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Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes (25 Apr 2024)

Mary Butler: ...activities, transport and individual items and services such as specialised laundry, newspapers and hairdressing. A person's eligibility for other schemes, such as the medical card scheme or the drugs payment scheme, is unaffected by participation in the NHSS or residence in a nursing home. In determining the services covered by the NHSS it was considered very important that the care...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (25 Apr 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: The Health Service Executive (HSE) has statutory responsibility for pricing and reimbursement decisions under the community drug schemes, in accordance with the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. The HSE advise that the following pain relief patches are currently available on the reimbursement list: Durogesic DTrans Transdermal patches Fental Matrix Transdermal patches...

Gambling Regulation Bill 2022: Report Stage (24 Apr 2024) See 3 other results from this debate

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin: ...on individuals and Irish society. When talking to Mark, he really impressed on me the fact that if you are an alcoholic, you do not really think that your next drink is going to solve your problems; if you have a drug addiction, you do not really think that your next hit is going to solve your problems; but if you are a gambler, you really do think that your next bet is going to solve all...

Weather-Related Supports for Farmers: Statements (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024)

Frank Feighan: ...and leading to mental pressures. The Minister of State, Deputy Heydon, will remember that when I was a Minister of State in the Department of Health with responsibility for the national drugs strategy, health and well-being, we launched the On Feirm Ground scheme which presented a genuine opportunity to equip farm advisers with a toolkit of supports related to physical and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó (Atógáil) - Order of Business (Resumed) (24 Apr 2024) See 2 other results from this debate

Mal O'Hara: ...In my inauguration speech, I said that I wish to be a Senator for all and that I want to amplify voices in the North. The voices I will talk about today are those of people who have experienced drug deaths and of their families. Yesterday, the Northern Ireland Assembly debated a motion on drug deaths, but it was poor and vacuous and did not address the root cause of the issues or use...

Seanad: Smartphone and Social Media Use: Motion [Private Members] (24 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Mary Seery Kearney: ...is welcome. I thank the Minister for taking the time to attend. I appreciate that she is very busy at the moment so she is very good to come here. As long ago as 2010, the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Use published an article that said smartphone use and social media platforms - platforms, apps and games - were designed to be addictive, which is what is addressed in this...

Select Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 1 - President's Establishment (Revised)
Vote 2 - Department of the Taoiseach (Revised)
Vote 3 - Office of the Attorney General (Revised)
Vote 5 - Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (Revised)
Vote 6 - Chief State Solicitor's Office (Revised) (24 Apr 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Simon Harris: ...has been very beneficial. Three of the four citizens' assemblies referenced in the briefing and committed to in the programme for Government have now been completed. The relevant Departments are drafting detailed responses to the Dublin Citizens' Assembly and the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity Loss. An Oireachtas joint committee on drug use is expected to shortly commence examining...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Regulatory Impact Assessments (24 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...an online survey and a request for submissions, ran from November 2021 until January 2022. More than 5,000 responses were received. These included responses from Alcohol Action Ireland; Ballymun Local Drugs and Alcohol Task Force; The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland; The Health Service Executive Alcohol Programme; Institute of Public Health; Irish Community Action on Alcohol Network...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Health Services for Persons with Lung Fibrosis: Discussion (24 Apr 2024) See 6 other results from this debate

...a lung biopsy in June 2021, I was luckily referred to the Mater hospital. I was in a very poor state at that time. In October 2021, I was diagnosed with lung disease. I was given high-technology drugs, I was put on oxygen therapy and I was placed on a lung transplant list. From there, I went home and tried to go back to work. I quickly realised that I would not meet the criteria for a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Relating to Road Safety: Road Safety Authority (24 Apr 2024) See 7 other results from this debate

...occurred between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., while 36% occurred late at night or in the early morning. Research suggests these periods present greater risks in terms of driver behaviours like drink-driving, taking drugs and driving, and fatigue. International research and our data shows dangerous driver behaviours, including speeding, intoxicated, distracted or fatigued driving, and the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Medicinal Products (23 Apr 2024)

James Browne: ...million of dedicated funding was allocated for new medicines in 2024. The Minister has also asked the HSE to ensure it realises at least €10 million in new additional efficiency gains. This money will be reinvested in new drugs. There will also be investment to enhance the HSE’s pricing and reimbursement process for medicines. This is a recommendation of the working group...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Ireland's International Obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...It is so far back that I cannot remember it now. It was a different world then. We did not have mobile phones or iPads. We did not even have a TV until I was 12 years old. There was very little drug abuse in the community at the time, and far less pressure on my generation than the young people here have to put up with. We did not have as diverse a cultural spread in those days...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...are to be deployed on high visibility roads policing operations, of 30 minutes duration, in each tour of duty. Approximately 25% of all roads enforcement is undertaken by regular units. 75% of drug/drink driving checks are carried out by regular units. Every frontline Garda member now has a mobility device, which is essentially a mobile phone that allows them to access a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Dealing (23 Apr 2024)

Brendan Smith: 18. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are adequate legislative measures to deal with the scourge of drugs, with particular need to counteract effectively the activities of large-scale drug dealers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17828/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug Dealing (23 Apr 2024)

Brendan Smith: 22. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the additional measures, if any, she will introduce to deal with the scourge of illegal drugs throughout the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17829/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...allocated to An Garda Síochána in recent years have enabled the Garda Commissioner to assign extra resources to the specialist units involved in tackling organised crime, including the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Armed Support Unit and the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB). Since 2015, over €345m...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Cross-Border Co-operation (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...xed;ochána also provided an update on the work of the cross border Joint Agency Task Force (JATF) which was established to tackle organised and cross jurisdictional crime. Priority areas include Rural Crime, Drugs, Trafficking in Human Beings including Children, Immigration Crime, Financial Crime and Excise Fraud. It was clear to both of us that the Task Force continues to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Priorities (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...Ireland are safe and feel safe. The record budgetary resources allocated to An Garda Síochána in recent years have enabled the Garda Commissioner to assign extra resources to the specialist units involved in tackling organised crime, including the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Armed Support Unit...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Seized Property (23 Apr 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...been informed by the Garda Authorities that Operation Meacan was initiated within the DMR South Division in December 2023 to tackle the illicit purchase and use of electric motorbikes by individuals engaged in drug dealing, money-laundering, and Drugs Related Intimidation (DRI). The table below, which was provided to me by the Garda authorities, provides a breakdown of goods and monies...