Results 1-20 of 91 for drugs speaker:Ivana Bacik

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Apr 2024)

Ivana Bacik: ...with the Irish Thalidomide Association and Ms Finola Cassidy, in particular, on the need for a State apology and appropriate supports and resolution for survivors. It has now been 62 years since the drug was withdrawn from the market, yet survivors and surviving parents are still waiting for justice. The sad reality is that as time passes, more and more people in the community are...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 Mar 2024)

Ivana Bacik: 308. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the drugs payment scheme to a €60 threshold per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13437/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Dec 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ..., which is a persistent and courageous group of survivors who yesterday said "As the Dáil year ends ... sadly there is no end ... to the Thalidomide saga". It has been 62 years since the drug thalidomide was withdrawn from the market. We know the awful consequences of the use of that drug for survivors. Survivors want to see an end to their endless quest for justice. Australia...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (24 Oct 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 416. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the overall allocation to drugs units in each county in each of the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023. [46663/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Data (24 Oct 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 612. To ask the Minister for Health the number of drug overdoses in each county in the years 2019 to 2022 and to date in 2023, and the types of drug consumed, in tabular form; and the number of drug overdose deaths in each county in the corresponding timeframe, and the types of drug consumed, in tabular form. [46662/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Oct 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ...on Earth is evident throughout the budget on health. More than 4,000 patients may be unable to access potentially life-saving treatments next year due to the decision not to provide dedicated funding for new drugs. We know that more than 6,000 people throughout the country are desperate for access to home care due to a lack of carers available. Almost 900,000 people languish on some...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (29 Mar 2023)

Ivana Bacik: ...doors to ward off those seeking to assault them as they slept. Some interviewees reported having to barricade sleeping quarters to prevent assault. They reported being groomed or spiked with alcohol or drugs. This is a horrific environment and all of us will want to send our thoughts and sympathies to all of those affected because it is hard to conceive of the terror these individuals...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Strategies (21 Feb 2023)

Ivana Bacik: We welcome the establishment of the citizens' assembly on drug use, but I ask the Taoiseach about the status of the commitment to establish a citizens' assembly on the future of education. Is there a timeline for its establishment and will it examine both the future purpose of the education system and the issue of separation of Church and State within the education system? Second, building...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (31 Jan 2023)

Ivana Bacik: Two months ago the Labour Party brought forward a Dáil motion calling for a firm date to be set for convening a citizens' assembly on drugs. We are looking for a date for the establishment of that assembly. In particular, its terms of reference must ensure it addresses the central issue of how we move away from a criminal justice approach to drug use and towards a health-led approach....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (31 Jan 2023)

Ivana Bacik: 5. To ask the Taoiseach when the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs will take place. [4369/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (24 Jan 2023)

Ivana Bacik: .... For years healthcare workers have had to endure attacks and assaults and it is deeply worrying that patients are unsafe. Finally, I want to ask about the availability of a specific antibody drug called Evusheld. I have been contacted by people affected by chronic lymphocytic leukemia about the need for more supports to protect patients. The antibody drug Evusheld was rejected by...

Drugs Policy: Motion [Private Members] (30 Nov 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...was our justice spokesperson, however, he led for us on the policy of decriminalisation and on bringing people with him to ensure we see a more practical, compassionate, humane and evidence-based approach to drug policy in this country. I also commend Labour Youth, our youth wing, which has been to the fore in leading for us on this within the party. In particular, I thank Mr. Conal...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Functions (26 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...I met with Merchants Quay Ireland and heard its real concern at the delay in the introduction of supervised injecting facilities on its premises which is one way of addressing serious problems around open drug use on city streets which creates its own difficulties for local residents but very seriously it is also a health and safety issue for those injecting on the streets. A change in...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: .... It is very clear, from the programme last night and what we know, that the State bears responsibility. The State bore a particular responsibility after the international withdrawal of the drug. That has never been formally acknowledged. We need to see an acknowledgement and apology and a decent, suitable and specific healthcare package and compensation offered. That has never...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Oct 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...which aired on RTÉ 1 about the thalidomide scandal. The airing of that documentary came at a timely moment because next month marks the 61st anniversary of the international withdrawal of the drug thalidomide. It was removed from the market internationally in 1961 due to the number of babies who were being born with catastrophic or very serious disabilities to women who had been...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (11 May 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...on the work the joint committee is doing and the citizens’ assembly has done? My colleague, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, and others have repeatedly sought a date for the proposed citizens’ assembly on drug use. Can that be brought forward to commence early next year, as I believe the Taoiseach indicated previously? Can that be confirmed? We welcomed the...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Official Apology (29 Mar 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...survivors of Ireland. Last 26 November was the 60th anniversary of the international withdrawal of thalidomide, but this State has failed to offer any acknowledgement of the circumstances in which the drug was not withdrawn in Ireland at that point and continued to be prescribed after that date, with consequent harm caused to children. Having met with many members of the Irish...

Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (22 Feb 2022)

Ivana Bacik: ...Party, I welcome the establishment of these two citizens' assemblies. We are glad to see this being carried out, but we are also anxious to see progress being made on the citizens' assemblies on drugs and on the future of education. Indeed, my colleague, Deputy Ó Ríordáin, has been to the fore in seeking clear indications from the Government and particularly the Taoiseach...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (19 Oct 2021)

Ivana Bacik: 716. To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether the HSE recommended medication cariban should be added to the approved drugs list under the drugs payment scheme; his views on whether the drug should be made available on the medical card; and the treatments available under each scheme to treat hyperemesis gravidarum. [50369/21]

Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (18 Dec 2019)

Ivana Bacik: ...i) supervise compliance with this Act, and (ii) supervise compliance by pharmacists, pharmaceutical assistants and pharmacy owners in their respective capacities as such, with— (I) the Poisons Acts 1961 and 1977, (II) the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977 to 2017, (III) the Animal Remedies Acts 1993 and 2006, (IV) the Irish Medicines Boards Acts 1995 and 2006, (V) the Health (Pricing...