Results 1-20 of 27 for drugs speaker:Gerry Horkan

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vaccination Programme (28 Feb 2024)

Gerry Horkan: ...eyes. Up to 30% of people who experience shingles develop nerve pain known as post-herpetic neuralgia that can last for months or, in rare cases, longer, which needs treatment with pharmaceutical drugs and so on. Around 10% to 25% of those have symptoms that affect the area around the eye, potentially leading to scarring and vision problems. Shingles is also associated with an increased...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: Road Safety Authority (24 Apr 2024)

Gerry Horkan: ...one thing. Alcohol can be a factor, but speeding is also a factor. Wet conditions late at night, snow or ice can be a factor. What are the main factors in the fatalities? Is it more speed than drugs? Is it more drugs than alcohol? What are the causes of fatalities and significant and life-changing injuries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Gerry Horkan: Seat belts account for 40% of the fatalities referred to. What are the other main issues? Is it speed, drugs, drink-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Anti-Social Behaviour on Public Transport: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Gerry Horkan: I saw that there is a second one to deal with racial abuse and drug dealing and taking, in particular.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Anti-Social Behaviour on Public Transport: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Gerry Horkan: Again, drug-taking should not be considered normal.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Gerry Horkan: I do not want to target anywhere but is drink-driving and drug-driving more prevalent in urban or rural areas? Does it occur on small country lanes where people think they will not get caught or in urban areas where the volume of traffic is higher? Where does it tend to occur?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Gerry Horkan: Correct, yes. I think we all approve of mandatory drug testing. Multiple offences will be caught which are not at the moment. It is not as big a piece of legislation as perhaps some think. The speed limit part is the bit about which I think we all have concerns. I think the Minister of State addressed a lot of them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Anti-Social Behaviour on Public Transport: Discussion (17 Apr 2024)

Gerry Horkan: That is no problem. The Deputy is welcome. I am glad that Deputy Kenny has returned. He missed Ms Armstrong’s anecdote about how, when she went over a speed ramp, all the drugs on the upper deck scattered all over the place and she was worried that people were about to come down and attack her because they had lost their product. It seems to be happening more often than we might like.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (25 Oct 2023)

Gerry Horkan: ..., the fine can be doubled but the penalty points cannot. It is giving the ability to change penalty points without primary legislation and secondary legislation. It is providing for mandatory drug testing, which I think we all welcome.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Apr 2017)

Gerry Horkan: I will start with a bit of good news. I welcome the long-awaited deal struck between the Department of Health and Vertex to provide the life-saving drug, Orkambi, to cystic fibrosis patients. Campaigners have been appealing to the Minister for Health for well over 18 months for this drug, which will radically change the lives of more than 1,000 people who suffer from cystic fibrosis. There...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: Road Safety Authority (24 Apr 2024)

Gerry Horkan: ...I am talking about the 185 fatalities of last year. The coroner and An Garda Síochána have investigated these particular fatalities. What did they identify as the main cause? Was it speeding, drugs or alcohol? Was it a combination? What historical data has identified particular things? What did it show? I attended the road safety conference and it was very good. We know...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 May 2019)

Gerry Horkan: ...its equipment. It is important that we keep an eye on how the HSE is spending its money. It is important that it be funded adequately to provide the services required. The availability of Spinraza, a drug to treat the condition of spinal muscular atrophy, has been raised in the House many times. It is welcome that the NHS has approved it for use in England and Wales, leaving Ireland...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...attending. I appreciate the work they are doing. While there is science behind it, we all know the problems. If I am right, and I picked it up from all of them, those problems stem from alcohol, drugs, speeding, tiredness, losing attention and forgetting that one is driving a large dangerous piece of equipment. One of my questions is about Vision Zero, which is fantastic. It is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Report on Cost of Motor Insurance: Minister of State at the Department of Finance (16 Feb 2017)

Gerry Horkan: ...on the roads would acknowledge that we do not see huge amounts of Garda vehicles or checkpoints that are able to check for whatever bad driving is going on, whether it is speeding, drink-driving or drug-driving. Is there any emphasis within this report on people feeling that they are more likely to get caught? It seems that people do not think they are going to get caught and therefore...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Feb 2024)

Gerry Horkan: ...car is heavier or full of people, it may be different from negotiating the roads when the car is lighter and only has one person in it. There are many factors, including speeding and the use of drugs, alcohol and mobile phones. We need to revisit the issue. Every debate we have on the matter and every bit more publicity we bring to it is very important. I urge the Leader to arrange for...

Seanad: EU Regulations (Police Co-operation on Migrant Smuggling and Trafficking in Human Beings): Motion (11 Apr 2024)

Gerry Horkan: ...way. Migrants' movement is big business. There is no doubt about that. A lot of money is being made by people in this. That is then going on to fund other activities in terms of maybe arms, drugs and so on. Therefore fighting and preventing migrants from moving is one of the priorities of the European Union and is essential to dismantling organised crime networks that cause human...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety: Discussion (27 Sep 2023)

Gerry Horkan: ...to say it is not happening everywhere else, but they are the biggest factors. The biggest risk factors are night-time, in the dark, weekends from Friday to Sunday, speeding, intoxication by both drugs and alcohol and the simple things like wearing seat-belts and not using your mobile phone. These are all the evidence based fatalities, as the witnesses have said. We must all pay a little...

Seanad: European Arrest Warrant (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Gerry Horkan: ...was caught in Belgium, an attacker of the Brussels Jewish museum who was arrested in France, a failed London bomber who was caught in Italy, a German serial killer tracked down in Spain, a suspected drug smuggler from Malta who was surrendered by the UK, and a gang of armed robbers sought by Italy whose members were arrested in six different EU countries. Therefore, it is a very effective...

Seanad: Budget 2019: Statements (9 Oct 2018)

Gerry Horkan: ...allocated for disability assessments, while personal assistant hours, home help hours and home care packages have been increased significantly. Prescription costs are to be cut by 50 cent for those aged over 70 years, while the threshold for the drug payment scheme is to reduced by €10. Fianna Fáil has again secured an increase in social welfare payments of €5 this...