Results 13,421-13,440 of 24,340 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (12 Feb 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Before we finish, I thank the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, Mr. Jim Breslin and his team from the Department of Health and Mr. Tony O'Brien and his team from the HSE. I thank Mr. Ray Mitchell for co-ordinating the meeting today. I thank everyone warmly for participating. The Select Sub-Committee on Health will meet on Tuesday, 17 February 2015 to...
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (10 Feb 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: 347. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on sanctioning an increase in wages and-or restoring the rent allowance payment for the recent intake of trainee members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5758/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Feb 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: 418. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include a vaccine for meningitis B into the national immunisation scheme; the contact there has been between his Department, the Health Service Executive and the National Immunisation Advisory Committee on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5670/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (10 Feb 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: 589. 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. [5950/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (10 Feb 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: 622. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on revising the system of speeding fines and 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 speeds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5668/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (10 Feb 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: 623. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on facilitating a system of payment of unpaid fines where 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. [5669/15]
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar, and his officials from the Department of Health: Mr. Jim Breslin, Secretary General, Ms Fiona Prendergast, finance unit, Mr. John Keegan, principal officer, and Mr. Barry Murphy, principal officer. The purpose of today's meeting is to consider the revised Estimates for 2015. Our meeting today will involve a slightly revised format,...
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: I invite Deputies Kelleher and Ó Caoláin to make a five-minute contribution on the Minister's opening remarks.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: If the Minister cannot answer those questions we can come back to them under the development sub-head. This session is focusing on the key areas of activity under the headings of primary care reimbursement service, drugs refund scheme, acute hospitals and long-term residential care and other support services for older people. Members should keep their questions to those topics.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: We are discussing the Estimates now, not the local election.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy can come back in again after the Minister as we started late. The timetable now is 11.04 a.m. to 11.40 a.m.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Deputy.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: We are on the Estimates, not the future Government.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: Would the Minister include in that commentary a decision not to change consultants' contracts in order to help tackle the waiting lists and free them up to do more private work, or more public work in some cases?
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: What about the companies that are not under the umbrella of IPHA? Has any mechanism been reached with companies such as Alexion that are outside?
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: We are on the Estimates for 2015.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: I am glad to hear that.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: I congratulate the Minister on his cameo appearance in "Operation Transformation" last night and pledge the support of the committee, as has been the case in the past, in regard to the publication of calorie counts. Is there a budget provision for that, or what is the position?
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: The committee had the leaders of "Operation Transformation" appear before the committee as well as the experts and we were involved with the "Operation Transformation" programme itself. If the Minister can work with the committee he will find support in terms of the pursuit of that agenda.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: Have we covered subhead F.