Results 21-40 of 50 for drugs speaker:Paul McAuliffe

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (31 Jan 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: 3. To ask the Taoiseach when the Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs will take place. [4161/23]

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens' Assembly (31 Jan 2023)

Paul McAuliffe: ...have committed to having it in 2023. That is hopeful. Along with the citizens' assembly debate, we also need to have a civic society debate. We need to ensure that organisations, such has the drugs task forces, are funded so that they can have those conversations with communities that have been impacted by drugs and with communities that have not been impacted by drugs, or believe...

Dublin City Safety Initiatives and Other Services: Statements (17 Nov 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: ...being accountable to the people of the city, millions of euro are being poured into my area. I represent Ballymun, Finglas, Glasnevin and Santry. These millions of euro are pouring in through drug task forces, youth centres and family resource centres. A great deal of money is also coming in from Tusla and the HSE. Often, however, there is little transparency concerning how decisions...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 187. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the drugs unit in the Ballymun sub-district for the past five years up to the latest date possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52228/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (19 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: 189. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to the drugs unit in Finglas sub-district for the past five years up to the latest date possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52230/22]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Oct 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: ...am not sure anybody would be up for five citizens' assemblies in a row. Does the early delivery of that report give us the opportunity to establish a citizens' assembly on the legal framework for drugs? Will the Taoiseach examine that? Will he also examine if it is possible for the terms of reference to include not just the headline issues on the legal framework for drugs but also the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 11 - Office of Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform
Vote 12 - Superannuation and Retired Allowances
Vote 39 - Office of Government Procurement
Vote 43 - Office of Government Chief Information Officer
2020 Report on the Accounts of the Public Services of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 4 - Vote Accounting and Budget Management (19 May 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: ...by their nature that secret services must be confidential, we would like to think there is some parallel governance for the Vote, particularly with regard to the use of informers. The illegal drugs industry is a scourge in my community. I would hate to think that public money was being spent recklessly by paying informers in the industry. There may be a role for this but it is...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Apr 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: ...a kidnapping. We have had social media platforms being used by rival gangs to issue threats. We had one family home where people were intimidated so it could be turned into a headquarters for a drug cartel and retrofitted with bulletproof glass and CCTV. There are many people in my community wondering what is coming at them next due to these actions by the rival gangs. Will the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 20 - An Garda Síochána (31 Mar 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: I absolutely accept this, and I have seen the work done in the north-east inner city. There are other areas where the illegal drug industry has agency capture of communities. Ballymun and Finglas are two of those areas. The Commissioner has already considered the Ballymun - A Brighter Future report. The assistant commissioner for Dublin has met me to discuss it. I ask the Commissioner to...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Urban Development (29 Mar 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: ...my own area in Ballymun and Finglas. There are communities throughout Dublin, for example in Darndale, and in Limerick, that could benefit from a targeted approach in tackling the impact of the illegal drugs industry and breaking the cycle of disadvantage. It is something Fianna Fáil has been committed to for a long time, including when we were in government in the past. I would...

Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (22 Feb 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: ...to address both topics to be dealt with by the assemblies is limited. However, I must take time to address one issue, which is that a citizens' assembly will not deal with legal reform of illegal drugs this year. I am bitterly disappointed it will not form part of this year's work programme. It is a complex legal area. It requires expert-led civic debate. It will require brave...

Easing of Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (2 Feb 2022)

Paul McAuliffe: ...interests alone. As we emerge from Covid-19, we will have to learn lessons. For me, our reliance on key public services and their importance have been key learnings. Childcare, public health, drug support, education and caring professions all need resources. They need public funding and, importantly, public governance. On the return to work, Dublin is already seeing increased...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Earlier this year, Dublin City Council published a report, titled Ballymun - A Brighter Future, which outlined the impact of the drugs industry on that community. Core to that report were actions which we believe many agencies, including An Garda Síochána, need to take. The resources An Garda Síochána has are crucial to the successful implementation of that report. Will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: ...the division has the fourth lowest number of gardaí in the country. I appreciate it is a matter for the Garda Commissioner but it is a crucial matter in dealing with this report. Issues relating to open drug dealing undermine the confidence of the community in the entire system of the State. If people can see drugs being dealt openly on corners in their area and do not see An Garda...

Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Nov 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: ...Government but also this House understand this issue and we are willing to do it. If we send that message, there is an opportunity for the Government to deal with the many other issues in our community, such as open drug dealing, unemployment and dereliction. There are many challenges outlined in the programme for Government and this is an example of how committed both my party and the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Tusla, the Child and Family Agency - Financial Statements 2020 (21 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: ...I am not sure if Mr. Gloster is familiar with the Montague report, entitled Ballymun - A Brighter Future, which Dublin City Council published. The report focused quite a bit on the impact of the drugs industry on the community in Ballymun. It mentioned the engagement of Tusla in that area. It pointed out that north Dublin city, which of course includes Cabra, Finglas and other areas,...

The National Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 and Supporting Community Safety: Statements (6 Oct 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: ...those communities lives a scourge. Deputy Howlin's warning is important because we must be cognisant of the scale of that problem. The largest economic generator in my community is probably the drugs industry. When people in the community see it, they do not see the industry itself because it is hidden. Instead, they see the physical evidence of the people who are impacted by it. They...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Sep 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Earlier this week, I attended a meeting of school principals and a family resource centre about how open drug dealing is impacting the services they provide in the community. We all saw the "Prime Time" programme on open drug dealing in Ballymun. My question relates to the programme for Government. When will the citizens' assembly on drug use be brought forward and will the Tánaiste...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Anti-Social Behaviour (6 May 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: ...both groups understanding each other. That is not the antisocial behaviour I am talking about. I am talking about the kind of pernicious and destructive antisocial behaviour that can vary from open drug dealing to aggressive begging and all those other issues. We need to deal with the social problems behind these things but we also need to make sure the streets are safe. That is not a...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: In 2017 I wrote to the then Taoiseach asking for a Mulvey-style report to respond to community concerns in Ballymun around open drug dealing. While he declined and suggested this be done at local authority level, we went ahead and, as Ardmhéara Bhaile Átha Cliath, I commissioned a report which was recently circulated at the joint policing committee. I understand the Taoiseach has...