Results 721-740 of 1,051,710 for in 'Dáil debates' OR (speaker:Cian O'Callaghan OR speaker:Denis Naughten OR speaker:Róisín Shortall OR speaker:Malcolm Noonan) in 'Committee meetings'
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: I am sorry. I am asking for the structures, please. Will Ms McArdle outline those?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Please do, just so we can see who the representatives are. How often does that body meet?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: What is the opportunity for the local drugs task forces to make an input into policy development?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: That is a subgroup of the national oversight committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Are the task forces represented on the national oversight body?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: How are they represented?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: How many representatives?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: At what level are the other agencies and Departments represented?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Can Mr. Doherty tell us a little bit about the current drugs unit within the Department? Does it have many staff members?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: No, I am talking about the funding of the drugs task forces.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Is there good attendance?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: The quarterly meetings are minuted and those minutes are available.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Previously, the DPU dealt with the drugs issue and had direct contacts with drugs task forces. The problem now is that many other responsibilities are being placed on staff who previously had been solely concerned with the drugs issue. Is it the case that people within the HSE and the Department of Health are overstretched because additional responsibilities have been loaded onto them?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Is there responsibility for other policy areas, for example, asylum seekers and social exclusion, under their remit?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Does the Minister of State believe the strategy is working?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: So, there are more people looking for treatment now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: That is why I asked whether the Minister of State thinks the strategy is working.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: I am talking about the structures within the Department.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Local Drug and Alcohol Task Forces: Discussion (6 Nov 2024)
Róisín Shortall: And not letting other Departments off the hook, too.
- Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (6 Nov 2024) Denis Naughten: Members are required to participate in the meeting remotely from within the Leinster House precincts only. I remind all those in attendance to make sure that their mobile phones are switched off or in silent mode. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not comment on, criticise or make charges against a person or entity outside the Houses or an...