Results 1-13 of 13 for drugs speaker:Tim Lombard

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Promotion (30 Jan 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...talking to fifth- and sixth-class pupils about this issue and about how we can empower them with information about what vaping could potentially do to their bodies. It is basically inhaling a chemical drug of some nature, and there is nicotine tagged onto that. The majority, over 50% of them, will be involved in smoking going forward. We need a real strategy for our primary school...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Promotion (30 Jan 2024)

Tim Lombard: ...issue now. I compliment the students in Dunmanway on their work and engaging with the pupils in their school to come up with these results. The real issue is that vaping is being used as a gateway drug. Traditionally, people used vaping to get off cigarettes but now vaping is a precursor to smoking cigarettes, which is the twist in the tail. It is a significant issue, particularly for...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...that unless we change this, patient outcomes will be very much affected. The Chair knows my story. My late brother Ger died of skin cancer. I will never forget the fact that Interferon was the drug that was used. It extended Ger's life by 18 months. Those are the kinds of medicine that are out there which we need to get into the system.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (18 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...a technical assessment and a price has been agreed, which will benefit more than 323 patients who have cancer, but that initiative will be stopped. We are now looking at a scenario where another 15 drugs are undergoing a technical assessment and in the pipeline, which has the potential to help another 1,000 patients who need the medication. There are also more than 3,500 patients who...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (18 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...is about the poor people I am talking about, such as the 322 who effectively could be losing their actual potential to get better care and better quality of life, or the thousands involved in another 15 drugs that, if approved, could bring major changes to their lives. These are the people who need special care and attention. Generic medicines will not solve this. Sometimes it can make...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Naval Service (5 Oct 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...to the hearts of the Tánaiste and his constituents. Our Naval Service has roughly 775 personnel, with 77 in the Reserve. The issue emerged last week when we had a comprehensive, multi-agency approach to a drugs seizure off the south-east coast that saw really significant co-operation involving the Defence Forces, the Coast Guard and the customs service. They had really good and...

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...do a significant job for the State and we have to acknowledge that and the amount of work they do. I thank An Garda Síochána and the other services involved in the seizure of a significant amount of drugs in my part of the world in recent days. The figures are quite alarming. The interagency co-operation was helpful but also shone a light on a gap in that relationship,...

Seanad: Crime and Policing: Motion (27 Sep 2023)

Tim Lombard: ...happened yesterday in the south east could happen more often because we would have our full fleet available. The Minister for Defence needs to come to the House to have a debate on this because drugs are an important element of State security.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Sep 2022)

Tim Lombard: I agree with my two colleagues on the issue of cystic fibrosis. What we saw this afternoon was a real, passionate cry for help in so many ways. The 35 kids who are waiting for this drug are stuck in limbo as they wait for the negotiations next Friday between the Department and the drug company. Accordingly, I suggest to the Leader that we might write to the Minister to say the matter was...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (24 Nov 2021)

Tim Lombard: ...as Janssen so that a booster is available. There is a gap in the market. The booster programme is working with the vulnerable and a certain age bracket. Younger people in particular who got this drug are now very vulnerable. Science has shown that the vaccination wears off at a much earlier stage. It is important that in the coming weeks we have a real debate about where we will run...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Veterinary Medicines: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Apr 2021)

Tim Lombard: ...the packaging been agreed by the witnesses? Is it a project they have been aware about, that the packaging has moved forward before the legislation? Regarding food safety and the anti-parasitic drugs being used and the two-tier system we have on the island due to Northern Ireland regulations and southern Ireland regulations, I ask the witnesses to comment on the fact we have major...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (9 Feb 2021)

Tim Lombard: In a few weeks' time the Department will have an indication on whether it will push ahead with, and make more progress with, breaking the link between vets and the dispensing of drugs. If I believe what has been said, the scenario will be the same as what exists in medical circles where one goes to a doctor and gets a prescription and then a pharmacy dispenses the product. Do I take that to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Sep 2019)

Tim Lombard: ...is proposing to have an area stretching from Allihies to Youghal in one Garda division. This is an enormous tract of land. Dealing with issues on our coastline depletes our resources. Drugs, in particular, are a serious issue. Major seizures include 1.5 tonnes of drugs found off Mizen in 2014 and six tonnes of drugs found in Courtmacsherry in 2009. How could one Garda division police...