Results 21-40 of 90 for drugs speaker:Niall Collins

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (22 Nov 2016)

Niall Collins: 479. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the case of persons (details supplied) outlined in correspondence; if he will make the necessary arrangements for the drug to be made available as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36344/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (15 Nov 2016)

Niall Collins: 482. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide new additional funding to drugs and alcohol task forces to allow these groups to deal with alcohol within their remit; his views on the importance of this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34580/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Gangland Crime (17 May 2016)

Niall Collins: ...purpose. Will the Minister comment on the proposal contained in Fianna Fáil's election manifesto that a serious and organised crime unit be established? It would be an amalgamation of the Garda national drugs unit and the organised crime unit? It would bring together the skill sets required to deal with the entire landscape of gangland criminality, not just drugs but also human...

Crime: Statements (5 May 2016)

Niall Collins: ...extortion and hijacking offences decreased by 2.4%; burglary and related offences decreased by 5%; theft and related offences decreased by 2.2%; fraud, deception and related offences increased by 8.1%; controlled drug offences decreased by 4.9%; weapons and explosive offences decreased by 4.6%; damage to property and the environment decreased by 4.8%; public order offences and social code...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: 319. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána assigned to each divisional drug unit for each of the years 2011 to date. [45744/15]

Prisons Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (14 Dec 2015)

Niall Collins: ...on St. Patrick's Institution said that a combination of, inter alia, weak management, the culture in the prison, the inattention to human rights norms, prisoners on protection, and the prevalence of drugs meant that St. Patrick's has not lived up to the mission statement of the Irish Prison Service. The inspector's report stated:To say there is a culture in St. Patrick's where the human...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug and Alcohol Task Forces (10 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: ...ask the Minister for Health if he will seek confirmation from the Health Service Executive regarding the intention to restore the funding for the full-time position of co-ordinator of the Tallaght drugs and alcohol task force; his views on the importance of this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39290/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (4 Nov 2015)

Niall Collins: 159. To ask the Minister for Health if urgent consideration will be given to the need for increased funding to support the important work of the Tallaght Drugs and Alcohol Task Force in Dublin 24; his views on the major challenges faced by the task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38503/15]

Criminal Justice (Burglary of Dwellings) Bill 2015: Second Stage (1 Oct 2015)

Niall Collins: ...Fianna Fáil is supporting the Bill. I welcome that the Minister has brought it further and ask her to take on board my comments on mandatory sentencing. I acknowledge that when mandatory sentencing was introduced previously for the trafficking, supply and provision of drugs, it was not found to be a success because effectively, those who were profiting and gaining from drug...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Policy (9 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: 38. To ask the Minister for Health his position regarding the continuing problem of drug abuse in Dublin city centre; his position on the proposal to allow the creation of injecting rooms in Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27046/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (7 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: ...To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given that the chairperson of the Irish Greyhound Board has referred to some greyhound owners who have campaigned for the removal of illegal drugs from the industry as stone throwers; his views on this characterisation; if his Department has ever discussed a strategy with the Irish Greyhound Board on the way to deal with compliant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (7 Jul 2015)

Niall Collins: ...Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form, for each year from 2011 to 2014 and for 2015 to date a schedule of the greyhounds that tested positive for illegal drugs; if he will separately identify those which were then dismissed by the control committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27353/15]

Criminal Justice (Mutual Assistance) (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Jun 2015)

Niall Collins: .... It has been stated that the opening of borders across the EU, in particular, after the Cold War, led to a rise in transnational criminal activity across Europe. Human trafficking, illegal immigration, drug trafficking and terrorism are all crimes that now operate beyond national boundaries, and it is not in the gift of any single jurisdiction or police force to tackle successfully...

Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998: Motion (17 Jun 2015)

Niall Collins: ...are fighting against the democratic wishes of the people as expressed in the 32-county referendum on the Good Friday Agreement. To a large extent, the actions of these republicans are cover for drug dealing and racketeering. However, even though these dissident republicans do not have support, they are none the less capable of inflicting terrible damage. A dissident republican group was...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (16 Jun 2015)

Niall Collins: 421. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her position with regard to the proposal to establish injection centres for those engaged in illegal drug use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23002/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes Policy (16 Apr 2015)

Niall Collins: 25. To ask the Minister for Health the action he is taking to address the prevalence of illegal drug use in Irish society; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13423/15]

Topical Issue Debate: Crime Levels (25 Mar 2015)

Niall Collins: ...Forces were recruiting while there was no recruitment in An Garda Síochána. People cannot understand that and nor can I. It did not make sense. Unfortunately in this town, much crime is linked to drugs. The Government has failed the businesses, communities and those who work in Dublin city centre by its failure to implement the national drugs strategy. There has been a...

Topical Issue Debate: Crime Levels (25 Mar 2015)

Niall Collins: ...response time and to see more done about anti-social behaviour. They also want to see issues like burglaries, which are continuing to rise, addressed. At the root of a lot of the crime faced by these communities is the problem of drugs. The Irish tourist assistance service reported recently that up to 700 tourists per annum are affected by crime. They reported crimes against their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (24 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: 325. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her responsibilities in the area of addressing the misuse of drugs here; the number of staff that are assigned in her Department for tackling the illegal use of drugs; the actions she has taken since becoming Minister to address the drugs problem here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7870/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs Crime (24 Feb 2015)

Niall Collins: 326. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality when she last held a meeting with the Garda Commissioner to discuss actions to tackle the misuse of drugs here; when she last met with the Department of Health to review same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7871/15]