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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We should have it in the short term rather than the long term as part of the deliberations on the heads of the Bill.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Very good. Aon duine eile?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister, Dr. Tony Holohan and Ms Geraldine Luddy for their attendance. Prior to Christmas we will have internal deliberations on the structure of the hearings that will take place in January. We will hold open and fair hearings and give the Bill every consideration to assist the Minister and his Department in producing a Bill that is as near perfect as possible. I thank...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Sorry.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy might just communicate-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I hope not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The number of people who have given up cigarettes is decreasing. The Minister makes a good point about retailers selling nicotine replacement products, rather than requiring people to visit pharmacies to purchase them. Will that possibility be considered?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We all received representations from four members of the House of Representatives, all of whom come from big tobacco constituencies. The joint committee has invited them to appear before us.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I must inform Senator Colm Burke that there is a vote in the Seanad. I apologise for interrupting the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Sure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Minister will respond to Deputy Mitchell O'Connor's questions after that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We will suspend the sitting until after the vote in the Dáil Chamber.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: That matter is not up for discussion today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I am sorry, but we are dealing with the issue of plain packaging, not obesity.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister and call Dr. Tony Holohan, chief medical officer, to commence his remarks. I apologise that Deputy McLellan has had to leave in order to attend another meeting. Before she left she asked me to convey her apologies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I must advise that there is a vote in the Seanad.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly; Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer; and Ms Geraldine Luddy from the Department of Health. This is our second session today in which we will deal with the general scheme of the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill. On 19 November the Government approved the publication of the general scheme of the Bill and, at the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV-AIDS Strategy: Discussion (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I acknowledge it is a challenging economic time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV-AIDS Strategy: Discussion (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. Holohan. Mr. Quinlan might consider inviting members of the committee to the forum next year. It is a two-way process. While it is important that the committee engage with the delegates, it is also important that they engage with us. There is a committed group on this committee who transcend party lines.