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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (18 Dec 2019)

Leo Varadkar: ...I have a personal interest. In recent weeks, I read that more women were killed violently by men they knew - there have been more cases of femicide - than there are people killed as a result of drug-related murders, which is extraordinary and indicates how common murders of women by men who know them are in this country. I reject the Deputy's suggestion that the Government does not...

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...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Supporting a Just Transition: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2019)

Mr. Kieran Mulvey: From my own experience in inner city regeneration, we laid out a medium-term plan and a long-term plan in a multiplicity of areas, including crime, drugs, education and social services. The midlands is a different type of project but the principles are the same. How does one lay out a plan that highlights and segments the particular priorities and how they would be done...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Motorised Transport Grant (18 Dec 2019)

Finian McGrath: ....  The cost of disability can be defined as the amount it costs a person with a disability to achieve the same standard of living as those persons without a disability.  This includes extra living costs such as heating; disability aids and equipment; medical and drug costs; care costs and transport costs.  Following a procurement process, Indecon...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Data (18 Dec 2019)

Martin Heydon: 317. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of reducing the monthly threshold on the drug payment scheme for a family to €62.50; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53663/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (18 Dec 2019)

Brendan Smith: 336. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding in 2020 for the drug task forces in view of the increasing problems with drug abuse nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53824/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Independent Expert Panel Review into Cervical Screening: Discussion (18 Dec 2019)

...As Dr. Henry said, we can set the balance at a certain level which means we are over-diagnosing, we are over-treating, and exposing people to genuine harm, because over-treating means unnecessary drugs, unnecessary surgery, unnecessary time in hospital, exposure to infection and so on. All of those things have to be calibrated, and that constant calibration is an issue for all forms of...

Section 39 Organisations: Motion [Private Members] (17 Dec 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

Dessie Ellis: ...need a certain level of staffing to provide their much needed services. It is not feasible for them to continue to provide activities and services without sufficient resources and staff. The Ballymun Youth Action Project is a community-led response to drug and alcohol misuse. It provides vital services for the communities and families suffering from the negative impacts of drugs and...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (17 Dec 2019) See 5 other results from this debate

Aengus Ó Snodaigh: ...unopposed in Dáil Éireann on 28 June 2017 which instructed his Department, along with others, to draw up a plan of action to help alleviate and address ongoing concerns regarding the anti-malaria drug Lariam issued to military personnel serving on overseas missions in sub-Saharan Africa. [52726/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 Dec 2019) See 7 other results from this debate

Martin Kenny: Drugs gangs operate in most of our deprived communities. This is a reflection of how the Government's policy has consistently fallen short. A recent report published by the EU drugs agency and Interpol indicates that the drugs distribution networks in Ireland appear to be structured in three layers. There is a small top layer of serious players who control the upper end of the market....

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Dec 2019) See 1 other result from this debate

John Curran: I regret having to raise this issue again. It concerns the plight of 25 children who are suffering with SMA. The Taoiseach will be aware that in June last year, a decision was made that the drug, Spinraza, would be made available for those children. We are almost at the end of the year, six months on, and the vast majority of those children have not started their initial treatment nor have...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Data (17 Dec 2019)

Paschal Donohoe: ...x20ac;3,617 Nil 2016 €20,000 €3,000 €17,000 Details of contraband seizures for Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airports are listed in Tables 5 to 7 below.  The figures include freight and passenger controls. The values of contraband include all types of seizures from excisable products, weapons, controlled drugs,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Seizures (17 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 279. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the amount and type of illegal drugs seized by An Garda Síochána in 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53254/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Medical Service (17 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...addictions in a structured, safe and professional basis in line with international best practice. The Irish Prison Service continues to be committed to and predominantly involved with the National Drugs Strategy in partnership with community colleagues and organisations. I am further informed that the following table shows the number of prisoners in receipt of methadone treatment...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 Dec 2019)

John Curran: 282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to dedicated drugs units to date in 2019 in each division; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53274/19]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Policing Issues (17 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...and their families to help them withstand the influence of criminal networks. This new “Greentown Programme” has been designed with the input of leading international expertise on crime and criminal networks, together with Irish scientific, policy and practice expertise in child protection and welfare, drugs and community development.  Finally, I would note that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (17 Dec 2019)

David Stanton: ...Programme” has been designed with the input of leading international expertise on crime and criminal networks, together with Irish scientific, policy and practice expertise in child protection and welfare, drugs and community development. The Department of Children and Youth Affairs has secured Dormant Account Funding a trial of the Greentown Programme approach, on a pilot...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Organised Crime (17 Dec 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...and groups involved in criminality are effectively targeted. Such approaches include the use of money-laundering legislation and focused intelligence-led operations by Garda specialist units, including the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau, the National Economic Crime Bureau, the National Bureau of Criminal Investigations with support as required from the Security and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (17 Dec 2019)

Róisín Shortall: 289. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the drugs unit at the Garda stations in Ballymun, Finglas and Santry; and the number of gardaí assigned to the drugs unit in the stations in each year since 2008. [53327/19]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research Funding (17 Dec 2019)

Heather Humphreys: ...Outcomes SEAM Research Centre, Schivo Medical, Graph Treatments Ltd, STRYKER, DIT This project will develop Additively Manufactured (using 3-D printing), Biocompatible, metallic components for the medical device industry. The project will focus both on the creation of implants with improved functional properties such as drug elution and also on metallic structures that...