Results 1-20 of 33 for drugs speaker:Imelda Munster

Road Safety: Statements (17 Apr 2024)

Imelda Munster: ...Drink driving, speeding and, as a result, road deaths had reduced massively. We have introduced new road traffic legislation in the last ten years, including lower speed limits and penalties for drug driving. The issue, however, is enforcement. It is outrageous that there has been a 40% drop in the numbers of gardaí policing the roads in the last 20 years. We all know garda...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (21 Mar 2024)

Imelda Munster: ...I can name areas in the town where it is creeping back in. Parents are being threatened again, people are looking for money, there are petrol bomb attacks, parents are afraid for their lives and there is open drug dealing. What are the lessons learned? Why would gardaí be withdrawn from an area that went through so much and that needs and was promised a particular focus? We are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sport and Recreational Development (29 Sep 2022)

Imelda Munster: ...scheme would be rolled out to all children in primary and secondary school. As I said, a similar scheme was introduced in Iceland in 2007 as a response to the crisis among its youth around alcohol, tobacco, drug use, mental health issues and social isolation. The changes in the experiences of children have been transformative. As a long-term measure, the benefits far outweigh the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (29 Sep 2022)

Imelda Munster: ...They did not get the help they needed, they were not admitted and, subsequently, they took their own lives. There were people who were turned away because they were told they either had drink or drugs taken and, obviously, their mental health in such a desperate state was the reason they had done that. They were turned away and subsequently went on to take their lives, in one case...

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

Imelda Munster: ...separate division. The Minister is aware of all of the problems we have had in Drogheda and the surrounding areas in recent years, particularly that the town was subjected to a vicious feud by drug gangs and with that came violence, intimidation and murder. People were living in fear as drug gangs destroyed communities and the lives of many young people and attacked and intimidated...

Proceeds of Crime (Investment in Disadvantaged Communities) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (8 Jul 2021)

Imelda Munster: ...type of crime scene all over again. Drogheda is the largest town in Ireland, but it is fair to say it has probably suffered more than most large towns. We experienced serious problems when the drug feud erupted. There was violence, extortion, arson, assault and murder. It ripped communities apart and sucked young people into lives of drug addiction and crime. The fear and terror that...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jun 2021)

Imelda Munster: I raise the serious issue of the lack of a full-time Garda station and Garda presence in east Meath. The area has seen a serious increase an antisocial behaviour, drug crime and serious unprovoked attacks. Frantic calls for help have to go through to Ashbourne Garda Station, some 33 km away. When the Garda Commissioner reduced Garda divisions from 28 to 19, he promised increased visibility...

National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Statements (2 Jun 2021)

Imelda Munster: ...community safety and well-being in Drogheda, it was made very clear that the lack of investment in the town by successive Governments created the conditions whereby young people were vulnerable to being sucked into lives of drugs and crime. We are seeing poor outcomes as a result of the decimation of services and the neglect of the town in terms of attracting businesses and industries to...

Project Ireland 2040: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2021)

Imelda Munster: ...and investment over the years, I raise the ongoing issues facing Drogheda, south Louth and the east Meath area. A report commissioned by the Minister for Justice into Drogheda as a result of the drugs feud was published last Friday and laid bare the consequences of the neglect of Drogheda by successive governments. Drogheda is the largest town in Ireland and is located on the...

Community Safety and Preventing Crime: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Imelda Munster: We all know that the role of community gardaí is central to effective policing in communities throughout the State. That has always been the case but the criminal drugs feud in Drogheda, which saw people in the town of Drogheda and surrounding areas terrorised by the thugs involved, really highlighted the importance of effective community policing. When the feud broke out, we were...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (4 Nov 2020)

Imelda Munster: ...because again we ran out of time the last time representatives of the HSE were before us. The answer states that a person's eligibility for further schemes, such as the medical card scheme or the drugs payment scheme, is unaffected by participation in the nursing home support schemes. We know people are being charged. We want to know if the HSE is going to continue to allow this? If it...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Nov 2019)

Imelda Munster: I wish to raise the issue of the ongoing drugs feud in Drogheda and the latest horrific murder in Bettystown on Monday. A joint policing committee meeting was held in Drogheda on Monday afternoon. Serious concerns were raised and shock was expressed about the fact that Garda funding for ongoing operations to tackle this feud ran out last Monday. The Garda budget for Drogheda is gone at the...

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

Imelda Munster: There was a comment by a vet on the RTÉ "Prime Time Investigates" programme that drugging dogs is rampant and sophisticated. According to the documentary, other drugs are given to dogs to cover up the drugs they are given to run faster. While this was not reflected in the data in Bord na gCon's annual report, would Mr. Dollard give an outline of the methodology that is used to test the...

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

Imelda Munster: The testing is sophisticated enough to catch drugs.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2019)

Imelda Munster: ...belated it is. Serious concerns arise in Drogheda on whether the 25 additional gardaí will be all new recruits fresh out of Templemore who have had no first hand experience of dealing with a serious drugs feud of this nature or if they will be experienced gardaí. We seek clarification in that regard. We also wish to learn how much longer we must wait until we see the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2019)

Imelda Munster: The ongoing feud between drug gangs in Drogheda resulted in the recent shooting of a man in broad daylight in a public car park at a retail park. It was the second shooting in recent months. There have also been physical attacks, intimidation, kidnappings, threats and attacks on homes. Of the 18 additional gardaí allocated in December, 15 were removed in January, leaving us with just...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Dec 2018)

Imelda Munster: What plans does the Government have to reverse the decision to withdraw Versatis pain relief patches for persons with medical cards and under the drugs payment scheme? The chairman of the National Association of General Practitioners said the system the Government had introduced had seen almost all GP applications on behalf of patients turned down. GPs have also said the Taoiseach’s...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Drug and Alcohol Testing (28 Nov 2018)

Imelda Munster: 236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce legislation to require mandatory drug and alcohol testing of transport and haulage drivers; the details of same; the timeline in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49610/18]

Order of Business (22 May 2018)

Imelda Munster: ...basis throughout our cities without any form of insurance. In the absence of regulation, the lives and safety of passengers and members of the public are being put at risk and it is also enabling drug dealing to take place throughout our cities. Where is that legislation now given that it is 18 months since it was promised? We need to ensure safety and standards in the operation of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Congestion in the Greater Dublin Area and Related Matters: Discussion (16 May 2018)

Imelda Munster: ...is a very obvious need for regulation. The National Transport Authority has a role in this regard. Given all of the issues arising with rickshaws, including reports that they are facilitating drug dealing across the city, what is the status of regulation?