Results 1-6 of 6 for drugs speaker:Rebecca Moynihan

Seanad: Community Safety and Investment: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2024)

Rebecca Moynihan: ..., can have. I will give an example of where this is not happening. The south-west inner city is an area where the rate of crime has traditionally been. It is an area where many people go to prison and where there is a great deal of drug use. We have no pitches for people to play Gaelic games or football. There are two swimming pools in the area but they are both private and not open...

Seanad: Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (23 Feb 2022)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...heroin crisis and the AIDS epidemic that happened in those areas at the time. This can be a very difficult issue for me emotionally. The case for decriminalisation and a health-based approach to drugs and substance misusers has been more than won owing to the advocacy of people like Deputy Ó Ríordáin and Senator Ruane who have argued that fully. It is a complex issue, but...

Seanad: TRIPS Waiver: Motion (15 Dec 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...voluntarily. In the absence of that, a TRIPS waiver is vital. We could look at another pandemic, as during the HIV pandemic a waiver on trade in intellectual property rights was used to boost drug supply. Such a process should be implemented again. The facilitation of generic production in countries like India and South Africa helped developing countries through the HIV and AIDS...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...2018 to 2020. Therefore, I ask people to get tested if they suspect they may have HIV. It is an illness that one can live with. One can have a long and healthy life as long as one can access the drugs that manage the virus. On that latter point, it is important to recognise the discriminatory practices that are still in place in some countries. In terms of people travelling, we saw...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...2021 with no guarantee of additional funding beyond that. Some 39 participants are involved. It is about early and intensive intervention for young people in that area who are likely to get involved in the drugs industry. Last week a 17-year-old child was shot four times in an act of attempted murder. He was just a child. It shows the value of early intervention to try to stop young...

Seanad: Councillors' Pay: Motion (22 Feb 2021)

Rebecca Moynihan: ...but they are also on subgroups of it. They are part of community groups. They are on many boards to which they were appointed through the council, including partnership boards, things like the drugs task force and subgroups on specific issues. Senator Fitzpatrick referred to the development plan. Not only do councillors go into meetings on the development plan for six, seven or eight...