Overwatch Report

Ana Liffey Drug Project

May–August

[Health] On 28th of August ALDP CEO Dawn Russell wrote to the Lord Mayor of Dublin Councilor Ray McAdam with a briefing note on current naloxone legislation and notes of what steps would need to be taken to amend the legislation to enable pharmacists to dispense naloxone to people from pharmacies.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Ray McAdam', 'role': 'Councillor (Dublin City Council)'}

Ana Liffey Drug Project

January–April

[Health] An email sent to Limerick City Councillors regarding Ana Liffey Drug Project seeking to rent 19 Nicholas Street from Limerick Island Community Partners.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Kieran O'Hanlon", 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': "Olivia O'Sullivan", 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Sasa Novak Uí Chonchúir', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Sharon Benson', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Tom Collopy', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} {'name': 'Frankie Daly', 'role': 'Councillor (Limerick City and County Council)'} + 3 more

Ana Liffey Drug Project

January–April

[Health] Policy on possession of small amount of drugs for personal use

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ana Liffey Drug Project

May–August

[Health] Policy on possession of small amount of drugs for personal use.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

Ana Liffey Drug Project

September–December

[Health] Citizen’s Assembly to consider matters relating to drug use.

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Ana Liffey Drug Project

January–April

[Health] Policy on possession of drugs for personal use

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': "Roderic O'Gorman", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Ana Liffey Drug Project

September–December

[Health] Policy on possession of small amount of drugs for personal use

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Ana Liffey Drug Project

January–April

[Health] Policy on the treatment of people caught in possession of small amount drugs for personal use

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Dessie Ellis', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Gino Kenny', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Colette Kelleher', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': "Kate O'Connell", 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} + 2 more

Ana Liffey Drug Project

May–August

[Health] Policy on state response to people being found in possession of drugs for personal use

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Ana Liffey Drug Project

September–December

[Health] Policy on possession of drugs for personal use

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Ana Liffey Drug Project

January–April

[Health] Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Sent email to all Members on 21st February 2017'} {'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'} {'name': 'Catherine Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Aodhán Ó Ríordáin', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} {'name': 'David Norris', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'} + 15 more

Ana Liffey Drug Project

January–April

[Health] Drug policy - decriminalisation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Lynn Ruane', 'role': 'Senator (Seanad)'}

Ana Liffey Drug Project

May–August

[Health] Emailed all members of the Oireachtas in relation to the Controlled Drugs and Harm Reduction Bill 2017

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Email All Oireachtas Members', 'role': 'Sent email to all Oireachtas members as noted above.'}

Ana Liffey Drug Project

May–August

[Health] Supervised injecting Centre Legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Ana Liffey Drug Project

September–December

[Health] Supervised Injecting Legislation

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'} {'name': 'Paschal Donohoe', 'role': 'Minister (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform)'} {'name': 'David Stanton', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)'} {'name': 'Siobhan O’Halloran', 'role': 'Chief Nursing Officer (Department of Health)'}

Ana Liffey Drug Project

September–December

[Health] Street based assertive case management for people entrenched in street drug use

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Catherine Byrne', 'role': 'Minister of State (Department of Health)'}

Ana Liffey Drug Project

September–December

[Health] Drugs; specifically the implementation of legislation to permit the operation of Medically Supervised Injection Centres (MSIC) in Ireland,

Public Officials Lobbied

{'name': 'Billy Kelleher', 'role': 'TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)'}

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