Results 1-9 of 9 for drugs speaker:Garret Ahearn

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: An Garda Síochána (16 May 2023)

Garret Ahearn: ...unit. We have amazing gardaí working in Clonmel but they do not have a facility that is fit for purpose. That has an impact on morale, given the challenges they face with antisocial behaviour and drugs. What happens now could dramatically change that. The station is led by the new superintendent, Kieran Ruane and his team, and prior to that it was led by the Superintendent Willie...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Feb 2023)

Garret Ahearn: ...happening in those first few weeks, I encourage them to be there at 11.30 a.m. I ask that we have a debate with the Minister for Health, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, on two issues. The first is the drug, Cariban, for women suffering from hyperemesis. We had a meeting with representatives of Hyperemesis Ireland last week, and they gave full details of the problems that people are...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (2 Feb 2023)

Garret Ahearn: ...We had a baby just before Christmas. If you go through the public system, as we did, you do not see a consultant until well into the second trimester. As as result, people who cannot afford this drug cannot see a consultant early in their pregnancy would have to pay for the drug themselves for the first 12 to 14 weeks. The cost is extraordinary. What is it with the Department of Health...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2022)

Garret Ahearn: ...Middleton is a very famous person who had it during her first pregnancy. The Minister, Deputy Stephen Donnelly, has followed through on a commitment he made when he was in Opposition to give the drug Cariban to women who suffer from this condition. This has been welcomed by people who have suffered from this condition and those who might do so in the future. There is one issue with the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services (15 Sep 2022)

Garret Ahearn: ...treatment until such time as publicly-funded treatment is provided. People should continue to be allowed to reclaim tax benefits on any privately undertaken fertility treatments in Ireland. The drug prescription medical card must be kept in place for the long term to help alleviate the cost of prescriptions associated with assisted human reproduction, AHR, treatment. Counselling support...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: ...disgrace. I want to ask the Acting Leader two questions. It was reported last night by Daniel McConnell that at the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting, the Minister for Health spoke about a drug for women who suffer from hyperemesis called Cariban. I have spoken about it a number of times, including this week and last year. Could the Minister make a statement on that? If it...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2022)

Garret Ahearn: ...It is a severe illness that women have for nine months of their pregnancy. It probably became well known because Kate Middleton had it the first time she had a child. Currently, there are three drugs available in the market to treat people who suffer from the condition. Two of them are not available in Ireland. One of the drugs, Cariban, is available in Ireland, but it is unlicensed....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2021)

Garret Ahearn: ...against? At present, some women cannot have their partners in with them during labour. They are totally on their own and isolated. If a woman is suffering with hyperemesis, there is no drug licensed in the State to help her. Hyperemesis is one of the most debilitating conditions one can have during pregnancy. If a woman has an intention of ever having a child, or even if she cannot...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2021)

Garret Ahearn: ...'s pregnancy. It is a condition that women suffer from involving severe nausea and vomiting to the extreme levels that one cannot work or have any sort of normal pregnancy. There are three drugs for the condition, two of which are not available in Ireland and one of which is, namely Cariban. However, it is not licensed. The cost of it is €2.40 per tablet and it is recommended to...