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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Mar 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Is Mr. Flanagan concerned about the supply side, given the remarks made last week?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Mar 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Is the HSE continuing its campaign to educate people?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Mar 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: That is fine.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Mar 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Burke.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Mar 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Catherine Byrne has offered her apologies as she cannot be here to listen to the reply to her questions. She will return later.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Mar 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: The meeting has run over time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Mar 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I wish to ask about the availability of the Fampyra drug. We had the community pharmacists here last week to discuss mail orders, so is there any news on that issue?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Mar 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: What was the response to that letter, as a matter of interest?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Mar 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I am conscious of time because we are running over.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Mar 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Mar 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Mail order in general, yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Mar 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the witnesses for their attendance at a lengthy and highly informative meeting. I thank them for their time and involvement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Cost of Prescription Drugs: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Mar 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I again thank the witnesses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: (Resumed) Alcohol Research Group (12 Mar 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: We will resume in public session. I want to remind people about mobile phones as they interfere with broadcasting of the session. The second segment of our meeting today is to continue our pre-legislative scrutiny of the heads of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015. I warmly welcome Dr. John Holmes and Mr. Colin Angus to this committee meeting. Apologies for holding you, as you have...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: (Resumed) Alcohol Research Group (12 Mar 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Does Dr. Holmes believe these measurements are consistent with the way in which we should measure our alcohol consumption?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: (Resumed) Alcohol Research Group (12 Mar 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: The committee has recently concluded a debate on plain packaging on tobacco. Would a warning label help? Would the placing of pictures on bottles warning about the negative effects of alcohol work rather than just text?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: (Resumed) Alcohol Research Group (12 Mar 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Are they warnings in text only?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: (Resumed) Alcohol Research Group (12 Mar 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Have the witnesses considered changing the ingredients to reduce the strength of alcohol?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: (Resumed) Alcohol Research Group (12 Mar 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: After publication of the heads of the Bill some comments on the price issue were similar to what Deputy Ó Caoláin said, and there was the question of whether this penalises low risk drinkers for the ills of others.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: (Resumed) Alcohol Research Group (12 Mar 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. Holmes and Mr. Angus for attending today's meeting and for their impressive presentations and engagement.