Results 1-9 of 9 for drugs speaker:Colm Brophy

Organised Crime: Statements (20 Apr 2023)

Colm Brophy: -----position in relation to Jonathan Dowdall. One man, John, who is an anti-drugs activist, now said he feels personally betrayed when he hears Sinn Féin's public representatives speaking about crime, drugs and how to tackle them. It is a party, as he said himself, that was willing to allow a violent criminal to be a public representative for its party. He went on to ask me, "Do they...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (22 Mar 2022)

Colm Brophy: ...rates for auto fuels. This is in addition to the extensive supports already announced, including the €200 energy credit, public transport fare reductions, fuel allowance increases, an enhanced drug payment scheme and bringing forward the working family payment. In February, the Government announced a new national home energy upgrade scheme providing increased grant levels up to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Online Harassment and Harmful Communications: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Colm Brophy: ...that the Garda outlined, I am of the view that this comes down to a mindset change. The latter is something that we do not address often enough. Anyone can set up a successful business that sells drugs. There is no regulation or anything. It is just illegal, which is why such businesses are not set up, but one could sell drugs and make large amounts of money. In the case of what we...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (23 May 2017)

Colm Brophy: 539. To ask the Minister for Health the name of the drugs which have been licensed by the European Medicines Agency and have gone through the process of being approved by the Health Products Regulatory Authority that are waiting to be approved for reimbursement by the HSE; and the date they were added to the list in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24743/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (23 May 2017)

Colm Brophy: 540. To ask the Minister for Health the average time it takes for a drug to go through the reimbursement assessment process; the reason a delay exists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24744/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (23 May 2017)

Colm Brophy: 541. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the current manner in which drugs are assessed for reimbursement by the HSE is adequate and appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24745/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Prisons, Penal Policy and Sentencing: Irish Penal Reform Trust (8 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: ...great as violence. In the event of somebody committing multiple offences such as burglary, and without going back to the entire system that got them there, particularly if they are affected by drugs, what is the witnesses' view as to what they should do in that situation? Fining the person will not work. I do not believe that keeping them within a community will necessarily work if...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Prisons, Penal Policy and Sentencing: Irish Penal Reform Trust (8 Feb 2017)

Colm Brophy: ..., there is a whole raft of views on why repeat burglary offences are committed by those who come out on what are very short burglary sentences. It is perhaps an area for another day. Leaving out the drugs side of it for a second, if someone is consistently committing less serious offences, to use Ms. Ní Chinnéide's term, or minor offences or whatever and that situation is not...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Prices (19 Oct 2016)

Colm Brophy: 121. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reduce the cost of drugs required by sufferers of Crohn’s disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30993/16]