Results 61-80 of 158 for drugs speaker:Fergus O'Dowd

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Taxi Regulation (Amendment) (Rickshaw) Bill 2018: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...we had some months ago, it was suggested that certain substances which are abused tend to be sold from these vehicles or by people who use them. Like many others, I made the point that the drug problem is a serious issue and a matter for Garda enforcement. If people are breaking the law, they should be apprehended regardless of where they are or what they are driving. I welcome the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (22 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 116. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be made available for drug addiction services in Drogheda in view of the crisis that has led to worrying events requiring a significant and costly Garda response; if an emergency meeting will be held to assess and plan an urgent outreach response to address the rise in drug addiction in the Drogheda area; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure (22 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...was distributed to; if there was a set criteria for which these moneys were allocated; if so, the criteria; the members of the HSE that make the final decision on these funds; if the local drug task force and its professional experience has a contribution or role in forming the distribution of overspends for vital services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48750/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (13 Nov 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 257. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the serious concerns regarding drug-related crime in Drogheda and east County Meath, such as the recent discharge of five bullets from a firearm into a dwelling house in a residential area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46513/18]

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...time and people will be able to have a successful Christmas with relatives and friends. For those who are ill, the prescription charges have been reduced. The €10 decrease in the monthly payment for the drug payment scheme is a continuing reduction in a charge which is, in my view, a tax on sickness. Hopefully, it will ultimately be done away with. One can earn €25...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (3 Oct 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 179. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to make the Spiranza drug available to persons suffering from the degenerative disease spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40198/18]

Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: The debate on the national drugs strategy is very important. The problem is that there are 80 minutes for the debate in total. The Government gets ten minutes and the Opposition gets 70. The difficulty I have is that this is a huge issue in my constituency, where there is very serious intimidation by criminals. People are being threatened. One family has been followed from one town to...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (20 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 171. To ask the Minister for Health the details of ephedrine and its use here; the resources available through the aegis of his Department to raise awareness of the effects of drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27007/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Policy (12 Jun 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 646. To ask the Minister for Health the national protocols in place for the administration of psychotropic drugs to patients in nursing homes and other institutions in which persons are in care; the system of monitoring and inspection in place to ensure that persons are not administered these drugs improperly or illegally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24505/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Regulation of Rickshaws: Discussion (30 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...struck here and I welcome the fact that the Minister is here today to listen to the views of committee members on this issue. If a significant number of rickshaw drivers have been convicted of drug-related offences, that is very serious. However, if drug dealers have rickshaws taken from them tomorrow, they will resort to bicycles or other modes of transport to deliver illegal drugs....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Dealing (24 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 93. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the further steps that can be taken to protect families and communities from intimidation by drug dealers. [23096/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy (24 May 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: 138. To ask the Minister for Health the further steps that can be taken to protect families and communities from intimidation by drug dealers. [22954/18]

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (8 Feb 2018)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...from depression and have other issues, emotional problems and so on to drink less and get help sooner, and wish there was better help available as Deputy Darragh O'Brien pointed out about the drugs task forces. We need assist more people who are in deep emotional and personal distress, who abuse alcohol and sadly in many cases pass away. I also think of somebody I knew quite well. I...

National Planning Framework: Statements (26 Oct 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...what we need. Our health services are served from Drogheda. There is great interaction on that front. However, the policing of the Drogheda district ends at the motorway. If someone is passing drugs on the Donore interchange, as has been known to happen, a garda must come from Ashbourne to investigate. It is not acceptable that the policing district does not include those other parts...

Summer Economic Statement 2017: Statements (13 Jul 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...is wrong. It certainly does, and what the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, has done with the former Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny, is to invest in areas where there is a high prevalence of unemployment and drug abuse and a significant amount of crime. These are the areas we need to tackle and prioritise. We must build an equal society and while I would support such a debate, I point out the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (23 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 326. To ask the Minister for Health the current position of the HSE in relation to the proposed Orkambi cystic fibrosis drug; the timeframe in which a decision will be made; the further details he has on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9296/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (21 Feb 2017)

Fergus O'Dowd: 432. To ask the Minister for Health if under existing legislation products containing CBD oil could be provided to patients here without breaking the law under the Misuse of Drugs legislation. [8277/17]

Road Traffic Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Sep 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...last year. One individual is an appalling statistic, but those figures clearly show that we need to do a lot more to prevent deaths, and this Bill will significantly address issues, in particular drug driving, substance abuse and lower speed limits in residential areas. The Road Safety Authority should be praised for its campaign and the significance of its input. I met its...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Data (16 Sep 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1004. To ask the Minister for Health the national policy in relation to the prescribing of Olanzapine, Quetiapine Fumarate or Risperidone drugs to persons over 65 years of age in 2014, 2015 and 2016; the way in which data in relation to the prescription of these drugs is analysed and checked, in both private nursing homes and HSE nursing homes; if evidence of over prescription has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness: Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (14 Sep 2016)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...what happens. There must also be an adequate number of properly trained staff - the point in this regard was well made by the Minister - to deal with those who have social issues - for example, a drug addiction - or family problems. As the Minister correctly stated, it would be good if we could get those who are homeless to return to the homes they may have come but only if they feel...