Results 1-20 of 77 for drugs speaker:Jim O'Callaghan

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (10 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 108. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to DMR north central divisional drugs unit as of 4 April 2024; if she will provide the same figures as of 31 March 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15571/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Apr 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 861. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount of drugs seized under Operation Pier; the number of persons successful charged under this operation to date; if this operation is still live; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14196/24]

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

Jim O'Callaghan: 411. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated full-year cost of providing an additional detective sergeant and detective inspector to each Garda divisional drugs unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7602/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Jan 2024)

Jim O'Callaghan: 434. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to the divisional drugs unit as of 9 January 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2506/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (10 Oct 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 357. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the budget allocation for the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43792/23]

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

Jim O'Callaghan: ...years. In fact, it has increased. The greatest current threat to people in this country from criminal activity is that which is posed to certain disadvantaged communities that are persecuted by drug dealers who try to identify people in those communities to take their drugs and do their dirty criminal activity for them. We can see that activity is ongoing, Unfortunately, there is still...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (18 Apr 2023)

Jim O'Callaghan: 1039. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time forensic accountants working in the Criminal Assets Bureau and Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau in the years of 2022 and to-date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18217/23]

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

Jim O'Callaghan: 578. To ask the Minister for Health the process by which pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea can obtain the drug Cariban which is available on the drugs payment scheme; the reason the drug cannot be prescribed by a GP on the drugs payment scheme; the number of Cariban prescriptions that have been processed through the drugs payment scheme to date in tabular form; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (20 Oct 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 108. To ask the Minister for Health when the cystic fibrosis drug kaftrio will be available for all children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52162/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Sep 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 442. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for the cystic fibrosis drug kaftrio will be made available for children once they turn six years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46630/22]

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

Jim O'Callaghan: .... We are here today because of the recent decision of Ms Justice Bolger in the High Court. It is important we are aware of what happened and why that case was stated to her for her consideration. It related to a minor drugs prosecution in a District Court. A garda was prosecuting but the initiating garda who had arrested and brought the case was not in court. The replacement garda...

Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: ...route of seeking to secure compensation. We need to acknowledge that being a member of An Garda Síochána is a very dangerous job, particularly now. Members are dealing with people who have taken drink or drugs and who are in a violent condition. Often members of the Garda are forced into the centre of difficult situations, trying to resolve an issue involving violent people. ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 180. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department plans to make cariban available on the drugs repayment scheme or on the medical card in order that women debilitated by hyperemesis can avail of the medication for the duration of their pregnancy if necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24999/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Dealing (4 May 2022)

Jim O'Callaghan: 382. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons arrested and charged with possession of drugs for sale or supply within the Donegal Garda Division in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21892/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 483. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to H district drugs unit as of 1 January 2021 and 15 November 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57431/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Nov 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 486. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to Clare drugs unit in each of the past three years in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57434/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (31 Mar 2021)

Jim O'Callaghan: 807. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí by rank attached to the Wicklow divisional drugs unit as of 1 January 2020 and 23 March 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16839/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (15 Dec 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 438. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time forensic accountants in the Criminal Assets Bureau and Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, in tabular form; if further accountants will be recruited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43048/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Strength (21 Jul 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: 580. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí attached to each divisional drugs unit as of 13 July 2020 by rank in tabular form. [16756/20]

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Jim O'Callaghan: ..., he referred to the Kinahan criminal organisation as an organised crime gang involved in "execution-type murders" in the context of feuds "to protect its core activities", which include "organised drugs and firearms" offences on "an international scale". I ask the people involved in this fight to inform themselves about that. They cannot just hide from those facts because there is a...