Results 61-80 of 136 for drugs speaker:David Stanton

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Submissions on Drugs Review: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: ...part of the meeting is to have an engagement with some of those who made written submissions to the committee on its review of Ireland's approach to the possession of limited quantities of certain drugs. I ask everybody to turn off all mobile phones or to put them on aeroplane mode as otherwise they interfere with the sound and recording systems here. In session one today, we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Submissions on Drugs Review: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: I thank Mr. Roe. We will now move on to the Dublin North East Drugs and Alcohol Taskforce. I invite Mr. Pat Carey to make his opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Submissions on Drugs Review: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: ...Mr. Martin Varley, secretary general; Dr. Eamon Keenan, consultant psychiatrist - adult education; and Dr. Gerry McCarney, consultant psychiatrist - children and adolescents. The Ana Liffey Drug Project is represented by Mr. Tony Duffin, director, and Mr. Marcus Keane, head of policy and advocacy. They are all welcome. I also wish to welcome back Ms Anna Quigley, co-ordinator of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Submissions on Drugs Review: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: I thank Dr. Keenan for giving of his time and expertise in putting together his presentation for the committee. We really appreciate it. The next speaker is Mr. Tony Duffin from the Ana Liffey Drug Project.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Submissions on Drugs Review: Discussion (14 Oct 2015)

David Stanton: Thank you, Mr. Duffin. The final speaker is Ms Anna Quigley of the CityWide Drugs Crisis Campaign.

Topical Issue Debate: Vaccination Programme (1 Jul 2015)

David Stanton: ...supports when studying and doing exams. Supports for travel are also required. The Minister of State mentioned young people wanting to travel. There is also the issue of medication. Certain drugs, called orphan drugs, are available but not necessarily in pharmacies. Work needs to be done in this area too. I am interested to hear what the Minister of State has to say on this...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jun 2015)

David Stanton: ...Margaret Hayes of UCD. It sets out that young people who end up in detention centres are usually on a multi-generational journey. They often come from backgrounds and areas of social deprivation in which drugs and alcohol play a very big part. These are areas we need to focus on for prevention. I am very pleased to know the Ombudsman for Children now has the power to inspect centres...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Joint Sitting with the Joint Comittee on Justice, Defence and Equality
Pro-Social Drivers Programme: Pro-Social Ireland (10 Jun 2015)

David Stanton: It is a great organisation. Yesterday, I visited the Churchfield Community Trust in Cork, which has a similar type of model. Last week, a number of us were in Portugal to look at its drug policy, whereby it diverts people from the criminal justice system to rehabilitation, counselling and treatment. Again, it seems a very positive approach.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (15 Apr 2015)

David Stanton: 497. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons registered for the drug payment scheme; the number of medical card holders respectively who are currently being prescribed Nadolol to treat life-threatening cardiac conditions; the position regarding medical card holders and payment for Nadolol; if his Department or the Health Service Executive plan to review their positions in this...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (15 Apr 2015)

David Stanton: 498. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of cases where patients with serious cardiac conditions who have been prescribed Nadolol are unable to access the drug due to the high cost or lack of availability; the options available to such patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14153/15]

Report on Penal Reform: Motion (6 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: ...is high. This is not too surprising for a number of reasons. People who engage in substance abuse are more prone to mental illness than others. One of the affects [sic] of taking mind altering drugs is psychosis. There are a range of different people within the prison system, including people who were in reasonably good mental health when they arrived in prison but who have developed...

Report on Penal Reform: Motion (6 Mar 2015)

David Stanton: ...that it is mostly poor people from deprived areas who end up in prisons. Some of these people spend most of their 20s and 30s in and out of the system. Other challenges include overcrowding, drug misuse, violence and mental health problems. Some of the proposals were to have an incentivised regime for prisoners, more semi-open facilities, electronic tagging and so forth. The Irish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Effects of Gangland Crime: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

David Stanton: ...with gardaí all the time and it still would not solve the problem because it is so complex and entrenched. I have one or two questions myself, if I may. Dr. Connolly mentioned a presumptive drug testing system for the possession of cannabis; could he say a bit more about that please?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Effects of Gangland Crime: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

David Stanton: There is a distinction between decriminalising and legalising. There is the impact on youngsters found with a small amount of cannabis. Some 80% of drug prosecutions are for possession offences, involving cannabis in many cases. This must be prosecuted and the young person then has a criminal record for the rest of his or her life, which can have other consequences later if he or she needs...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Effects of Gangland Crime: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

David Stanton: As a Government Deputy, I agree with Ms Metcalfe on the need to have a drugs Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Effects of Gangland Crime: Discussion (18 Feb 2015)

David Stanton: And possibly linked with the drugs trade.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Effects of Gangland Crime on the Community: Discussion (10 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: Mr. Gough mentioned at the very beginning of the session the possibility of legalisation or decriminalising of certain substances or drugs such as cannabis, to allow a small amount for personal use. This kind of stuff has been around for a while. He brought up this issue earlier on. I would like him to revisit that and to hear his views on it. Perhaps others might like to come in on this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Effects of Gangland Crime on the Community: Discussion (10 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: ...-agency approach which will require inter-agency co-operation and collaboration at local, national and international levels. Public perceptions of gangland homicide support a strong link to the drug trade, but other motivating factors include social, economic, psychological and family factors. Empirical research and anecdotal evidence from youth and community workers indicate that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Effects of Gangland Crime on the Community: Discussion (10 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: ...from the Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development, ACJRD, Ms Suzanne Vella, Mr. Gerry McNally and Mr. Mark Wilson from the Probation Service, Ms Anna Quigley from the Citywide Drugs Crisis Campaign, and Mr. Dermot Gough and Ms Marian McKenna from the Dublin North East Drugs Task Force. I thank them for giving of their time and expertise to assist us in this work today....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: Effects of Gangland Crime on the Community: Discussion (10 Dec 2014)

David Stanton: I thank Mr. Gough for his presentation. He raised the issue of legalising or decriminalising drugs, which is an interesting subject. We may have some questions on that issue later on. I now call Ms Quigley from the CityWide Drugs Crisis Campaign.