Results 1-20 of 21 for drugs speaker:Denise Mitchell

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Apr 2023)

Denise Mitchell: 1610. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there is a shortage of the diabetes drug, ozempic; what is being done to increase stocks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17474/23]

Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Feb 2023)

Denise Mitchell: ...scenes in Ballyfermot the other day, but this is not unique to Ballyfermot. We have all seen the increase in antisocial behaviour in all our communities. In my community, people are being intimidated daily. There is open drug dealing and there is the issue of scrambler bikes running rampant around residential areas, as can be seen throughout the city. In my constituency, three people...

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

Denise Mitchell: .... We all have the right to feel safe in our communities, and residents have the right to expect protection from the Garda when gangs run riot in robbed cars, intimidate residents and openly sell drugs on our streets. Many residents in my community feel like prisoners in their own homes, which is simply not good enough. According to the figures on the Department of Justice website,...

Coercion of a Minor (Misuse of Drugs Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (20 Oct 2022)

Denise Mitchell: I am happy to see this Bill being debated on Second Stage today. This Bill is a protection for families, children and communities that face the daily scourge of drug dealers. We have all heard the stories and we have all seen the court reports. It is accepted that despicable drug gangs have been targeting children and exploiting them to move and sell drugs for many years. These...

Coercion of a Minor (Misuse of Drugs Amendment) Bill 2022: First Stage (26 Jan 2022)

Denise Mitchell: ...introduce the Bill along with my colleagues Deputies Ward and Kenny. The Bill will make it a stand-alone criminal offence for any adult to use children for the purpose of selling or distributing drugs. It is simple legislation that could have a positive impact in all of our communities. Offences under the Bill would be prosecuted in the Circuit Court regardless of the quantity. I hope...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (27 Jul 2021)

Denise Mitchell: 1931. To ask the Minister for Health the status of inquiry into anti-epilepsy drug sodium valproate which has been committed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35886/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (3 Mar 2021)

Denise Mitchell: 694. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and quantity by type of drugs seized by gardaí attached to Coolock district drugs unit in each of the years of 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [11880/21]

Scrambler Motorbikes and Quad Bikes: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2020)

Denise Mitchell: .... There are young children afraid to use their local park and people in many communities are kept awake night after night as the bikes are driven up and down the roads. Some are being used to transport drugs around estates. They are a nuisance and a danger. Fianna Fáil has previously supported the need for legislation in this area. I hope its Members will support this motion....

Community Safety and Fireworks: Motion [Private Members] (22 Sep 2020)

Denise Mitchell: ...need to cop on. We need the Garda to intervene. On top of this, we have seen an increase in antisocial behaviour, which is reflected in communities all across Dublin that are having problems with drugs and gangs. This has all been well reported on but it remains the same. Is it any wonder when we have 230 fewer community gardaí than we did ten years ago? I raised in June the lack...

Covid-19 (Justice and Equality): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Denise Mitchell: ...who make it a great place to live. I thank the community groups, educators and gardaí for working as hard as they do to try to make our society a better place. However, there is an ongoing drug feud in my area and communities across my constituency are dealing with a never-ending cycle of living in fear and under intimidation. While I understand that particular pressure has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (3 Dec 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 269. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the drugs unit in the R district of the Dublin metropolitan region north division in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [49843/19]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Nov 2019)

Denise Mitchell: As the Taoiseach is aware, an ongoing drugs feud in the Coolock area has cost five lives. Last June, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, the Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, Deputy Finian McGrath, and the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Bruton, all visited Coolock and announced that 30 new gardaí would...

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Oct 2019)

Denise Mitchell: ...to contribute to the debate on the Bill. I, too, commend Deputy O'Callaghan on bringing it forward. I wish to talk about my own constituency, which has been wrecked by high incidences of drug and knife crime. Both of these types of crime seriously affect the way ordinary people pursue their daily lives. Residents in the area recognise the pressures gardaí, particularly those who...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (12 Jun 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 124. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the drugs unit in the R district of the Dublin metropolitan region north division in each of the years 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form. [24395/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (29 May 2019)

Denise Mitchell: ...elsewhere. Will the Taoiseach explain why Garda numbers in Coolock went in one direction, namely, down, between 2011 and 2017? Will he explain why the number of gardaí assigned to the local anti-drugs unit has plummeted by one third? Will he also explain why Garda vehicles are not being replaced quickly enough? The lack of support for those communities and for the gardaí...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (8 May 2019)

Denise Mitchell: 925. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of abolishing the exclusion of nicotine replacement therapy from the drugs payment scheme in a full year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19559/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (24 Jan 2018)

Denise Mitchell: 94. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the drugs unit in the R district of the Dublin Metropolitan Region north division in each of the years 2011 to 2017 and to date in 2018, in tabular form. [3571/18]

Anti-Malarial Medication: Motion (28 Jun 2017)

Denise Mitchell: ...in the Mediterranean in helping to rescue those unfortunate people fleeing war and conflict across the Middle East and Africa. For over 20 years, Lariam has been the first-choice anti-malarial drug given to Defence Forces personnel on deployment to sub-Saharan Africa. However, over the years there has been increasing focus on the side effects of this drug not just here in Ireland, but...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (27 Jun 2017)

Denise Mitchell: 297. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the drugs unit in the R district in each of the years 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [30027/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (24 Jan 2017)

Denise Mitchell: 133. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has reviewed the possibility of providing additional Garda to DMR north to address drugs issues in the area. [3204/17]