Results 41-50 of 50 for drugs speaker:Paul McAuliffe

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (21 Apr 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: 2390. To ask the Minister for Health if the Finglas and Cabra drug task force projects receiving funding to employ staff via HSE grant aid agreements, City of Dublin Youth Services Board and the Department of Justice can be included in the same pay restoration as section 39 Service Level Agreement projects following the Workplace Relations Commission ruling in December 2020 (details...

Residential Tenancies Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Mar 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: ...is a blank cheque for people not to pay their rent when they have not been financially impacted by the crisis. They should not be protected if they are engaged in anti-social behaviour, such as illegal drug dealing, the unofficial sale of alcohol or other anti-social behaviour. I thank the Minister for protecting renters and for again bringing this forward. As to the point on why it...

Covid-19 (Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homelessness): Statements (18 Feb 2021)

Paul McAuliffe: Last week in my constituency, Ballymun, we saw the death of another man related to the illegal drugs industry. While other Deputies have spoken about addiction to gambling or alcohol, the reality is that if this gentleman had not had an addiction to illegal drugs he might likely be alive. If it is difficult to deal with the alcohol or gambling industry, try dealing with the Kinahans. ...

Road Traffic (All-Terrain Vehicle and Scrambler Motorcycle) (Amendment) Bill 2020: First Stage (17 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: ...scrambler bikes make many parks and other green spaces too dangerous for people to enjoy and destroy facilities relied on by sports clubs. Their use involves antisocial behaviour, the movement of illegal drugs and organised crime. It presents a real challenge to order in our communities and undermines the confidence in An Garda Síochána. The Bill does three things. Section...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (3 Nov 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 139. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding to local drugs and alcohol taskforces to support local projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33472/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Programme (22 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: ...into crime. They are given small incentives first, such as a curry tray or something else from the chipper, then a pair of runners and then a track suit. These children are being brought into the drugs industry, which is a lucrative one and difficult to compete with as a PAYE worker. Young people see this disparity and look at the options. We need, therefore, to make interventions and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Legislative Programme (22 Oct 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: ...do not fall between the cracks. The problem is that those initiatives are competing with people who are willing to break the law and induce young people into a life of crime. The Ballymun drugs task force and Dublin City Council will soon publish a report on the impact of open drug dealing in the Ballymun community. I hope to forward a copy to the Minister and the Minister of State and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: 858. To ask the Minister for Health if drug and alcohol support groups will be exempt from the ban on indoor gatherings under level 3 of restrictions as an essential service which can operate in a socially distant and safe manner [26686/20]

Community Safety and Fireworks: Motion [Private Members] (22 Sep 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: ...with special needs and older people being terrorised in their own communities. The difficulty is that in communities such as mine, people often look out the window and see scrambler bikes and open drug dealing going unchecked by the powers that be. Then they hear the bangs of fireworks and do not even bother reporting them. It was in that context that I wrote to the Garda...

Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (30 Jun 2020)

Paul McAuliffe: ...with a number of other spokespeople from the Fianna Fáil Front Bench. The Minister listened with real integrity to people from that community speak about how they were in the grip of the drugs industry. I very much welcome the commitment in the programme for Government to deal with addiction as a matter of health rather than a criminal matter. I hope to play a part in leading the...