Results 21-40 of 40 for drugs speaker:Joe Carey

National Drugs Strategy. (1 Apr 2010)

Joe Carey: I gather the Department of Education and Science is working on finalising work information books with the Department of Health and Children about drugs, generally, focusing in particular on the legal highs Deputy Byrne is concerned about, as I am. The big challenge now is to drive through the new strategy and ensure that the substance misuse strategy is implemented as quickly as possible....

Road Traffic Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2010)

Joe Carey: ...of these people's daily lives and it should be supported. It allows people to access transport and prevents them falling into the trap of rural isolation. I welcome the provision in the Bill for drugs testing. I recently met a group of teachers in County Clare to discuss the issue of head shops and of people driving under the influence of the products sold in them. I heard of a young...

Prison Drug Treatment Services. (4 Feb 2010)

Joe Carey: The reality is that our prisons are awash with drugs. In 2004, the former Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Michael McDowell, famously promised to rid our jails of drugs within 18 months. That did not happen. People are entering our jails without drug problems and leaving addicted to hard drugs. The only way to break this cycle is through proper rehabilitation for young...

Prison Drug Treatment Services. (4 Feb 2010)

Joe Carey: I was staggered to learn that only one wing of that institution is drug free. What plans has the Minister devised to improve the rehabilitation services available to young offenders?

Prison Drug Treatment Services. (4 Feb 2010)

Joe Carey: I am asking about drugs.

Gangland Crime: Motion (Resumed) (3 Feb 2010)

Joe Carey: ...to say the right things, this and the previous Government remain more concerned with perception than with substance. The criminal underworld in this State is not suffering from a recession. The drug-fuelled economy in which the gangsters operate is booming. Criminal gangs roam our streets and seem untouchable by the laws of the land. Five so-called gangland murders have taken place in...

Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (7 Jul 2009)

Joe Carey: ..., we must also ensure that adequate resources are provided. It is outrageous that, in 2009, only 50% of all Garda stations have access to e-mail. How will we take on gangland criminals and drug lords if such basic resources are not available? In the past two years, no new Garda cars have been purchased. Members of the force are obliged to take on gangland criminals who drive around in...

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 May 2009)

Joe Carey: ...part of this legislation. We clearly need more legislation to deal with illegally imported firearms. There is now an obvious direct link between the deeply rooted gang culture, the importation of drugs to finance this gang culture and the importation of weaponry tacked onto these drugs shipments. This is where the real problem lies. Ireland's growing drug problem must be addressed....

Written Answers — Medicinal Products: Medicinal Products (26 May 2009)

Joe Carey: Question 165: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there has been guidance issued to the Health Service Executive in relation to the provision of the drug Tysabri to multiple sclerosis sufferers here; if the cost of provision of this drug has been established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21000/09]

Written Answers — Drug Seizures: Drug Seizures (6 May 2009)

Joe Carey: Question 357: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the amounts of the illegal drugs heroin, cocaine and cannabis detected in each Garda division for the years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17658/09]

Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Apr 2009)

Joe Carey: ...battle. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Dermot Ahern's commitment to addressing this situation. If we are to really tackle gangland crime in this country, we need to unleash a holy war on illegal drugs. The free availability and increased amounts of drugs on the streets of our cities, towns and villages are fuelling gangland crime. No part of our country is free from drugs. The...

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (27 Jan 2009)

Joe Carey: Question 352: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the availability of a drug (details supplied) under the medical card and drug payment scheme; the conditions in respect of which it is prescribed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48038/08]

Written Answers — General Medical Services Scheme: General Medical Services Scheme (27 Jan 2009)

Joe Carey: Question 353: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the benefits of using a low dose of a drug (details supplied) for the treatment of multiple sclerosis in patients here; if she will establish a clinical trial in order to assess its benefits in the treatment of the disease; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48039/08]

Gangland Crime: Motion: (Resumed) (19 Nov 2008)

Joe Carey: ...í having to transcribe questions during interrogation is outdated. Surely it is time video recordings of interrogation sessions were allowed as evidence. Gangland crime is closely linked to the drug trade. Gangs rule with virtual impunity and jealously guard and fight for territory. Their members have no regard for life and will do anything to protect their empires. The value of drug...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (26 Jun 2008)

Joe Carey: Question 26: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the progress made in the implementation of the recommendations of the working group on drugs rehabilitation; if he has had discussions with other Government Departments with regard to specific job creation measures to be introduced to encourage the return of drug users to the workforce; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Pharmacy Regulations: Pharmacy Regulations (8 Apr 2008)

Joe Carey: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the measures the Health Service Executive has in place to allow pharmacists sell generic medicines instead of branded drugs; if she will list in tabular form the cost to the State of the top ten pharmacy dispensed drugs including, if applicable, their equivalent cost if supplied in generic form; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (4 Mar 2008)

Joe Carey: Question 151: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his views on spending a day with a Garda drug unit in order to gain a real life experience of the problem of drugs in this State and a realisation of the deficiencies in the resources allocated to An Garda Síochána. [9080/08]

Anti-Social Behaviour: Motion (4 Mar 2008)

Joe Carey: ...tragic death of two young Polish men in a Dublin neighbourhood in ten days ago. A majority of people in Ireland believe that offenders come out of prison worse than when they went in. Inmates with drug problems probably have a better selection of drugs from within the prison system. Young criminals learn from older counterparts and maintain the cycle of lawlessness on release. Up to 77%...

Young People: Motion (Resumed) (21 Nov 2007)

Joe Carey: ...Minister will place significant importance on these findings and listen to the experts in the field who are calling for immediate reform. The Government needs a wake up call regarding the abuse of drugs in the State. Drugs can be bought at every crossroads and the State is doing very little about it. In County Clare only three gardaí are deployed in the drugs unit, which is totally...

Written Answers — Drugs Reimbursement Arrangements: Drugs Reimbursement Arrangements (6 Nov 2007)

Joe Carey: ...Executive and the Irish Pharmaceutical Union; if she has had discussions with pharmacists since her recent announcement in respect of the new proposals in regard to the purchase and dispensing of drugs; if so, the position regarding these discussions; her views on the impact that these proposals will have on the viability of pharmacies throughout Ireland; and if she will make a statement...