Results 421-440 of 1,132,308 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Áine Brady OR speaker:Áine Brady85 OR speaker:Richard Bruton OR speaker:Thomas Byrne OR speaker:Ruairi Ó Murchú OR speaker:Denise Mitchell OR speaker:Áine Brady10 OR speaker:Malcolm Noonan OR speaker:Martin Kenny OR speaker:Roderic O'Gorman OR speaker:Matt Shanahan OR speaker:Ciarán Cannon OR speaker:Mary Lou McDonald OR speaker:Claire Kerrane OR speaker:Louise O'Reilly OR speaker:Fergus O'Dowd OR speaker:Áine Brady20 OR speaker:Peter Fitzpatrick OR speaker:Colm Burke OR speaker:Danny Healy-Rae OR speaker:Colm Brophy OR speaker:Alan Kelly OR speaker:Neasa Hourigan OR speaker:Dara Calleary OR speaker:Simon Harris OR speaker:Chris Andrews OR speaker:Pippa Hackett OR speaker:Richard Bruton8 OR speaker:David Cullinane OR speaker:Mary Butler)
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: I never offered Ms Brennan my congratulations on her new role. I am very impressed she came to the committee straight after being appointed. I have a few questions on how our witnesses navigate assisting more vulnerable users, such as women and people from the Travelling community. Ms Foley may wish to respond on this. There has been a large increase in international persons in my area....
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: To be clear, the court has translation services set up that it can access?
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: It the standard Courts Service translation services.
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: We had some brilliant contributors last week who talked about the specific challenges women face when they find themselves in addiction, often around accessing services while having to deal with things like childcare. There is often a complicating factor in that they might themselves be the victim of domestic or sexual abuse or trauma from childhood, although that is not gender-specific. Is...
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Who does it link in with on those issues?
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: What Mr. Duffin like to come in on that?
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Yes. Not to put too fine a point on it but not only has the number of people on the streets increased, but they are often people who do not have English as their first language. I know from my area that, whether we like it or not, homeless services and other services are under increasing pressure.
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: Deputy Ward has laid out Sinn Féin's support for all of the recommendations of the citizens' assembly. I do not know how many times I have spoken in the Dáil about decriminalisation, a health-led approach and the fact that the war on drugs, this farce we have all engaged with internationally, has not worked in any way, shape or form. What I was talking about was my absolute...
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: Any point in respect of diversion-----
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: It was two weeks ago that the Senator was rowing with me.
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: I would like to point out that I believe the issue of drug debt intimidation has a very significant impact on communities. I believe that drug dealing and criminality has a very serious impact. I believe that people who should get-----
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: I believe that people who should get supports-----
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: Give me one second.
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: Is there no such thing as a bad drug dealer in any way, shape or form?
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: I have asked the question.
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: The question was on those who need supports and so on but who fall into the court's bailiwick. I am talking about people who are being used and abused by nefarious characters. I accept that there are people-----
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: Are we saying there is no such thing as a bad drug dealer? Of course, there are people-----
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: Of course, there are bogeymen. Of course, there are people who are engaged in-----
- Committee on Drugs Use: A Health-Led Approach: Discussion (Resumed) (10 Oct 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: I could name a couple and I do not care what hardships they came through.