Results 121-140 of 616 for drugs speaker:Bernard Durkan

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Bernard Durkan: Should there be a war on drug barons, that is, the people who supply the market?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: National Drugs Strategy: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Jan 2022)

Bernard Durkan: ...and that is quite true. I find one thing difficult to understand. We have read, for instance, in reports from Tallaght and so on about young mothers being forced into prostitution to pay for drugs. Whether that is crack cocaine or a beginner drug like cannabis is immaterial. The fact of the matter is that the people who gain most from all this are the drug barons. The late Tony...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (16 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: ...for new and orphan medicines with particular reference to an accelerated programme for testing and make such medicines available to the public as soon as it is safe to do so; if the new drugs targeting particular conditions can be made available sooner subject to the necessary tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62795/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (2 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 173. To ask the Minister for Health the way he plans to deal with the serious escalation of drug abuse in the capital and all other cities, towns and communities throughout the country; if an awareness campaign is required to highlight the dangers in this trend; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57919/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (2 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 238. To ask the Minister for Health the current or proposed regime governing new or orphan drugs; the number of such drugs under review or examination at the moment; the number to be approved in the course of the next year; the extent to which reimbursement will be in line with demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59756/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: ...across Dublin city and throughout the rest of the country. They pointed out the serious pressure they are under given the lack of funding increases since 2010 and the increased pressure from the drug barons, who are now targeting families, including women and children, to pursue their nefarious campaigns. Individuals have been threatened with violence on numerous occasions. There are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: I welcome our witnesses and thank them profusely for their presentation. It was highly informative. It was a modern look at an evolving campaign by the leading drugs people, including criminal gangs, etc. It leads me to believe that we need a total re-evaluation of the way we deal with this issue. We must broaden the scope and work of the drug and alcohol task forces, individually and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Substance Misuse and its Impact on Communities: Discussion (1 Dec 2021)

Bernard Durkan: ...of dealing with this issue. We must show results from what has happened in the past and how effective we are in dealing with this issue. I am not a supporter of allowing a certain level of drug use for personal reasons. Drugs are a blight on our communities. We must convince ourselves, for a start, that our approach is working or determine that it is not working in the context of when...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 392. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which ongoing testing of new and orphan drugs continues; the number of cases approved in each of the past 12 months to date; the extent to which availability of such drugs can be enhanced by way of specific changes or accelerated process; the extent to which remuneration continues to play an important role in making such drugs available to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Delays in Accessing Scoliosis Treatment and Surgery: Discussion (11 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: ...utilising all of the services and facilities. My final point is in regard to clearance by the authorising body here of implants. Does that body evaluate implants in the same way as it evaluates drugs, or does the European Union authority evaluate implants in the same way as it evaluates drugs? As I understand it, the answer to that question is "No".

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Department of Health (3 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: .... There is a new challenge coming now in the form of the alternatives to smoking. As was noted, they might be a benefit to those who have smoked and want to stop, but they could also be a gateway drug for those who have not started to smoke but might fancy it. I was once told that when someone becomes addicted, he or she will need to undergo a long programme to quit. That is not true...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Bill 2019: Department of Health (3 Nov 2021)

Bernard Durkan: ...we must be sympathetic to that and address their problems in a meaningful way. E-cigarettes can be used to wean them off, but the emphasis should be on weaning-off. It is similar to dealing with drug consumption, where we have programmes for people which are used sometimes as a means of continuation of supply rather than a weaning-off from the product. I urge in particular that the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: ...for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate resources remain available to An Garda Síochána to maximise the fight against organised crime and the activities of criminal gangs involved in drug trafficking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51653/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which an Garda Síochána continues to pursue gangs and individuals involved in drug running: the number of successfully prosecuted cases in each of the past six years to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51948/21]

Access of Competent Authorities to Centralised Bank Account Registries: Motion (19 Oct 2021)

Bernard Durkan: ...met if we want to have a satisfactory co-operation between them and banks and lending institutions of all sorts. Like everybody else, I have dealt with a number of cases in recent years whereby drug mules were used to carry drugs. They were invariably people who were identified as having financial difficulties at the time and would do virtually anything to get out of their difficulties....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (9 Sep 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 1150. To ask the Minister for Health when a new drugs payment scheme card will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41873/21]

Ábhair Shaincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Matters (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: ...; (8) Deputy Kieran O'Donnell - to discuss plans for the roll-out of a pilot antigen testing scheme for aviation; (9) Deputy Joan Collins - to discuss the suspension of the north inner city drugs and alcohol task force; (10) Deputy Patrick Costello - to discuss the sodium valproate inquiry which the Minister committed to holding last October; (11) Deputy Colm Burke - to discuss if the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 310. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which organised drug-related crime continues to grow; the degree to which her Department continues to be in a position to meet the challenges ahead; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37094/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Prevention (8 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 312. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which drug related criminality has grown in the past ten years; the measures in hand to deal with the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37096/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (1 Jul 2021)

Bernard Durkan: 479. To ask the Minister for Health the degree to which rare and orphan drugs are being cleared for use and reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29226/21]