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My Leaders’ Question on the implementation of the new drugs strategy
On Tuesday I questioned the Taoiseach about the huge number of drug-related deaths in Ireland, three and a hal...
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New National Drugs Strategy
[Transcript in full] Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan: I am glad to have the opportunity to discuss the propose...
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Why Dublin needs injecting rooms
Photo Source: Rick Rycroft – Marianne Jauncey explains the use of the Sydney centre’s “crash...
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Murders bring about legislation to tackle the Drug Crisis
Last night the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016 was debated in the Dáil which aims to bring certain subst...
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On RTE Re Gangland Murders
I was asked on RTÉ “What can the Government do to stop the murders in the inner city?” but the rea...
At least one person died every day in 2017 due to a drug overdose according to the most up-to-date figures. 218 more deaths than due to car accidents. As a result of legislation relating to... Read more
A “caring budget” or a PR budget?
As the dust settles on Budget 2019, I’m posting snippets of my post budget speech made the day after it was announced to argue that there is no doubt but that inequality is growing and... Read more
On Tuesday I questioned the Taoiseach about the huge number of drug-related deaths in Ireland, three and a half times more than the number of roads deaths each year and three times higher th... Read more
[Transcript in full] Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan: I am glad to have the opportunity to discuss the proposed new national drugs strategy. It is disappointing that the Minister of State, D... Read more
Photo Source: Rick Rycroft – Marianne Jauncey explains the use of the Sydney centre’s “crash mat” and recovery equipment. In the north inner city and various parts of... Read more
Last night the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2016 was debated in the Dáil which aims to bring certain substances which are open to misuse and known to be traded on the illicit market unde... Read more
I was asked on RTÉ “What can the Government do to stop the murders in the inner city?” but the real question is will they do anything? – I truly hope they do as it is cripp... Read more
PRESS RELEASE Maureen O’Sullivan, Dublin Central, outgoing TD and candidate in #GE16 Deputy Maureen O’Sullivan welcomes the news that from Monday next, Criminal Assets Bureau wil... Read more
We see the large numbers of Garda at the protests around the country; in Dublin City during the protests it is obvious the street drug dealing jumps as the number of Gardaí are allocated els... Read more
I’m satisfied that the amendment for a pilot Medical-Supervised Injecting Room has finally been accepted, on the long overdue Mis-Use of Drugs Act revision. We have been actively pushing for... Read more