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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Troy was wondering about the jobs.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: In advance of today's meeting I met various interest groups which were both for and against the proposed directive. It struck me that those in the vending machine business were very much concerned about rolling tobacco. The point was made by the witness that young people did not necessarily have the money to buy a pack of 20 cigarettes, and they may move to the illegal trade because of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: To be fair to the witness, he cannot speak on behalf of other agencies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I am not disagreeing, but is there not a concern that, if one bans slimline cigarettes or menthol flavouring, one is encouraging the illegal trade to flourish? If I smoke menthol, cannot buy a similar product and am at an age at which I do not want to give up cigarettes, is there not a temptation to walk down the main street, buy illegal cigarettes and keep the illicit trade flourishing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: What of Deputy Kelleher's comment? If I heard him correctly, he did not believe that the tackling of the illicit trade was robust enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: We received 80 postcards. It is in the text.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Chris Fitzgerald for an extensive presentation. I ask members to be brief as we have an extensive agenda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: We are about to commence our consideration of COM (2012) 788, a proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the member states concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products. The current tobacco products directive, Directive 2001/37/EC, dates from 2001....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rental Accommodation Scheme Criteria (20 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the protections in place to ensure security of tenure for tenants under the rental accommodation scheme; if there are any obligations on landlords to provide properties for at least a set minimum period under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9195/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (19 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of Greening events on St Patrick’s Day to promote Irish tourism; if particular efforts will be made to separate the celebration of St Patrick’s Day events which receive State support from the promotion of alcohol; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8375/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (19 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in view of the fact that it is ten years since the publication of the last tourism policy document, New Horizons, if he will develop a new policy; if so, if he will provide details of the way he intends to do so; if in his new policy he will treat Cork as a separate and distinct region in view of its size as Ireland's largest county and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges (19 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the measures he has taken to ensure that the application of water charges to those living in apartment blocks reflects their usage of water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8221/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Drugs Strategy (19 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Health the outcome and results of the review of local drugs task forces; the details of any changes to their funding which is being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8219/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Legislation (19 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether in the interests of safety of road users, it is necessary to implement new regulations governing the use of horses and sulkies on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8220/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: On behalf of the committee, I thank the delegation for being here this morning. In reply to Dr. Murphy, we identified that this country had an issue with childhood obesity. We commissioned a report and held a series of meetings. Deputy Fitzpatrick is the rapporteur in respect of the report, which will be presented to the committee. The first step for us was to hold the hearings. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Business of Joint Committee (14 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: With the members' permission, we will adjourn our discussion on the EU scrutiny matter out of respect to the policy clerk because it is late in the day and it is a very complex issue. Is it agreed that it be moved to our slot next Thursday morning?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Business of Joint Committee (14 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: It is a very complex matter. While I was going to propose in the context of what we-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Business of Joint Committee (14 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I accept that. I propose that given the complexity of the issue and the fact that it will have a direct impact on the public, as part of our scrutiny, we should invite officials from the Department of Health and Children, along with our policy clerk, to next week's meeting to present a detailed explanation of the contents of the matter before us. It is 12.30 p.m. now and the matter warrants...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Obesity: Discussion with Operation Transformation (14 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: We are talking about obesity as opposed to job creation, although we welcome that development.