Results 61-80 of 347 for drugs speaker:Simon Coveney

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Approved Housing Bodies (25 May 2017)

Simon Coveney: ...Ireland Action Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Department of Health and the HSE are committed to addressing the rehabilitation needs of homeless people with addiction issues through the forthcoming new National Drugs Strategy, which will include increased drug and alcohol detoxification facilities, and enhanced associated programmes, to support long-term recovery.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Community Development Initiatives (4 May 2017)

Simon Coveney: ...for Employability, Inclusion and Learning (PEIL) 2014-2020. Furthermore, my Department recently launched the national €2 million Communities Facilities Scheme which is under the remit of my colleague, Catherine Byrne T.D., Minister of State for Communities and the National Drugs Strategy.  The Communities Facilities Scheme is targeted at both urban and rural areas...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (5 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: ...; - Artane / Coolock Resource Centre, - Artane Beaumont Rec. centre, - Belmayne Youth and Community Group, - Donaghnede Mens Shed, and - Clongriffin Residents Association. Furthermore, my Department recently launched the national €2 million Communities Facilities Scheme which is under the remit of my colleague, Catherine Byrne T.D. Minister of State for Communities and the...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Homeless Persons Supports (19 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: ...Plan for Housing and Homelessness, the Department of Health and the HSE are committed to addressing the rehabilitation needs of homeless people with addiction issues through the forthcoming new National Drugs Strategy, which will have a particular emphasis on projects providing drug and alcohol detoxification programmes and enduring services supporting long-term recovery. Furthermore under...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Homeless Accommodation Provision (12 Jul 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...fall into this category and funding for these facilities is, therefore, a matter for the HSE. I understand that the Department of Health is currently working on the development of a new National Drugs Strategy for the post-2016 period.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Anti-Social Behaviour (28 Jun 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...either or both of the following, (a) the manufacture, production, preparation, importation, exportation, sale, supply, possession for the purposes of sale or supply, or distribution of a controlled drug (within the meaning of the Misuse of Drugs Acts 1977 to 2007), (b) any behaviour which causes or is likely to cause any significant or persistent danger, injury, damage, alarm, loss or...

Seanad: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Second Stage (27 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...already agreed under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, to provide that the Racing Regulatory Body may utilise the powers under the Animal Remedies Act to ensure the proper use of animal remedies in horse racing which, in other words, means drug testing. Section 18 amends the definition of forest road works in the Forestry Act 2014. I have already explain the section in detail....

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...what comes out of that but we also have to ensure we look at our own systems, whether in having a screening process or in ensuring we follow the best medical advice on prescribing the appropriate drug for the appropriate region and the appropriate strain of malaria. We try to manage risk as best we can when our Defence Forces personnel are going abroad, particularly on missions to...

Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...on the subject of Lariam, I go back to my Department and ask them to help me understand why people are concerned in this regard, what the issues are and how we screen people before we prescribe the drugs. Lariam is not suitable for some people, so I ask how we ensure those people are not prescribed Lariam and do not go to certain missions that may be in a malaria zone but go instead to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...for a shorter period. The numbers are much lower. For example, when I visited Mali last year and took anti-malarial medication, I was only there for two days and Lariam was not the appropriate drug. I had been to sub-Saharan Africa for a longer period and I took Lariam. Depending on how long a person stays, some drugs are taken daily while some are taken weekly. Therefore, one manages...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...do not have large numbers of Defence Forces personnel in sub-Saharan Africa at the moment, but that is not the point. The point is that if the recommendation is that Lariam is the most appropriate drug for a region to which we are sending Defence Forces personnel, then of course there is a screening process. I have had long and detailed meetings with the Defence Forces and the Department...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: We do not prescribe Lariam as the first drug of choice. We look at a region and we take the best possible medical advice on the most appropriate drug for the region, depending on how long people will stay and the strain of malaria in the region. It is also not true to say that the UK and the US have abandoned Lariam. They have not.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...basis of court cases or anything like that. My only issue here is to do what is best for Irish soldiers who are serving in areas where malaria is a problem. There are, effectively, three malaria drugs, as far as I am aware. The medical advice that is available to me and to the Defence Forces will determine what drug is prescribed for the Defence Forces personnel going to different...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (26 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: ...relation thereto continue to be appropriate and in accordance with best medical practice as promulgated by the relevant medical authorities. In addition, the Group is now reviewing the use of the drug Primaquine as part of the overall medical treatment process for those deployed to malarious areas. The Group is also reviewing developments in the context of the Defence Forces use of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (21 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy will be aware, there are three anti-malarial drugs in use by the Defence Forces namely Lariam (mefloquine), Malarone and Doxycycline. The choice of medication is a medical decision made by Medical Officers in the Defence Forces having regard to the specific circumstances of the mission and the individual member of the Defence Forces. I can advise the Deputy that, since 2001,...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (21 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: As the Deputy will be aware, there are three anti-malarial drugs in use by the Defence Forces namely Lariam (mefloquine), Malarone and Doxycycline. The Deputy might note that the Defence Forces purchase pharmaceuticals on a demand basis. The purchasing policy is governed by the number of prescriptions presented, and for the individual overseas deployments. Currently, a small quantity of...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (13 Jan 2016)

Simon Coveney: I refer to previous Parliamentary Questions requesting a breakdown of anti-malaria drugs prescribed to Irish troops operating in sub-Saharan Africa in 2015. I apologise for the delay in responding. The information sought required a considerable amount of manual checking of the medical files. The following table gives a breakdown from January to July 2015. Malaria Chemo-prophylaxis...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...it is to be done, let it be done properly. Let us consider how the appropriate governance and regulatory bodies would work to promote integrity and to ensure the correct systems are in place for drug testing, welfare management, licensing and so on. Much of that structure is there already, but decisions are needed on how funding should be made available to the sport and at what level....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...have many troops in sub-Saharan Africa. The trends do not change hugely. It is tragic that people take their own lives for all sorts of very complex reasons. If there are links with the drugs they have been taking, then they need to be exposed, but there is no settled agreement on whether Lariam, for example, has permanent side-effects.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (24 Nov 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...generalisations. The United States decided to stop using Lariam for troops sent to Afghanistan. We have troops in Afghanistan and we never gave them Lariam because it is not the appropriate drug for troops being sent to Afghanistan. It depends on the region, where personnel are going and for how long, and the strain of malaria. All this is part of the medical assessment. The reason...