1501. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she will provide details of public information campaigns her Department has undertaken to raise awareness of the use of nitrous oxide, particularly with parents and within schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10721/25]
Topics / Substance Misuse
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSubstance Misuse
59 questions from 28 TDs, between 4 March 2025 and 13 October 2026.
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58 written, 1 oral
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TDs have asked
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Independents counted together
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| September 2025 | 7 |
| October 2025 | 0 |
| November 2025 | 6 |
| December 2025 | 1 |
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| April 2026 | 11 |
| May 2026 | 8 |
| June 2026 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 6 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 0 |
| October 2026 | 1 |
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1717. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she has considered the interim report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Drugs Use; if she will commit to a health-led response through the decriminalisation of possession of drugs for personal use; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11744/25]
1846. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health her approach to the growing concerns regarding the impact on the health of young people of vapes sold by vape shops in towns and cities across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12393/25]
1886. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the legislative measures in place to prevent the sale of sweets in premises which sell vapes, to ensure the marketing of sweets cannot be used to attract minors to purchase vapes. [12653/25]
98. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the actions her Department has taken to investigate the incidence and health impact of hexahydrocannabinol, a synthetic cannabinoid which is widely available for purchase in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10125/25]
121. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health her plans to recommend the regulation and restriction of hexahydrocannabinol, a synthetic cannabinoid which is widely available for purchase in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10126/25]
127. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons that were sentenced to custodial sentences for possession of a controlled substance for personal use in each of the years 2004 to 2024, in tabular form. [10004/25]
741. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health the timeframe and process for developing a new National Drug Strategy; how each of the sectors will be included in this consultation process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9607/25]
743. Deputy Ann Graves asked the Minister for Health her plans to action the recommendations from the Joint Committee on Drug Use report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9609/25]