Results 21-40 of 41 for drugs speaker:Niamh Smyth

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

Niamh Smyth: 654. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review correspondence (details supplied); the reason the HSE has not met with the drug company in question; the position regarding this drug; the reason the HSE has not followed his direction in relation to this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12812/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (8 Mar 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 356. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can access a drug for their condition; if so, if they will be reimbursed for same; if it can be accessed under the cross-border health directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11363/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (23 Jan 2018)

Niamh Smyth: 346. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) was used here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2889/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Data (13 Dec 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 133. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the dedicated drugs unit in counties Cavan and Monaghan for the past ten years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53380/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (11 Sep 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1065. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding and services available in counties Cavan, Monaghan and Meath for young persons who use drugs and are addicted to drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37715/17]

Anti-Malarial Medication: Motion (28 Jun 2017)

Niamh Smyth: The Fianna Fáil Party will support the motion to designate Lariam as a drug of last resort. For many years, serious concerns have arisen regarding the use of this anti-malarial drug by members of the Defence Forces serving overseas in Africa and other areas where malaria is rife. Side effects of Lariam include anxiety, depression, paranoia and suicidal behaviour, all of which indicate...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (20 Jun 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1065. To ask the Minister for Health if he will examine the case of a person (details supplied); when the drug Tysabri will be made available to multiple sclerosis patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26785/17]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (17 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: ...its use against malaria is no longer necessary? Dr. Franz Humer is on record as saying science has advanced considerably since Lariam was introduced and that there are more effective anti-malarial drugs available with reduced side-effects. Surely the Defence Forces should be using such drugs. Lariam has been withdrawn from sale in Ireland. Its side-effects can be very severe and...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (17 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 40. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the medical service of the Defence Forces is continuing to prescribe the anti-malarial drug Lariam for members of the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23306/17]

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (17 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: My question is to ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if the medical service of the Defence Forces is continuing to prescribe the anti-malarial drug Lariam for members of the Defence Forces, and if he could make a statement on the matter.

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (17 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: We have all known for some time that the use of the drug has caused, and still causes serious, problems for members of our Defence Forces. These are views that have been expressed by both current and retired members of the Defence Forces. Serious concerns have been raised for many years about the use of Lariam as an anti-malarial drug for members of the Defence Forces serving in Africa and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (2 May 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1035. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a drug is not being covered by a medical card for a person (details supplied); his plans to review these changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20223/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Coverage (7 Mar 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 588. To ask the Minister for Health the status of his negotiations regarding the provision of the drug Orkambi; if there is a timeframe for its introduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11730/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (16 Feb 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 30. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the reintroduction of the dedicated drugs unit in the Cavan and Monaghan Garda divsion; if extra personnel have been assigned specifically to man this unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7676/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Seizures (17 Jan 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 177. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of drug hauls there were in counties Cavan and Monaghan in the past 12 months; the quantities and types of drugs which were uncovered; the number of persons arrested; the total street value of the drugs discovered; and the locations they were uncovered at. [1453/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drugs Payment Scheme Administration (17 Jan 2017)

Niamh Smyth: 1308. To ask the Minister for Health if the provision of a drug (details supplied) at local pharmacies has changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1628/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (14 Dec 2016)

Niamh Smyth: 226. To ask the Minister for Health the status of negotiations on the drug, Orkambi; the other countries he has been liaising with on this; if they responded to him yet on acquiring this drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40400/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (25 Oct 2016)

Niamh Smyth: 418. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a timeframe as to when a drug (details supplied) will have gone through the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, NCPE, process; when it is likely to be on the Irish market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31622/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (13 Oct 2016)

Niamh Smyth: 147. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a drug (details supplied) to the Irish market; if there is a timeframe for same; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30115/16]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (11 Oct 2016)

Niamh Smyth: 41. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to reintroduce a dedicated drugs unit in the Cavan-Monaghan Garda division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29780/16]