Results 701-720 of 1,072,662 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Ciarán Cuffe OR speaker:Marian Harkin OR speaker:Neasa Hourigan OR speaker:Seán Crowe OR speaker:Seán Ó Fearghaíl OR speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív OR speaker:Michael McGrath OR speaker:Bernard Durkan OR speaker:Darren O'Rourke)
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Bernard Durkan: I welcome the delegation this morning. I thank them for coming along and thank them for the important work that they do in providing a important linkage between Government the people who are affected by addictions. We all have in our respective constituencies various rehabilitation centres, etc. It is important at this stage to recognise that we are coming from a long way back. We have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Bernard Durkan: Mr. Doherty makes an important point. Co-ordination is hugely important. Constant monitoring is required. We need to know where we are going and how fast we are going in a particular direction. Whether the situation is good or bad, we in the community at large need to be alerted. Mr. Doherty mentioned the various entities that are part and parcel of this and need to be at the table. ...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Seán Crowe: I am trying to keep the interaction to ten minutes. There may be an opportunity for people to come back in and follow up on points.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: I will start with what Ms Bairéad just talked about, namely, the interaction between the witnesses and some of the decision-makers. I will talk about recommendation No. 8 of the citizens’ assembly in terms of the national drugs strategy. The witnesses described their interaction as they would like it to be. Is that what recommendation No. 8 would encompass - that there would be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: As a general principle, when it comes to the Garda, is the task force dealing with more senior members or is it more community gardaí?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: When was the past? Can we put a year on it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Is it ten years?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Perhaps 2016 and before.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: I am interested in some of these interactions between all the different agencies. We talked a little about the funding coming through the HSE. We are in a time where everything is changing. Regarding the task force operations, we talked a little about local versus regional. Is there concern or are there challenges around the new regional health authorities, RHAs, for example, as regards...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Has anyone from the HSE ever sat down with Mr. Hoey and explained the structure?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Was it requested of the HSE or the Department of Health?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: How long has the task force been requesting that meeting?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: One of the issues that has come up, and it came up a lot in the drugs committee as well, is around how we can improve reactions to drug-related intimidation. The citizens’ assembly kind of heralded that the drugs and alcohol task forces can be involved in those DRIVE-type schemes. What is the witnesses’ reaction to that and where do they see their role there? What kind of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Is Mr. Doherty speaking specifically about the community gardaí?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: I find that myself with community garda posts. Often, I spend a minute getting to know people and then they are gone.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: And the task force has the connections on the ground.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: I have less than a minute but I want to finish on a question I often ask. Have the witnesses received, in any meaningful way, extra resources or supports in respect of the emergence of nitazenes and increases in overdose relating to that substance?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Neasa Hourigan: Has there been any expanded access to testing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Seán Crowe: I have some questions. A question was asked about the make up of the drugs task force and the pillars that make up drug rehabilitation, education, health, justice, social protection, and child and family. We all accept it has been a fault line or a weakness in the system that those key players or people of influence are not around the table. If members agree, this is certainly one of the...