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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I call Deputy Billy Timmins who has two minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We explained earlier, in the Deputy's absence, that the Department is not running away but will come back at a future date. The legislation has not been drafted. At our meeting last night it was agreed unanimously that we will wait until the publication of the Bill. That was made quite clear.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I call on Deputy Mitchell O'Connor and Deputy Ó Caoláin.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator should not be long-winded.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: For the benefit of Members will Professor Murphy please outline why that is the case?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Not today. That was agreed to at our meeting last night which the Deputy attended.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy agreed with the decision made. The committee was unanimous on the matter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I ask the Deputy to direct his questions to the Medical Council.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Ms Spillane.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: In order to facilitate the recording of these proceedings, I ask members to stand when they are addressing the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: That is not relevant to the Irish Medical Council.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy was present at last night's meeting, at which we agreed how we would structure today's meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: No.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: As a member of the committee, the Deputy agreed at last night's meeting that we would allow the Department to make an opening statement outlining the parameters of where we are today, before coming back at a later stage following the publication of the heads of the proposed Bill. We will come back at a further stage following the publication of the heads of the Bill.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We will now proceed to questions and answers beginning with members of the committee. I call Deputy Billy Kelleher.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Luddy. I welcome Professor Kieran Murphy and Ms Caroline Spillane from the Medical Council. I invite Professor Murphy to make his presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: That is correct. We have not received it yet. No one has a copy of it. Will Senator Walsh resume his seat?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I am going to begin with Ms Luddy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome everyone to the meeting. I thank the Cathaoirleach, the Clerk of the Seanad and the Seanad Committee on Procedure and Privileges for facilitating our request to meet in the Seanad Chamber. This is the first in a series of hearings the joint committee will conduct in the next three days to discuss the implementation of the Government decision following the recent publication of the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes, all the submissions will be posted to the website. Members can also collect hard copies of submissions in the ante-room.