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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Provision of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: What do other third level institutions do?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Provision of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: How do we overcome the lack of engagement by students? Dr. Byrne is right that students have risk-taking in their DNA but there is also a need for us, as leaders, and the witnesses, as professionals, to challenge them. How do we do that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Provision of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: A student with asthma, by virtue of having the inhaler, might come forward. Can we make it as easy as that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Provision of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Thank you, Deputy Byrne. I will now invite each of the witnesses in turn to make any additional comments they might have, beginning with Ms Sloan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Provision of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Does Ms Moynihan have any comments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Provision of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: We will resume in public session. I remind all those present to switch off their mobile telephones. In apologising to the witnesses for the interruption to proceedings, I am mindful that further divisions may be called in the House.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Provision of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: There is a vote in the Dáil.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Provision of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Sure. That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Provision of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Thank you, Mr. O'Mahony. I also wish to thank Ms Nolan for being here, as well as Mr. Lynch. For the information of the meeting, we requested the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland to make a presentation. As members are aware, the PSI wrote in reply to say it would not be in a position to attend as it is currently undertaking a statutory investigative process. The PSI said it would welcome...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Provision of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. Byrne. I welcome Professor Jonathan Hourihane, professor of paediatrics and child health at University College Cork, to make his presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Provision of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Moynihan for her remarks and what she said about Ms Sloan. Deputy Adams was not the first person to mention the issue to the Minister as the committee has raised it on a number of occasions. Many Members of the House have also raised it with the Minister both privately and publicly. It is important to clarify the record of the House on the matter. I welcome Amy Sloan, daughter...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Provision of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome our viewers who are watching this meeting live on the UPC network and on the Internet. I also welcome all the people in the Visitors Gallery and Ms Caroline Sloan, Ms Yvonne Moynihan, Dr. Michael Byrne, Professor Jonathan Hourihane, Mr. Pat O'Mahony, and Ms Lorraine Nolan to our meeting today. I remind members, witnesses and those in the Visitors Gallery that all mobile telephones...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Provision of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Sloan very much for her bravery in being here today and the courage she has shown in being a campaigning voice. I invite Ms Yvonne Moynihan to speak.

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights (24 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 249. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the holiday entitlements that accrue to a person who works 27 hours per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26735/14]

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Are there any concluding remarks?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: We will not stray into those matters now.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: We cannot discuss the matter as it is not part of the Bill and issues are still in play.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: No.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: We may deal with the issue at our quarterly meeting with the Minister and the HSE officials in July.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (General Practitioner Service) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State and his officials for attending.