Results 1-20 of 43 for drugs speaker:Mark Daly

Seanad: School Enrolments: Motion (17 Apr 2024)

Mark Daly: ...primary and secondary school but also to the management of the schools for boards of management, which have much to deal with. This year, every issue is now landing on the doors of schools, including drugs and online abuse. Being principal of a school used to be about education and now they are managing a myriad of societal problems. Anything we can do as outlined in this proposal by my...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Mark Daly: ...and handover of primary care centres in County Monaghan. Senator Marie Sherlock - The need for the Minister of State with special responsibility for public health, well-being and the national drugs strategy to provide an update on her Department’s plans for the operation of the north inner city drugs and alcohol task force. Senator Tim Lombard - The need for the Minister for...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (14 Sep 2022)

Mark Daly: ...University campus in Waterford city. Senator Mary Seery Kearney: The need for the Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for public health, well-being and the national drugs strategy to make a statement on the fact that there has been no increase in the core budget for community drug projects since 2013. Senator Paul Gavan: The need for the Minister for...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (27 Jan 2022)

Mark Daly: ...deposit return scheme. I have also received notice from Senator Mary Seery Kearney of the following matter: The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for public health, well-being and the national drugs strategy to make a statement on the need to add nitrous oxide to the statutory list of controlled substances. I have also received notice from Senator Barry Ward of the...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (20 Jan 2022)

Mark Daly: ...I have also received notice from Senator Marie Sherlock of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the provision of funding in 2022 to the North Inner City Drugs and Alcohol Task Force. I have also received notice from Senator Róisín Garvey of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Education to make a statement on the...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (19 Jan 2022)

Mark Daly: ...I have also received notice from Senator Marie Sherlock of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the provision of funding in 2022 to the north inner city drug and alcohol task force. I have also received notice from Senator Tim Lombard of the following matter: The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for planning and local...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (15 Dec 2021)

Mark Daly: ...Ruane that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the north inner city drugs task force. I have also received notice from Senator Mary Fitzpatrick of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the timeline for the appointment...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (9 Dec 2021)

Mark Daly: ...acquire full health insurance. I have also received notice from Senator Lynn Ruane of the following matter: The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for public health, well-being and the national drug strategy to make a statement on the role of community and voluntary networks within the new national oversight committee of the national drug strategy. I have also...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (16 Nov 2021)

Mark Daly: ...register. I have also received notice from Senator Garret Ahearn of the following matter: The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for public health, well-being and the national drugs strategy to make a statement on the timeline for the proposed legislation on assisted human reproduction. I have also received notice from Senator Victor Boyhan of the following matter:...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (19 Oct 2021)

Mark Daly: ...children. I have also received notice from Senator Mary Seery Kearney of the following matter: The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for public health, well-being and national drugs strategy to make a statement on the apportionment of funding to drugs and alcohol task forces from the drugs strategy funding announced in budget 2022. I have also received notice from...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (12 Jul 2021)

Mark Daly: ...rent pressure zones. I have also received notice from Senator Marie Sherlock of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on the decision to suspend the north inner city drugs and alcohol task force. I have also received notice from Senator Tim Lombard of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Rural and Community Development to make...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (22 Mar 2021)

Mark Daly: ...at Newbridge, County Kildare. I have also received notice from Senator Rebecca Moynihan of the following matter: The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for public health, well-being and the national drugs strategy to provide increased funding to local projects working with young people caught up in drugs, with particular reference to the targeted response with youth, TRY,...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (26 Jan 2021)

Mark Daly: ...provincial newspapers owned by the Iconic Newspapers group. I have also received notice from Senator Joe O'Reilly of the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health to ensure that the drug, Duodopa, is made available to people suffering from Parkinson's disease. I have also received notice from Senator Seán Kyne of the following matter: The need for the Minister for...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (16 Dec 2020)

Mark Daly: ...from Senator Fiona O’Loughlin that, on the motion for the Commencement of the House today, she proposes to raise the following matter: The need for the Minister for Health to ensure that the drug, Patisiran, is made available to those suffering from hereditary amyloidosis. I have also received notice from Senator Paul Gavan of the following matter: The need for the Minister...

Seanad: Gaming and Lotteries (Amendment) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (29 May 2019)

Mark Daly: ...it. The State's role is one of protecting citizens from themselves in many cases. There was a situation at one stage, as Minister of State will be aware, where citizens were able to buy synthetic drugs and we introduced legislation to shut down these establishments so that they could not sell them. The lack of availability meant that there was less uptake. I knew parents in Killarney...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Drugs Crime (20 Dec 2018)

Mark Daly: ...task force to be organised to address the issue. Over the past year there has been an increase in crime, anti-social behaviour and aggressive begging and children have been used to transport drugs. While the Garda has put short-term measures in place to deal with the issue, it needs a cross-departmental and whole-of-Government response. Local residents have been slow to highlight the...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Drugs Crime (20 Dec 2018)

Mark Daly: ...of the area's residents. They feel threatened by the anti-social behaviour taking place. Ballymun should be used as a template for other communities in Dublin and beyond which are blighted by drug use and the current crack cocaine epidemic.

Seanad: Controlled Drugs and Harm Reduction Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (31 May 2017)

Mark Daly: I thank Senators Ruane and Ó Ríordáin for bringing this Bill forward. It is correct to say that the war on drugs has not worked. It has turned into a war on poor people. It is a war on the sick. When one sees that we have the third highest overdose rate in Europe, it shows that our systems are failing in all respects. When one sees 679 people dying from overdoses, which is...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Mar 2017)

Mark Daly: ...valuable beds which we need for others. That is why I ask the Leader to organise another debate on the issue to question why the Government is not providing the funding. Orkambi is an expensive drug and other countries have done deals with the manufacturers. However, it is of benefit to those who suffer. We must ensure the Government puts aside the funding to give the benefit to those...

Seanad: Cystic Fibrosis Treatment: Statements (8 Dec 2016)

Mark Daly: ...Many colleagues have touched on other issues to do with cystic fibrosis. One feature of CF is the consequences of having a diagnosis and the fact that there is now hope for patients. There is a drug that offers hope for some, but it does not offer hope for all. That is where risk sharing comes in to play. This is where we could possibly improve and lengthen lives. Indeed, we could not...