Results 17,221-17,240 of 24,350 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: My understanding is that members were to receive all written submissions in advance of the meeting today. That was the decision taken by the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: All I can do, as Chairman, is-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: No.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Thank you, Senator.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: To allow for continuity in the replies, I will take Senator Mullen and Deputies Timmins and Mathews now. As we will conclude at 2.15 p.m., they will have three minutes each, although they will not need to take them. Two other Members have indicated.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator should be careful about naming people who are not present to defend themselves.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I am sorry, but the witnesses present might not have heard the remarks to which the Senator is referring, so it would be unfair to ask them to comment. Does the Senator understand?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: As Chair, I must be impartial and cannot take the Senator's word for everything.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Mathews without interruption, thank you.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Does the Deputy have a question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I call Professor McAuliffe. This session ends at 2.15 p.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: As we are over time, could Professor Murphy be brief in his response, please?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We now have 30 minutes for non-members. We have five speakers who have indicated so I will be very tight on time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is over his time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: He has a lot to answer for, for you. I thank Senator Crown for that. I now call Professor McAuliffe. We have seven minutes left in this slot for replies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Eleven speakers have indicated a wish to contribute and we may not get to all of them. I apologise, but this session is to end at 1.42 p.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I invite the witnesses to respond to that group of questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We will now move to members' time, which will comprise 70 minutes, and non-members' time, which will comprise 30 minutes. The time will be adhered to strictly and I will end the discussion at the end of each session, irrespective of who has or has not spoken and replied. There will be no ambiguity; that has been agreed by the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Thank you, Dr. Sadlier. The final witness to give a presentation is from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. I welcome Professor John Crowe, who has ten minutes to make his presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Our next speaker, representing the Irish College of General Practitioners, is Dr. Margaret O'Riordan, medical director. She is very welcome. She has ten minutes.