentioned that the perception is that decriminialising drugs would give drug dealers a free run, but it is not about that. The witnesses are right, and I have looked a lot at the Portuguese model. When you go over there, you will not be walking into a betting office, as it were. Other preventative measures are put in place to access what is actually...

Joint Committee On Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Addiction Services: Discussion (13 Oct 2021)

Pat Buckley: ...the educational factor is more important since prevention is better than cure. The Samaritans were in front of the committee a number of weeks ago. They go to concerts to give out information on drugs, drink and so on. It is about getting information. Do the witnesses get supports for any campaigns like that? This is the national side of it. Dr. McMonagle talked about supports and...

Covid-19 (Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homelessness): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Pat Buckley: ...it being discussed in the Chamber but addiction can take many forms. It is grand for us to be inside here debating it, but the issue here is that none of us grows up to be a gambler, an alcoholic or a drug addict and to be homeless. It is a societal issue that we have left people down. There is very little joined-up thinking. There are some fabulous organisations on the ground and some...

Mental Health Policy: Motion [Private Members] (9 Dec 2020)

Pat Buckley: ...HSE child mental health staff"; "HSE report details staff shortages in child mental health teams"; "Inpatient psychiatric care for under-18s exposes health system flaws"; "Psychiatric stays for drug disorders on a par with alcohol admissions"; "Almost half of youth mental health service teams have unfilled posts"; and "Fallen through the cracks and there is no help in sight for them"....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (9 Dec 2020)

Pat Buckley: 202. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his work to ensure accessibility to the drug dupilumab for persons suffering with severe atopic eczema; and if he will reimburse patients who have had to incur personal costs to access the drug. [42275/20]

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2020)

Pat Buckley: ...it sounds and actually is too good to be true. It is true to say that that money is being laundered and these young people must remember that this is for criminal activity. It involves sex trafficking, prostitution, drug money and all other sorts of illegal activity. If parents allow their children to be involved in that, they are going to be in deep trouble. I welcome the Bill and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (30 Jul 2020)

Pat Buckley: 1370. To ask the Minister for Health the amount expended by the Health Service Executive on psychotropic drugs in 2019 and to date in 2020, respectively. [20651/20]

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Defence Forces Medicinal Products (13 Jun 2019)

Pat Buckley: ...was established to deal with this issue has completed two reports, neither of which has been published. Why has that not happened? The Minister of State advised that the routine anti-malarial drug that has been prescribed to personnel serving Mali is Lariam. This was confirmed to my colleague, Deputy Ó Snodaigh, a few weeks ago. There are reports in the media that the Minister...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh (Atógáil) - Priority Questions (Resumed): Defence Forces Medicinal Products (13 Jun 2019)

Pat Buckley: ...not a doctor either but it has been well documented that the side effects of Lariam are very advanced and adverse. We know of many other countries that have stopped prescribing this anti-malarial drug. We also know that many countries have apologised to their defence forces for having prescribed it. What solace or guarantees will the Defence Forces get from this process? If Lariam is a...

Defence Forces: Motion [Private Members] (12 Jun 2019)

Pat Buckley: ...collective bargaining rights for the members of the Defence Forces. We are also calling for the full implementation of the Dáil motion on Lariam, which called for Lariam to be prescribed as the anti-malarial drug as a last resort. A recent reply to a parliamentary question indicates that Lariam is still being prescribed to members of the Defence Forces in Mali as a matter of course....

Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (1 May 2018)

Pat Buckley: ...in place. It is more than 12 years since A Vision for Change. As I mentioned, 70 schoolchildren died last year. How many have attempted to take their lives? How many have self-harmed or abused drugs or alcohol? We do not know. We surely cannot allow this to continue. It is a national emergency. These are children. They are people's sisters, brothers, mothers and fathers. We said...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Future of Mental Health Care: A Vision for Change: Update from Health Service Executive (30 Nov 2017)

Pat Buckley: ...or the week before stating that over 600 people left emergency departments who were in crisis. Do the witnesses have numbers of people who were either highly intoxicated or under the influence of drugs who were refused admission to the acute section of the services? Is it possible to get those numbers? Is a record kept? Primary care is the main issue here. It goes back to the...

Anti-Malarial Medication: Motion (28 Jun 2017)

Pat Buckley: ...faced by many who were administered it while serving their country. We all know that Lariam was given to members of the Defence Forces when serving in sub-Saharan Africa. The problem is that the drug was supposed to protect against serious illness but has ended up causing serious illness. We all know about the psychotic breakdowns, suicidal ideation and other side effects. I could...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Drugs Availability (7 Feb 2017)

Pat Buckley: 416. To ask the Minister for Health the rationale for the exclusion of the drug roflumilast from being covered by medical cards in view of its prohibitive cost for persons and its effectiveness in treating the severity of COPD. [5661/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (13 Dec 2016)

Pat Buckley: 468. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the licensing of the drug naltrexone; and when it will be available on the GMS scheme to a person (details supplied) [39790/16]