Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 30 January 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children

Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed)

12:05 pm

Photo of Jerry ButtimerJerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms O'Sullivan. I finally thank Ms Cliona O'Neill, Ms Danielle Gayson and Ms Amy Maher, along with Mr. Paul Gilligan and Ms Caroline O'Sullivan. I also thank Ms Catherine Doyle and her colleagues from the Tipperary Regional Youth Service for their assistance today and for accompanying the girls here on their journey from Cashel. We hope that they have enjoyed the experience and hope that they will come back here again in the future. It is important that we engage with and hear the viewpoint of youth groups as Leinster House is also their house. Young people will vote in a few years' time and will have a say in who comes in and out of this place.

The clerk of the committee has asked me to inform the witnesses that he will organise for a DVD of their visit and presentation today to be forwarded to them as an expression of our thanks and a memento of their visit to Leinster House. I also thank Mr. Paul Gilligan and Ms Caroline O'Sullivan for the tremendous work that they do on behalf of young people. Does Senator Crown wish to comment? He was late joining the meeting due to having to attend another meeting. The Senator can speak if he wishes.

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