Results 41-60 of 62 for drugs speaker:Kieran O'Donnell

Seanad: Mental Health: Statements (22 Jun 2016)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...of suicide have been consistently high in Limerick City, will the HSE or the Department carry out a specific study of the reasons for this? There is a myriad of factors, for example, alcohol and drugs. In 2014 St. Patrick's Hospital's mental health services presented the stark result of a survey. Some 65% of Irish people believed being treated for mental health problems was a sign of...

Public Accounts Committee: Annual Report and Accounts 2012: Discussion with IDA Ireland (19 Sep 2013)

Kieran O'Donnell: Regeneron, a US drug company, has made an SEC filing and indicated that it is at an advanced stage of purchasing a building in Limerick. The general view locally is that the building which was formerly occupied by the manufacturing section of Dell will provide a psychological boost for the area given the number of jobs lost there previously. Dell has continued its operations in Limerick and...

Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (25 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: .... Work is continuing on finalising the report on the Health Service Executive, HSE, but our current schedule of meetings is delaying matters. We have asked the HSE for an update on the cost of drugs. Does anyone want to raise any item on that schedule? Item No. 3A is correspondence from Accounting Officers. No. 3A.1 is correspondence dated 11 October 2012 from Dr. Ruaidhrí...

Public Accounts Committee: Vote Management and Budgetary Situation in 2012: Discussion with Department of Health and HSE (9 Oct 2012)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...line cuts if the bills were paid. They stated that front line services would be cut by €58 million, non-front line services would be cut by €72 million and the remainder would be made up by generic drugs, etc. Our job is to examine the figures and question management. How in the name of God is €74 million sitting around in unsigned forms on hospital consultants'...

Gangland Killings. (23 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...on the Ennis Road as it occurred in a public place and against a young man going about his daily routine. If Customs and Excise was given the resources needed to prevent the entry of illegal drugs into the State, it would cut the oxygen supply to these criminal gangs. Will the Minister provide extra resources and personnel to the Limerick Garda division to deal with this scourge of...

Gangland Crime: Motion (2 Feb 2010)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...in Limerick. Rank and file gardaí are being taken away from ordinary patrolling activities, including fighting anti-social behaviour, and placed in special units that are being set up to combat drugs. They need to be replaced as this is compromising the Garda's normal work on the ground. In 2009 there were three murders in Limerick; this is three too many. One of those was the murder...

Financial Resolution No.5: General (Resumed). Debate resumed on the following motion: (10 Dec 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...provide a stimulus. How can the Taoiseach use the words "fairness" and "understanding" in the context of taking €8.30 from widows and people on invalidity pensions and €8.20 from carers? The drug refund scheme has been increased by approximately 40% to €120 since I became a Deputy in 2007. The most vulnerable are affected. Once again, the Government has gone for the easy targets....

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...to ensure that we give as much protection as possible to jurors and witnesses to ensure we get convictions and that those who have killed people and who are engaged in activities with regard to drugs and a range of areas are brought to justice as quickly as possible. This Bill goes in that direction but the intimidation of witnesses is a fundamental point and the Minister appreciates...

Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...full year after a crime has been perpetrated and they may have moved on to committing more serious crimes. Resources must be put in place. Most of the gangland activity in Limerick is fuelled by drugs, greed and money and by heroin in particular. Heroin rather than cocaine is the growth drug in Limerick. An extra patrol boat is needed because there is only one patrol boat and one...

Social Welfare Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Apr 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...with the Fine Gael document. I can find €300 million from direct measures that could have been taken and which would not entail pursuing the vulnerable. The use of generic, rather than branded, drugs in prescriptions would save €50 million while a carbon windfall tax on the ESB and other power generators would save €250 million. Members should recall that ESB charges comprise one...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Bill 2009: Second Stage (19 Feb 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...of €500 million. We propose pay cuts for everyone earning more than €100,000 in the public sector and a saving of €200 million by ensuring pharmacists dispense generic rather than branded drugs. A windfall tax on energy companies would generate €300 million. In addition, various quangos cost €50 million annually and they should be abolished. Fine Gael has outlined...

Irish Economy: Motion (17 Feb 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...and amended. The pension levy should be reformed. Fine Gael put forward tough but fair measures, including a pay freeze in the public sector and the provision of generic rather than branded drugs, which would save €200 million.

Stabilisation of the Public Finances: Motion (Resumed) (5 Feb 2009)

Kieran O'Donnell: I am trying to make a positive contribution. Fine Gael made a proposal that a switch from branded to generic drugs would save €200 million. Why does the Minister not make a positive move like that and save money and jobs and remove the €10 travel levy that is crippling areas like Shannon?

Gangland Crime: Motion: (Resumed) (19 Nov 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...the issue of the blocking of mobile phones in and out of Limerick Prison to the Minister last week and we must also look at the licensing of prepaid mobile phones. We must destroy the network of drug barons nationally. People in Limerick and elsewhere who are using recreational drugs must realise they are creating the demand for these drugs. Without the demand, drugs barons would not...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...no doubt constituents have contacted him. Everyone here has elderly parents. When this was introduced people planned for life on the basis of it. They are now facing bills of €1,200 for the drugs refund scheme and paying fees to doctors and hospital charges. A constituent who rang me expects it to cost €2,500 extra per year which the person can ill-afford. These people have paid...

Financial Resolution No. 15: (General) Resumed (15 Oct 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...would be very straightforward. There would be a cut in public sector pay for those earning over €50,000 and a ban on all recruitment, apart from frontline services. We wanted reform of the drugs scheme to be based on generic drugs. We wanted €1.5 billion to be sought from the banks for the State guarantee scheme. The budget contained no mention of what charges will be imposed on...

Written Answers — Juvenile Offenders: Juvenile Offenders (8 Jul 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the measures he will introduce to prevent the increased use of juveniles by criminal gangs in the transport of illegal substances such as drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27173/08]

Local Government Services (Corporate Bodies) (Confirmation of Orders) Bill 2008 [Seanad]: Second Stage (10 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...who know the area if we are to pursue criminals. I am aware that CAB is doing work in that regard from its Dublin offices but Limerick warrants the establishment of a separate branch because drugs are at the root of much of the city's crime. Chief Superintendent Willie Keane was correct in saying the problems run deeper than that but in many cases the motivation is greed or money. We...

Crime Prevention. (9 Apr 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...honour that commitment and put at least those extra 30 gardaí in place. The Criminal Assets Bureau, CAB, must be established in Limerick to tackle the criminals head on, especially in the area of drug dealing. The Government must immediately put extra measures in place to block the drugs coming in through ports and airports. When the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Deputy...

Pharmaceutical Pricing: Statements (28 Feb 2008)

Kieran O'Donnell: ...The Minister spoke about a fair deal for patients. This new scheme for pharmacies is not a fair deal for patients. In 1970, under the Health Act, pharmacists took over the dispensing of community drugs from dispensary doctors. The €100 million spent on the community pharmacy sector is good value for money. Why has the Minister not examined generic products to reduce the cost instead...