Results 41-60 of 66 for drugs speaker:Martin Kenny

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 20 - Garda Síochána (Revised)
Vote 21 - Prisons (Revised)
Vote 22 - Courts Service (Revised)
Vote 24 - Justice (Revised)
Vote 41 - Policing Authority (Revised)
Vote 44 - Data Protection Commission (Revised) (30 Mar 2021)

Martin Kenny: ...providing a health service. Some work needs to be done on that. I am also concerned that very many of the people who end up on the relevant programme are people who have had psychotic episodes because of drug abuse and drug addiction. They can end up in the hospital under those circumstances. I have heard from gardaí on the beat that very often, when they have people they know are...

Children (Amendment) Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (11 Mar 2021)

Martin Kenny: ...continue and we need to have a clear recognition of that. Many of the types of cases with which this legislation is concerned, particularly those involving children, are linked to the serious drug crime that exists across the State. I listened with interest to the radio when I was driving up in the car this morning and heard about a child victim of crime who was dismembered and...

Community Safety and Preventing Crime: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Martin Kenny: I understand that and I am sorry. I will move on now to speak about the issues of community policing and community safety. I spoke to someone today who works with many of the community drugs initiatives in the city of Dublin who said that at the core of all of this is having a police service that is rooted in the community. In order for that to happen, we need to see a greater effort to...

Estimates for Public Services 2020 (Resumed) (9 Jul 2020)

Martin Kenny: ...The Criminal Assets Bureau, CAB, was mentioned and the additional resources put in place for it. I congratulate CAB in the work it has done. In many cases, it is very effective at tackling the criminal drug gangs that blight so many communities. In the last few days, the Central Statistics Office published a crime victimisation survey. It found that half of respondents did not trust...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (24 Jun 2020)

Martin Kenny: ...deliver when we had members of the Gilligan gang and many other crime gangs running their operations across this city. It still does not deliver for much of what we see today in terms of the crime drug wars taking place and all the feuding that is happening. We have to get into the real world and recognise that legislation is certainly required but it is not the overall solution to all...

Covid-19 (Justice and Equality): Statements (4 Jun 2020)

Martin Kenny: ...to ensure we change that. Finally, the youth diversion programme needs more resources and needs to be spread out much more, particularly throughout those black spots where we have difficulties with drug crime.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committee Meetings (17 Dec 2019)

Martin Kenny: Drugs gangs operate in most of our deprived communities. This is a reflection of how the Government's policy has consistently fallen short. A recent report published by the EU drugs agency and Interpol indicates that the drugs distribution networks in Ireland appear to be structured in three layers. There is a small top layer of serious players who control the upper end of the market....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Dec 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...termed "gangland". It is not; only a tiny proportion of people are involved in this and a targeted response is needed. In each year between 2008 and 2014, there was a cut in the funding to the drugs task force. Since 2014, there has been a freeze in the money for the drugs task force. While we cannot freeze rent, it seems that we can freeze the money we give to the drugs task force....

Ceisteanna - Questions: Community Enhancement Programme (26 Nov 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...is clear that such commitment is not present in respect of the north east inner city. That is the belief of the people who live in the area. Community representatives on the north inner city drug and alcohol task force recently raised serious concerns regarding the lack of a partnership approach to the delivery of the national drugs strategy. I refer to the impending closure of the...

Select Committee on Justice and Equality: Criminal Records (Exchange of Information) Bill 2019: Committee Stage (20 Nov 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...to be a shadow that follows him around all of his life. That is unfair and unfortunate and everyone would agree with that. I am aware of a similar situation of a young person who had a small drugs conviction. Again, this continues to follow him around. Although this legislation may deal with the official element of spending the conviction it will still not deal with that issue of a...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (10 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...to refurbish it. It is the reality for many people around the country. It is a similar position in my constituency. There are small rural towns with small gangs of people involved in the drug trade are attacking their neighbours and intimidating them. The Garda simply is not up for the job. I have seen this myself and spoken to people about it. They found that when they went to...

Firearms and Offensive Weapons (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (2 Oct 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...The use of knives has had a dramatic and terrible effect on many victims and, often, the perpetrators also. As was pointed out, the perpetrator may have been intoxicated or under the influence of drugs and ended up in a terrible situation, filled with regret and remorse. The essence of the Bill is its proposal to increase the sentence and deterrent. It is about getting people to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issue of Abuse of Greyhounds: Bord na gCon (9 Jul 2019)

Martin Kenny: ...that are bred and never run. The number of pups involved is considerable. Whose job is it to monitor that? Who is failing to do their job? I also want to ask about the use of substances and drugs and the whole doping issue. We passed the Greyhound Racing Act in which we put tighter controls in place but all the controls in the world will only match up if people on the ground are...

Community Policing and Rural Crime: Motion (20 Jun 2019)

Martin Kenny: ..., when there has been much intimidation. Shots have been fired and petrol bombs have been thrown at houses. It is being carried out by a small number of people who, we understand, are involved in the drugs trade. The victims, on the other hand, are innocent people in the community who have nothing to do with any of it. It creates a great sense of anger and resentment among people in...

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Mar 2018)

Martin Kenny: As the Tánaiste is aware, the Government has a proposal to deal with orphan drugs, particularly in cases that need to be resolved. Many of these drugs are examined in the same way as mainstream drugs and it does not work. Two girls, who have been here on a number of occasions, little Grace from Leitrim and Cezy from Kilkenny, are waiting for a drug called Vimizim. The Temple Street...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to the Agriculture, Food and Marine Sectors: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: ...land. Of course, he needed a licence to grow it because of its particular leaf and the problem that one could be growing something else in the middle of it. As everyone knows, there is no drug involved in hemp, but as it has the same leaf, the danger is that people could be producing cannabis in the middle of it. Could there be some alteration - I would not say a genetic modification -...

Topical Issue Debate: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (7 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: Two of the children who use this drug are in the Public Gallery. One of them is from Leitrim and one from Kilkenny. Both of them are very anxious and worried that they have not got any decision. They really depend on getting this drug approved. There are only three children in the country using it. I appeal for something to happen in this regard.

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: There are people in the Gallery today from the Irish MPS Society who suffer from the condition Morquio. They were here some months ago when we raised the issue of a drug called Vimizim with the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health, who unfortunately is in a committee today. Only three children in the country use this drug. The matter was before a special health committee about three weeks...

Questions on Promised Legislation (7 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: It is the national drugs committee.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (31 Jan 2018)

Martin Kenny: 219. To ask the Minister for Health if the drug Vimizim has being approved by the HSE for those suffering from Morquio syndrome (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4797/18]