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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Affordable High-Quality Child Care: Discussion (11 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I am conscious that we have time constraints and four other speakers have indicated, so I will hand back to our panel, who may each give a quick response. We will then return to the four members who have not spoken.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Affordable High-Quality Child Care: Discussion (11 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: There are four speakers left, so I will ask members to be brief and precise in their questioning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Affordable High-Quality Child Care: Discussion (11 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I must point out to members that mobile phones and iPads are interfering with the broadcasting of proceedings. To be fair to members, witnesses and those watching at home, could everyone please turn off their mobile phones or iPads or put them in aeroplane mode?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Affordable High-Quality Child Care: Discussion (11 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: For the record, the submission will be published and included as part of our committee report.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Affordable High-Quality Child Care: Discussion (11 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: On that point, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs wrote to the committee this morning to notify us that his Department was leading an initiative with the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Health to agree a model to address the requirements of children with special needs in mainstream preschools. The communication states: "It is well recognised that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Affordable High-Quality Child Care: Discussion (11 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank all of the delegates for their attendance and excellent presentations. I do not know why they were nervous as they have proved to be superb. We appreciate the time they took to prepare their presentations and their input will feed into our report. I thank them for the work they are doing in their own unique and valued way. I propose that we suspend until noon when we will have a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Dublin Dental University Hospital: Chairman Designate (11 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Mr. Frank Nolan, chairman designate of Dublin Dental University Hospital. I thank him for coming and apologise to him for the delay in starting this session owing to the fact that our private business concluded later than normal. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the joint...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Dublin Dental University Hospital: Chairman Designate (11 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to Mr. Nolan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Dublin Dental University Hospital: Chairman Designate (11 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Nolan for his time this morning and wish him well in his appointment. I hope he enjoys Carlingford Lough and Warrenpoint. It is certainly a very picturesque and beautiful part of the country. As a committee, we will send a transcript of the meeting to the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar. I apologise for delaying Mr. Nolan. We suspend briefly and will resume in public...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: St. James's Hospital, Dublin: Chairman Designate (11 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: We resume in public session for our last meeting of the day on the appointment of the chairman designate of St. James's Hospital in Dublin, Mr. Paul Donnelly. As with the last meeting, Deputy Billy Kelleher sends his apologies as he is in the Dáil for Leaders' Questions. I welcome Mr. Donnelly to the meeting and thank him for being here. The committee and I apologise to him for our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: St. James's Hospital, Dublin: Chairman Designate (11 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: As there are no further questions, I invite Mr. Donnelly to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: St. James's Hospital, Dublin: Chairman Designate (11 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Paul Donnelly sincerely for his presentation and his informative question and answer session. I thank members for their time this morning. It is proposed to send a transcript of the meeting to the Minister for Health for his information.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (10 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will amend legislative provisions in order that all current and former Civil Service employees who are now in civil partnerships can allocate pension entitlements to their civil partner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22578/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Care Professionals (10 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 144. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider providing for play therapists to be regulated by CORU – Health and Social Care Professionals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22630/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (10 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 148. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken to recruit additional staff for organ transplantation; the way he proposes to address the shortage of transplant consultants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22651/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (10 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 190. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he will introduce regulations to provide for a new tenant purchase scheme; when a new scheme will become operative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22587/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Amnesty International Report on Ireland's Abortion Laws: Discussion (9 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Under the rules of the Houses of the Oireachtas, mobile telephones should not be used as cameras. If members and guests could put their telephones on silent or aeroplane mode, it would help with broadcasting the meeting and would not interfere with staff. Our meeting is with members of Amnesty International to discuss its recently published report relating to abortion laws in Ireland...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Amnesty International Report on Ireland's Abortion Laws: Discussion (9 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the witnesses for their presentations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Amnesty International Report on Ireland's Abortion Laws: Discussion (9 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Conway, our Vice Chairman, and Senator Crown have indicated they wish to speak. I call Deputy Conway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Amnesty International Report on Ireland's Abortion Laws: Discussion (9 Jun 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Two other members have indicated that they wish to speak. We will take their contributions now rather than going back and forth with questions.