Results 1-20 of 145 for drugs speaker:Ruairi Ó Murchú

Ceisteanna - Questions: An Garda Síochána (30 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: What plans are there to deal with violence? I am talking about both organised violence, that is, drug dealing, drug-debt intimidation and the wholesale violence that communities have to deal with and disorganised violence. That can be the crime of chaotic families, vulnerable people who are sometimes, for want of a better term, useful idiots who are used by drug gangs. Such chaotic...

Anniversary of the Introduction of the Smoking Ban: Statements (11 Apr 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...the Minister of State, Deputy Colm Burke, to his new position. I imagine we will have a number of interactions. He is talking about everything from Healthy Ireland through to dealing with the drug addiction crisis that we have at the minute. I wish him the best of luck but we are all starting from a difficult place on that and the services that are required. I would much prefer that...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Security (20 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...regard to the threats that we face. Again, we are talking about hybrid and cyberthreats, and we are talking right down to what was mentioned earlier with regard to the plague that is organised drug crime in the State. We are also dealing with the fact that we have a genocidal slaughter in Gaza and the escalation there. We have had the effect of the brutal Russian aggression in Ukraine....

Recent Developments in Northern Ireland: Statements (14 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...so we do not end up in a Brexit scenario. To me, a united Ireland is a new Ireland. It is something new. It is where we can deal with the issues that exist with regard to health, housing or any crisis that we are dealing with, such as the drugs scourge. We all have to work together as we are a small island. It would be remiss of me not to say that we need to see continuity in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Public Health and the Commercial Determinants of Health: Discussion (14 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...particularly when talking about alcohol, that if it was discovered today, it would be banned outright but prohibition probably does not work across the board. We could have a long conversation on drugs but today is not the day for that. There needs to be proper interaction with the commission on taxation and between health and finance in getting down to basics. It is about marketing,...

Road Traffic Bill 2024: Second Stage (13 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...spoken here about the tragedies we have had on the roads recently. We need to ensure the Garda has the capacity it needs to deal with this sort of stuff. We all welcome the movement made on drug testing. We have to create the conditions to ensure less and less drunk and drug driving happens. There are societal issues there but we need to make sure we do our part across the board. I...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (13 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...fears are in relation to those kids, this is having a detrimental impact on the wider community. We need better processes for dealing with such circumstances. Regarding the Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use, we are very glad it happened and welcome its final report. We have been over and back in this House in relation to the failure of the war on drugs. We all know the reality we are...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Programmes (13 Feb 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...to deal with issues where children are in danger. I understand that, at times, Tusla has to attempt to keep family units together but I have seen chaotic scenarios where there are issues with drug addiction, criminality or other factors I will not address now. There is a need to put the resources together. In some cases, the county council gets blamed by neighbours who are impacted by...

Misuse of Drugs (Cannabis Regulation) Bill 2022: Second Stage [Private Members] (31 Jan 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: It is fair to say that we have at least agreement on one issue, which is that the war on drugs has been an abject failure. I recall that there was a period in Dundalk a couple of years ago when, following cuts to Garda funding, we did not have a drug squad and then the drug squad was suddenly in operation again. In fairness, no one is going to have a problem when action is taken against...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (30 Jan 2024)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I want to bring up the issue of the lack of Ozempic, which is a diabetes drug. It is also seen at times as a weight-loss drug. This could be part of the issue. I think there was an issue with production; numbers are down. People with diabetes have told me of their difficulty in getting it. It was brought to my attention by a man who has been a diabetic for 26 years. Seven years ago he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I have a particular issue with the idea that kids are only in danger if the danger is imminent, for example, if someone is about to hit them with a hammer. People who use their kids to steal or for drug deals are having their kids around absolute danger. There are a huge number of issues which are not been dealt with. I accept this is beyond the remit of what we are dealing with here, but...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Access to CAMHS for Individuals with Dual Diagnosis: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: Will dual diagnosis as regards drug taking or whatever addiction or other issues be dealt with?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Future Treaty Change in the European Union: Discussion (15 Nov 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: This is it. They are dealing with the issues of drug crime and organised crime and its impacts such as drug debt intimidation.

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (4 Oct 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...that was due to happen. I understand Kerry will also be a stand-alone division. What is happening does not make sense. We all know of the issues there have been in Louth, in particular the drug feud. We know the gardaí who have been lost - I mentioned Tony Golden and Adrian Donohoe earlier. Three gardaí in Dundalk were injured recently when their patrol car was rammed by...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (4 Oct 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: I asked about international engagement as regards dealing with drug issues.

An Garda Síochána: Motion [Private Members] (4 Oct 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ..., such as murder investigations. The person will be based in Bailieborough and deal with the three counties. I do not think that is workable in any way, shape or form. We know the issues we have with drugs across the board. We are in a different world. There are mental health issues. We know the supports that gardaí do not have. We have to deal with the issues that we can...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (28 Sep 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...worth of cocaine. I commend An Garda Síochána, the task force, the Navy and the Army rangers and call for more of those operations as quickly as possible because the only way that cartels and all those involved in heinous drug crime will learn from this is when it hurts them in their pockets. There were significant issues in Drogheda. No Deputy is unaware of the feud there...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (28 Sep 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...him in. It is then reviews seem to occur. We know the whole issue with the rosters. The other issue my local JPCs have is the fear that we are going to lose community gardaí and members of the drug squad. As much as things did not go exactly well with the negotiations, it looks positive that the Commissioner has said he will meet with all the organisations individually, that there...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (27 Sep 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ..., will meet with Deputies later. I imagine it will also put forward its worries regarding that particular issue. We all know the issue in respect of Latin America. It is a serious part of the drugs supply chain. Dealing with both the supply and demand end of drugs is very difficult. We know about harm reduction and it is hoped the citizens' assembly will come up something more...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Programme for Government (26 Sep 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...that aim. Much has been said about the rosters. It is to be hoped the ongoing negotiations will deal with that. In my own home town, it would mean losing people from community policing and the drugs squad. There was some suggestion that this would not happen to specialist units but I think there is an element of people playing with words in that regard. The issue we have in Louth,...