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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I know there are diverging views on how we can move forward. What will be the outcome of the significant change involved in the model espoused by Dr. Shannon, as opposed to the current direct provision model?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Would Dr. Shannon be asked to contribute to legislation of that nature as a matter of course?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Does Dr. Shannon think this message is resonating with families and those involved in the care and protection of young people?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We get it in here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Those of us in this room get what Dr. Shannon is saying. Does he think civic society outside this committee room is buying into what he is saying? We can examine all of these reports, Dr. Shannon can make his point until he is blue in the face and Deputy Conway can give a fantastic presentation, but that does not mean people will buy into the point that is being made about the harm of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Sure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Is there not a commitment by the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn, and the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Shatter, to tackle section 37?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: There was a closing date for submissions on that last week. We should all join you in commending BeLonGTo and Michael Barron. To give him credit, the Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn, has been very proactive on the issue of homophobic bullying.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: If one takes the work the Minister, Deputy Quinn, has done through having a forum and building on that, could that be piggy-backed on what you are articulating regarding what happened in Massachusetts?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Yesterday I attended the Cork city joint policing forum. The Cork city coroner, Dr. Myra Cullinane, put a very strong emphasis on the issue of alcohol being a gateway drug and the way it was becoming the pathway introduction for young people. At a later stage, when we see the heads of the sale of alcohol Bill, announced recently by the Minister of State, Deputy White, the committee should...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: In fairness, that is not what she said.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We have the sale of alcohol Bill. The Government is tackling it. Deputy Troy's party in government did not do a whole lot with the vested interests, if he wants to play a particular game.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Your own party leader played a good role in that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Has the penny dropped that this must happen?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: After all we have gone through, including the referendum and the fallout from other issues, are we saying this professionalism gets abandoned for the sake of building an empire or operating in a silo? For what reason?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We all concur with the Senator on that point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I also join with Deputy Ó Caoláin in thanking Dr. Shannon for his briefing and raising these issues today in the Oireachtas.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: A vote has been called in the Dáil.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We will suspend and I will call the Senator when we return.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Sixth Report of Special Rapporteur on Child Protection: Discussion (19 Nov 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. Shannon for concluding well within the 30 minutes allocated. I thank him for what members will agree was a fascinating and persuasive presentation. I compliment him again on the work he does and his advocacy. We are all the better for his attendance this afternoon.