Results 1-20 of 90 for drugs speaker:Niall Collins

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

Niall Collins: I thank Members for their contributions to this discussion on drugs policy and acknowledge their interest in and commitment to this issue. The Government is fully committed to a health-led approach to drug use. We believe people with problematic drug and alcohol use should be treated with compassion and care. The citizens' assembly made 36 recommendations, which will next be considered...

Other Questions: Garda Deployment (6 Mar 2013)

Niall Collins: ...doing things differently. He also talks of using resources wisely. At the same time he argues that everything is down to the operational discretion of the Garda Commissioner. Nevertheless, the dedicated drugs unit in Cavan and Monaghan, which has been highly successful, has been stood down. How many more dedicated drugs units have been stood down across the country? Why does the...

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (19 Jul 2012)

Niall Collins: Question 621: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the total number of arrests by county for drug dealing of prescription drugs over the past five years including the first half of 2012; the volume; estimated value and the types of prescriptions drugs seized; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36805/12]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (24 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: 325. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her responsibilities in the area of addressing the misuse of drugs here; the number of staff that are assigned in her Department for tackling the illegal use of drugs; the actions she has taken since becoming Minister to address the drugs problem here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7870/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Official Engagements (26 Apr 2022)

Niall Collins: 1749. To ask the Minister for Health if he will furnish a report from the Minister for State with responsibility for the national drugs strategy on their visit on 13 April 2022 to Tallaght drugs projects; if he will now confirm when he plans to formally meet the Tallaght drugs and alcohol task force in Tallaght; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20808/22]

Topical Issue Debate: Crime Levels (25 Mar 2015)

Niall Collins: ...Forces were recruiting while there was no recruitment in An Garda Síochána. People cannot understand that and nor can I. It did not make sense. Unfortunately in this town, much crime is linked to drugs. The Government has failed the businesses, communities and those who work in Dublin city centre by its failure to implement the national drugs strategy. There has been a...

Other Questions: Drugs in Prisons (19 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: Does the Minister envisage a timeline regarding the implementation of measures to drastically reduce the availability of drugs to those in our prison system? Members of the public often, and quite rightly, comment on the reported casual availability of drugs and mobile phones in prisons. Some of the most hard-core drugs are apparently available in prisons and it is reported that inmates are...

Other Questions: Drug Seizures (19 Sep 2012)

Niall Collins: We are all agreed that the scourge of the illegal drugs trade needs to be met head-on. The issue of the resourcing of the drugs squad is one for ongoing debate. It also feeds into the issue of the resourcing of An Garda Síochána, be it in respect of a rural or urban Garda stations or replacement of decommissioned vehicles. It must be reiterated, and the Minister of State alluded...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy (12 Nov 2020)

Niall Collins: 336. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the €10 million in funding announced in budget 2021 for the national drugs strategy; if the drugs and alcohol task force in Tallaght, Dublin 24, is included in funding for the expanded family support services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35948/20]

Written Answers — Garda Operations: Garda Operations (19 Jul 2012)

Niall Collins: Question 622: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will provide in tabular form the total number of arrests by county for drug dealing over the past five years including the first half of 2012; the volume; estimated value and the types of drugs seized; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36806/12]

Other Questions: Drugs in Prisons (19 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: 7. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the action she has taken to implement the recommendations of the strategic review of penal policy; the way she will address the drugs crisis in our prisons; her views that the current justice system is addressing the problem of drugs effectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6987/15]

Cannabis Regulation: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2013)

Niall Collins: ...jeopardising the health of generations of Irish people. The appeal of taking a libertarian approach to this problem is a failure of our responsibility to protect society from the harmful effects of drug abuse and the inevitable violent criminality it brings with it. Deputy Flanagan's misguided enthusiasm - I say that respectfully - for this project down through the years belies the...

Other Questions: Drugs in Prisons (19 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: ...a position to provide a more definitive timeline in respect of what will be rolled out and when? Will she also outline the key indicators that will be used in respect of the targeted reduction of drug availability within our prison system? I reiterate that the public cannot understand why drugs and mobile phones are so openly available in prisons. Mobile phones give some members of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Garda Operations: Discussion with An Garda Síochána (21 Nov 2012)

Niall Collins: ...crime. The Commissioner has given us an overview of 25 organised groups under his watch. Can we have an assessment of the mix of activities? There is an armed element to the importation of drugs and we are, unfortunately, familiar with the scourge of drugs. The other elements, highlighted by Retail Ireland, are the black market and the counterfeiting activities in which these...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products Availability (26 Jan 2021)

Niall Collins: ..., NCPE. The NCPE conducts assessments on behalf of the HSE and then makes recommendations on reimbursement to assist the HSE in its decision-making. The HSE strives to reach a decision on drug reimbursement in as timely a manner as possible. Due to the significant moneys involved, however, it must ensure that the best price is achieved, often leading to a protracted deliberative...

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

Niall Collins: .... Access to effective treatments offers hope to those suffering from this disease, and the Minister aims to make this possible for every patient who needs it. Kaftrio has been a life-changing drug for cystic fibrosis sufferers. Access to drugs like this was what we expected when the HSE signed its agreement with the drug's manufacturer, Vertex, in 2017. That deal stipulated that our...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products (2 Feb 2023)

Niall Collins: I am taking this matter on behalf of the Minister for Health. I thank Deputy Troy for raising this important issue. Kaftrio has been a life-changing drug for cystic fibrosis sufferers. Access to drugs like this was what we expected when the HSE signed its agreement with the manufacturer, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, in 2017. The deal stipulated our patients would have access to Vertex's...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Gangland Crime (17 May 2016)

Niall Collins: ...purpose. Will the Minister comment on the proposal contained in Fianna Fáil's election manifesto that a serious and organised crime unit be established? It would be an amalgamation of the Garda national drugs unit and the organised crime unit? It would bring together the skill sets required to deal with the entire landscape of gangland criminality, not just drugs but also human...

Written Answers — Ministerial Responsibilities: Ministerial Responsibilities (22 Mar 2011)

Niall Collins: Question 366: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the Member of Government who will be responsible for coordinating drugs policy. [5207/11]