Results 61-80 of 213 for drugs speaker:Seán Crowe

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Impact of Covid-19 on Cancer Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2021)

Seán Crowe: ...The phone call idea for a consultation can work in many cases. It is probably not the same as meeting the consultant or doctor but it can help. The other positive message is we hear about new drugs all the time. In yesterday's newspapers we read about a new drug discovered in Scotland. Again, life chances are increasing all the time with new treatment. The positive message needs to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Rare Diseases: Discussion (26 May 2021)

Seán Crowe: ...the review itself. We, as a committee, will ask for that review and try to get it. It does not make sense that when a report is done, it would not be made available. Likewise, in regard to orphan drugs, if a report has been done on that issue, the committee will follow through on it. Again, it does not make sense that such a report, if there is one, would not be released. On the...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (27 Apr 2021)

Seán Crowe: ...quarantining. I am told that there is an avalanche of cases waiting in that regard. Has funding been set aside for them? Is he worried about the cases coming down the track? I have been on my local drugs task force practically since it was established. We seek funding every year. The major challenge this year for many communities, particularly so in Dublin but it is spreading to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (24 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: 1249. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the financial value of cash and assets seized by An Garda Síochána as the proceeds of drug-related crime in the south-west area of Dublin in 2014. [14872/21]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug Dealing (11 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: My constituents should be able to go to their local shop to buy a newspaper or a pint of milk without having to pass through a gang of drug dealers. They should be able to go to their local medical centre without having to witness drug dealers buying or selling drug prescriptions from patients leaving the doctor's surgery. They should be able to go to their local post office without having...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Drug Dealing (11 Mar 2021)

Seán Crowe: ...That is what my community is saying to the Minister of State here tonight. It is saying that we are not being successful but are actually failing the young people we represent. We are seeing open drug dealing every day of the week. Those who are at the other end of the issue and who are trying to get support have to run a gauntlet of drug dealers. It is wrong and we need to do things...

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

Seán Crowe: ...and look at the real challenges facing people in these circumstances. We are speaking about people who I would describe as adults at risk, who find themselves homeless and who might be on a drug or alcohol programme. They might be drug or alcohol free if they are lucky. They have changed their lives around. Some of them might be coming out of jail, full of hope and good intentions,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening and Care Services: Discussion (9 Dec 2020)

Seán Crowe: ...information? I presume it is being given over the phone at present. Are the witnesses looking at this? Is there any way of doing it? Second is the issue of the financial cost of cancer. We have a drugs payment scheme, but for many of those who have had or who have cancer the difficulty is that they first have to reach that ceiling, but many of the things one might need are not...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Supplementary) (2 Dec 2020)

Seán Crowe: ...regard to vaccines, particularly across Europe. In the past decade the numbers have gone down again. As one of the members said earlier, there is a need for a campaign around the efficacy of the drugs we are getting but also their safety and the speed with which they are being made available. That conversation needs to be had with this committee at some stage but also with the wider...

Mental Health Parity of Esteem Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (26 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: ...trained to deal with these cases and facilities are not designed or equipped for such a purpose. The same could be said of our homelessness services, with dormitory-style accommodation and rampant drug use being the last type of conditions needed by people suffering mental health issues. We know many of the vulnerable homeless citizens placed in these settings go on to develop an...

Scrambler Motorbikes and Quad Bikes: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: ...where scramblers have been used on main roads and in green spaces. There is any amount of video evidence of such activity. Other speakers have talked about how these vehicles are being used by drug dealers. I know that is true because I witness it every day. Again, it is certain communities that are being impacted by this activity. There is clear evidence that the bikes are being used...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Update on Covid-19 and Review of Budget 2021: Minister for Health (4 Nov 2020)

Seán Crowe: ...responsibility for mental health and older people, Deputy Butler, will join us shortly. The Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for public health, well-being and national drugs strategy, Deputy Feighan, is joining via video link as is Mr. Paul Bolger, director, Department of Health. Before we hear the Minister's opening statement I must point out to the...

Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Sep 2020)

Seán Crowe: ...that we need to create an environment that is aggressive in tackling those who would scam, cheat and con Irish people. Many of us who are active in our communities will be aware of the amount of drug intimidation that is going on, and it is happening daily in many communities throughout the State. What normally happens is that it normally involves vulnerable people, or maybe their sons...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Undefined (20 May 2020)

Seán Crowe: 489. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the growth in drug intimidation in many working class communities but not exclusively so; his plans to address this; and his further plans to introduce or work on new legislation to confront and address this issue. [6780/20]

Scouting Ireland: Statements: Drugs Dealing (5 Dec 2019)

Seán Crowe: The primary purpose of this Topical Issue matter is to draw attention to the issue and get a more proactive response to it. Every day I see drug-dealing in my community. It is an attack on the community in which it happens, and no one should have to live beside it. That is the other big problem. I asked in my initial contribution what one says to those people living beside this open drug...

Scouting Ireland: Statements: Drugs Dealing (5 Dec 2019)

Seán Crowe: I want to ask about the Government's approach to open drug dealing in my constituency of Dublin South-West. This is a scourge on our communities and there is an inadequate and weak response from the Government and the Garda, which is more than aware of the extent of the problem but seems reluctant, perhaps for resource or operational reasons, to act and close it down. In many cases, it is...

Illegal Drugs: Motion [Private Members] (5 Nov 2019)

Seán Crowe: It is a lucky family that has not been affected by the drugs crisis. We all need to accept that the crisis is out of control. Somebody has already mentioned the number of drug deaths, which stands at its highest ever. This relates to the amount of drugs being seized and the open drug dealing in our communities. I went on the first anti-drugs march in Dublin 37 years ago. At that time I...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: There is a commitment in the programme for Government to safeguarding our towns and villages from the sale and supply of illicit drugs on our streets that are destroying lives and communities and the quality of people's lives throughout the length and breadth of our land. Earlier this year, a report from the Blanchardstown Local Drugs and Alcohol Task Force highlighted that children were...

Financial Resolutions 2019 - Financial Resolution No. 9: General (Resumed) (9 Oct 2019)

Seán Crowe: ...for Justice, Deputy Flanagan, mentioned the additional gardaí but he needs to get wise. He needs to visit some of the communities we represent and see what is happening on the ground. There is open drug dealing, kids of seven years of age act as couriers for drug dealers, cocaine is freely available, and there is intimidation of families because of drug debt. The Minister, Deputy...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (24 Sep 2019)

Seán Crowe: 10. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason the Defence Forces increased spending on the anti-malaria drug, Lariam, by 50% in 2018, despite the fact that more than 85 soldiers are taking legal action against the Defence Forces over the devastating mental health side effects they claim they have suffered as a result of taking Lariam while serving abroad; if his attention has...