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Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (4 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 181. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on plans to introduce a vaccine for meningitis B onto the national immunisation scheme; the contact that has been made between his Department, the Health Service Executive and the National Immunisation Advisory Council on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9594/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Contract (4 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 182. To ask the Minister for Health the policy with regard to hospital consultants seeing private patients at public clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9598/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Labour Court Recommendations (4 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 195. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in view of the fact that there is a 2008 Labour Court recommendation (details supplied), when it will be implemented; when the outstanding moneys will be paid to the persons involved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9601/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (4 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 225. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on his plans to make arrangements for the payment of water charges where tenants in private rented accommodation have not paid; if landlords will be deemed liable for unpaid water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9592/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Conservation Grant (4 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 226. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider introducing amending legislation to enable Irish Water to share customer information with the Department of Social Protection for the purposes of administering the water conservation payment, thereby making it easier for customers who would not have to apply separately; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (4 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider revising the system of speeding fines and consider introducing graduated fines for infringements of the limits at the lower levels and larger fines and penalty points being reserved for those doing reckless and dangerous speed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9596/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (4 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 237. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider facilitating a system of payment of unpaid fines whereby the outstanding money is added to the amount due on motor tax for a vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9597/15]

Message from Seanad (26 Feb 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Seanad Éireann has passed the Garda Síochána (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014 without amendment.

Topical Issue Debate (26 Feb 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: The first Topical Issue is in the name of Deputy Martin Ferris.

Topical Issue Debate (26 Feb 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Thank you. We will proceed to the second Topical Issue.

Climate Change and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputies Ruth Coppinger and Paul Murphy wish to share time. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Climate Change and Low Carbon Development Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Feb 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Fitzmaurice has possession. Thank you.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of National Rare Disease Plan 2014-18: Discussion (26 Feb 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome everybody to the meeting. I remind members, witnesses and the people seated in the Gallery that mobile phones should be switched off or left in airplane mode as they interfere with the broadcasting of proceedings. Failure to do so may mean a presentation is not covered further afield which would do everyone a disservice but we must also be fair to the staff who must wear...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of National Rare Disease Plan 2014-18: Discussion (26 Feb 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. Devlin and call on Mr. Tony Heffernan to make his opening remarks.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of National Rare Disease Plan 2014-18: Discussion (26 Feb 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: We were briefed by the patient groups involved in the rare diseases task force and they stated there had been virtually no effort to inform or consult patient groups. Is that the case and can it be changed? Can they be accommodated and included?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of National Rare Disease Plan 2014-18: Discussion (26 Feb 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: That is a good point to end on. We might ask that the patient groups involved in the rare disease task force might update the briefing to include the fact that the HSE has made funding available, as Ms Byrne commented, although it is not mentioned in the service plan - just to be fair in terms of outlining both the positives and the negatives. I thank the group for its excellent...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister is to be commended on the tremendous achievement of bringing the Children and Family Relationships Bill to the House. I compliment her and also her departmental staff, Conan McKenna, Carol Baxter and Dara Breathnach, on their tremendous work and the courtesy they have extended to many Members of the House when seeking information on the Bill. I pay tribute to the former...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Feb 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: It was in power for 14 years but I do not know what it did, except wreck the country. We have had, as part of the pre-legislative scrutiny and consultative process for this Bill, 15 presentations and 38 submissions to the justice committee. Therefore, those who say the Bill is rushed and there is not enough time should acknowledge that there has been ample opportunity for involvement,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA (25 Feb 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise for missing the presentation. I have a vested interest in this issue. I am a member of Cumann Lúthchleas Gael and had the privilege of being on the first comhairle programme with Liam O'Neill, an t-uachtarán. I compliment and pay tribute to Liam O'Neill as he comes to the end of his term of office as uachtarán on the way in which he has quietly and effectively...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade: Role and Interaction of GAA with the Diaspora: GAA (25 Feb 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Nothing is won in February.