Results 1-20 of 146 for drugs speaker:Louise O'Reilly

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Mental Health Services (5 Mar 2024)

Louise O'Reilly: ...beyond Rebecca's mother. Seven months on from being discharged from CAMHS, she got her first appointment with the adult mental health services, but they are not in a position to prescribe her the drugs she had been receiving under CAMHS. Now, those drugs are being prescribed by her GP who is not a specialist in the area but is trying to help. It seems as if the mental health supports...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (19 Oct 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: 329. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons with a medical card suffering from hidradenitis suppurativia and who have been prescribed the drug ozempic to help with the condition, are not covered for the provision of the drug. [45893/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (15 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...relevant experience in a non-teaching role; if she can confirm if work with children of secondary school age who have challenging behaviours and who are dealing with issues such as recovery from drug addiction and who have been mentored by the teacher seeking credit can be included in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29004/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...attention has been drawn to the shortage of the pain medication (details supplied); if he is aware that this means that the smaller boxes are being purchased and paid for in full by persons on the drug payment scheme because they cannot purchase the prescribed amount; if there is any way for people to claim back this money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29005/23]

Criminal Justice (Engagement of Children in Criminal Activity) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2023)

Louise O'Reilly: ...a long time, as the Minister of State will be aware. With that in mind, I will mention my colleagues Deputies Ward, Mitchell and Martin Kenny, who brought forward the Coercion of a Minor (Misuse of Drugs Amendment) Bill 2022. That Bill was without doubt the catalyst for the legislation we have in front of us today. There is no doubt in mind but that the two Bills are linked. It is...

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

Louise O'Reilly: 873. To ask the Minister for Health the process by which pregnant women experiencing extreme nausea and vomiting can obtain the drug cariban; the reason the drug cannot be prescribed by a GP on the drugs payment scheme as the majority of women do not see a consultant until after 12 weeks; if the current prescription process for the drug is out of line with standard practice in other EU...

Dublin City Safety Initiatives and Other Services: Statements (17 Nov 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: ...sit. There are very few public toilets and very few bins. It is actually embarrassing at times. There is a more sinister element, however, to which my colleagues have referred. There is open drug dealing in our capital city and in the suburbs and the county. Open drug dealing is to be seen on O'Connell Street, Talbot Street, North Earl Street and Henry Street. It is incredibly...

Garda Síochána (Compensation) Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (17 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: ...A lack of resources to deliver effective community policing has also caused significant problems. In recent months, I have spoken to many people who have cited the lack of community policing as a factor in drug issues, public order disturbances and violence and intimidation within communities. It should not be forgotten that poverty and inequality play as great a role in any such...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Covid-19 Vaccines: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: ..., will Mr. O'Connor explain how a TRIPS waiver would be detrimental to innovation, particularly given that a TRIPS waiver was not detrimental to innovation when the generic production of HIV-AIDS drugs was finally allowed? Mr. O'Connor seems to be suggesting that there is some sort of an administrative problem and that the problem is not vaccines but vaccinations. I believe it is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights and Covid-19 Vaccines: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: ...suspend them, is it not the same as saying that we accept that things will change? The experience from HIV-AIDS is that nothing changed, to any substantial extent, until the technology and the drugs became more freely available. With the greatest of respect, all of the available evidence supports making a change. All of the available evidence suggests that if we do nothing, we will stay...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (1 Mar 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 734. To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost of maintaining the drugs payment scheme cap at €80 on a permanent basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11332/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (16 Feb 2022)

Louise O'Reilly: 207. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated annual cost of reducing the monthly drugs payment scheme threshold from €100 to €72 for single-headed households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8806/22]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (17 Nov 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: ...the numbers are not ideal around the country, including other areas I represent. We are not aiming for ideal, necessarily, but we are around 40 gardaí short while there has been an increase in gang activity and drug dealing, which is deeply disturbing. I understand it is in keeping with what is happening throughout the State, but it is very stark given the population and the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (15 Jul 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 375. To ask the Minister for Health the status of talks in relation to the drug zolgensma. [32442/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Jul 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 427. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) will be included on the drug payment scheme for pregnant women. [28930/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (23 Jun 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 262. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the drugs payment scheme threshold to €100 per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26033/21]

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (28 Apr 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: ...in this are our gardaí who are on the front line. As Deputy Martin Kenny said, it is all very well for us to talk about the need for supports in communities, as well as the need for us to tackle drug-related and gang-related crime, the scourge of communities the length and breadth of this State. My community in north County Dublin is no different and is not immune from this. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (24 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 921. To ask the Minister for Health if he or the HSE have considered alternative drugs and treatment plans for patients in the absence of the approval of a drug (details supplied). [9998/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (17 Feb 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: 753. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) has been approved by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8278/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: General Scheme of Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion
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Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018: Discussion General Scheme of an Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill (22 Jan 2021)

Louise O'Reilly: ...advisers. Does Mr. Drennan feel the parties being investigated have a substantial advantage over his office? I have heard members of An Garda Síochána and other commentators say that drug gangs and other criminals have an advantage over the Garda and it is sometimes down to resourcing. Can Mr. Drennan expand on the points he made in his submission on the propensity to...