Results 101-120 of 213 for drugs speaker:Seán Crowe

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (26 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: 204. To ask the Minister for Health the child psychiatric services available for children addicted to drugs in County Kildare. [12416/16]

Crime: Statements (5 May 2016)

Seán Crowe: Deputy Mary Lou McDonald spoke of a state of fear in her community following a series of horrific murders that were drug-related. My community has also seen many murders over the years. Many people do not like me talking about what they say are negative issues such as crime, as they feel it reflects badly on their lives and their area. The Acting Chairman is probably aware of this....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Licensing (2 Feb 2016)

Seán Crowe: ...the Irish Medicines Board, received proof or assurances from Roche Pharmaceuticals that all clinical trials phases were completed for the licensing of Lariam as a prophylaxis and preventive drug for malaria; and if the authority or Roche Pharmaceuticals recommended that users should take 250 milligrams of Lariam one week prior to departure to a malaria zone. [4464/16]

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

Seán Crowe: This question was asked earlier in connection to Lariam. There are significant concerns from Members on all sides of the House on the use of this drug. Has the Minister been following the public hearings in the House of Commons on the prescribing of Lariam by the British Ministry for Defence to its own personnel? The Minister established a review and new evidence was given at the inquiry....

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

Seán Crowe: On 11 November, I attended a vigil in Merrion Square in support of serving and former Defence Forces members who claimed to have been affected by the anti-malarial drug Lariam. It was a moving ceremony and I heard disturbing stories from those present. I head from former members who were still struggling with the negative effects that they believed had ruined their lives and from the...

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

Seán Crowe: We are all on the same page. The reason the questions are being asked continually is that we are all concerned about soldiers who have been affected negatively by the drug. One question they ask is whether the Minister is satisfied that, in all circumstances in which personnel have been asked to take Lariam, they have been given complete information on the possible side-effects. The...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Crowe: ...countries that there have been huge psychotic disorders. We know from Roche that hallucinations, psychosis, suicide, suicidal thoughts and self-endangering behaviour have been reported and the drug may induce potentially serious neuropsychiatric disorders. The difficulty is that many people are asking why the Minister is adopting this position and if it is because of potential court...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Crowe: That has been the pattern with drug products and so on. The Minister defends the State rather than the individuals and the worry in respect of this is that there are many cases and will be court cases about this. There is no doubt about that.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Crowe: It is to do with dodgy drugs.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Crowe: ...House with the Minister and his predecessors, now in opposition. Another question has also been tabled on it this morning. We are trying to find out why the Defence Forces continues to use this drug. Does the Minister know the number of people in the Defence Forces who claim this has triggered in them psychotic or severe depression? Other countries have stopped using this drug.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (8 Oct 2015)

Seán Crowe: This sounds to me like a classic case of doctors differing and patients dying. If one looks at other militaries around the world, two years ago the US military declared the drug to be one of last resort. US Army Special Operations Command has banned its use. Defence Ministries in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Canada have either banned its use or use it as a last resort...

Social Housing Policy: Motion [Private Members] (29 Sep 2015)

Seán Crowe: ...estates. Why is that the case? Does the Minister understand the difficulties this causes? Many estates are already at breaking point from decades of neglect, high unemployment, crime, including drug dealing, lack of youth facilities and anti-social behaviour. Life on the streets is hard, dangerous, tough, rough and ugly but many opt to stay on the streets because it is safer than...

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Operations (18 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: 23. To ask the Minister for Defence the role the Naval Service plays in the joint task force on drug interdiction; if there are formal agreements with similar foreign or other naval services; and the amount, financially or otherwise, his Department contributes to this task force. [6873/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Priorities of Latvian Presidency of European Council: Latvian Ambassador to Ireland (11 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: ...in this regard? How will the Latvian Presidency advance many of those issues? The ambassador mentioned the implementation of regional co-operation programmes in central Asia and the whole area of drug trafficking. After we returned from Iran some were keen that it should have a relationship with the European Union. Previously the European Union had a relationship with Iran and...

Topical Issue Debate: Drugs-related Deaths (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: I raise this issue today not to score points but to highlight the scale and nature of the problem and possible ways to address it. The number of drug-related deaths is unacceptable. I have a personal interest in this issue in that I know of many people whose deaths were drug-related. In one week alone I attended church services for three people who died directly from drugs. I know that...

Topical Issue Debate: Drugs-related Deaths (5 Feb 2015)

Seán Crowe: According to the Health Research Board’s national drug-related deaths index due to poisoning by alcohol and other drugs between 2004 and 2012, a total of 5,289 people died. That is the size of the population of a small town. Is the Minister shocked by these figures? Why is this issue not being discussed? It certainly is not being reported on in our newspapers. I do not know if it...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights Issues (22 Oct 2014)

Seán Crowe: ...has been drawn to the disappearance of 43 students in southern Mexico; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the students were supposedly abducted by local police linked to a drug cartel; and if he has directed the Irish Ambassador in Mexico to raise our human rights concerns in the case with the Mexican Government. [40678/14]

Topical Issue Debate: School Completion Programme (30 Sep 2014)

Seán Crowe: ...that they cannot continue. No programme can sustain a 33% cut over a number of years. It sends the wrong message concerning the school completion programme. We are doing a similar thing in the drugs area but that is an argument for another day. The whole idea of the programme is to give support to disadvantaged students. According to the attendance levels, it would appear that the...

Topical Issue Debate: School Completion Programme (30 Sep 2014)

Seán Crowe: ...down to the fact that if children leave school early they have nowhere to go. They will not go into well paid jobs. Many of them will be hanging around street corners while some will get involved in drug dealing and other criminal activity. It makes sense to provide such supports, including monitoring school attendance. The OECD has reported that 93% of young people complete...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East Situation: Ambassador of Iran to Ireland (9 Jul 2014)

Seán Crowe: ...to conflicts in the region. How many refugees has Iran taken in from Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq? Does Iran get international support in this regard? When we were in Tehran we spoke about the drug situation, particularly drugs coming from Afghanistan. At one stage there was an agreement between the European Union, Iran and other countries in the region on drug smuggling. This...