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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I wish to thank everyone for attending the committee and for their presentations. It was an interesting, worthwhile, challenging part of our process of committee meetings. A clear message has emerged from this meeting - not least the fact that we must have a clear strategy and a joined-up approach with the Department of Health and the HSE. In addition, we must tackle the stigma that it is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I will make that the next point, which is a proposal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: If the meeting agrees, we will take up a number of issues with the HSE, including sleep apnoea. Second, we will also write to the Department and the HSE on Deputy Doherty's proposal on medication. Third, we will write to the RDO of Dublin North East regarding beds in Beaumont Hospital. Is that agreed?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I also wish to thank Senator Colm Burke, who is suffering from sleep deprivation, for being here this morning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I will not allow Senator Crown to put that question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: That is not least because a number of members of the committee might feel free to interject. I sincerely thank everyone for coming in this morning and for their presentations. This is part of a process that we will engage in. Senator Crown has been active in promoting a different strategy on how we see life, which is challenging for members of the committee. Before adjourning, I would...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We received correspondence which was too late for today's meeting. It will be discussed as part of a strategy to have hearings on the issue of non-consultant hospital doctors, hopefully before the end of May if not sooner. It is a question of finding time in our calendar to do that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We are hoping to do that. We have a number of imminent business items to deal with and it is a question of getting them together. Senator Burke should talk to the clerk afterwards. We have received correspondence from Ms Shirley Coulter, assistant director of industrial relations with the Irish Medical Organisation, which was too late for this meeting. It will be on the correspondence...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The committee stands adjourned until 9.30 a.m. next Thursday morning.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Mercy Hospital in Cork administers it so can the patient be referred three miles up the road from Cork University Hospital?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Is this on the basis of cost alone?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: This is absolutely crazy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Has this mindset changed sufficiently?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We hope to examine this later in the year as part of our work programme.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: What does Mr. Watt mean that there is no interest?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Has the society spoken with local authorities? More and more people are coming to public representatives with respiratory or chronic lung issues. Surely the local authorities must acknowledge the prevalence of asthma if the incidence is increasing at the level Dr. Elnazir says.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: What is the estimated cost of Xolair to the State?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: In the context of further progressing this issue, has there been correspondence or liaison with the HSE or the Department?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Are those patients public or private?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy is correct that is should not matter.