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- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (23 Apr 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: 572. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young people who left care in 2012; and the number of those who received aftercare support. [19076/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (23 Apr 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: 573. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of young people in receipt of aftercare services. [19077/13]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Apr 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: How is the interdepartmental working group doing in terms of the dialogue with stakeholders?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Apr 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: How are some of the movement issues of the working group progressing? Recently I met some groups who expressed concern about psychology services and so on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Apr 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I apologise, as I must leave to attend another meeting. I thank the Minister. Is it agreed that Deputy Dowds assume the Chair? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Apr 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I wish to make one comment. If there is any movement towards centralisation in any form, the Department should be mindful of what happened with Student Universal Support Ireland, SUSI, and the medical cards. We must avoid that at all costs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Apr 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I do not wish to mention people who are not here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Apr 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Apr 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Ó Caoláin has a way with words.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Apr 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to Deputy Naughten, whose questions got lost in the system. Some of them have been answered already. I hope the Minister will indulge him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Apr 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I would rather give members a chance to contribute because one or two must leave. They should have an opportunity to speak.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Apr 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: On behalf of the committee we will facilitate the appointment of Norah Gibbons as soon as we can. Perhaps the Department and the committee secretariat can liaise in this regard.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Business of Joint Committee (19 Apr 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Apologies have been received from Deputies Catherine Byrne, Regina Doherty, Peter Fitzpatrick and Seamus Healy, and Senators Colm Burke and Imelda Henry.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Children and Youth Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (19 Apr 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and her officials for attending this morning's meeting. Members have submitted written questions in advance. There was an issue with Deputy Naughten's questions and we hope that has been rectified. I invite the Minister to make her opening remarks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Organ Donation: Discussion (18 Apr 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy should be aware that there is a vote ongoing in the Seanad.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Organ Donation: Discussion (18 Apr 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thought the Deputy changed it every hour.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Organ Donation: Discussion (18 Apr 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I remind people that this is the first of a number of meetings we are having regarding organ donation. There is an iPhone app for organ donation if members wish to consider it. This morning is about raising awareness rather than having a divergence of views, and we must try to continue the excellent work being done by advocacy groups and the excellent witnesses this morning. It is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Organ Donation: Discussion (18 Apr 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: How is that verified? Is that information contained in the body of evidence?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Organ Donation: Discussion (18 Apr 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Would Mr. Finnegan like to comment?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Organ Donation: Discussion (18 Apr 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Would Ms Quinn like to comment?