Results 18,481-18,500 of 24,350 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Is the Deputy pressing the amendment?
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I must call on the Minister to respond.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I call Deputy Naughten. He should be brief, as we are straying.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Apologies have been received from Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor, who will be replaced by Deputy Liam Twomey. We have also received apologies from Deputy Seamus Healy. The meeting has been convened to consider Committee Stage of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012. The list of proposed amendments has been circulated by the Bills office. I welcome the Minister and his officials to...
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (27 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Can we stick with the amendment, Deputy, please?
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Policy (27 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will develop and publish an aviation policy, setting out a clear vision for the development of this sector over the coming decade; if Cork Airport will be a central component to this policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52659/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (27 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to publish the revised Ports Policy; if he will elaborate on the main themes which will feature in the document; if he will outline the role which the Port of Cork will have under the policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52658/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (27 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the level of funding provided to the student assistant fund; his plans to continue this important source of financial support for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52797/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (27 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a period of uncompleted undergraduate study in the United Kingdom precludes a student from obtaining a student grant for a similar period of undergraduate study at an Irish third level institution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52618/12]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Support Agency (27 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reasons for not including public health nurses in phase one of the new Child and Family Agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52798/12]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Youth Issues: Discussion with Comhairle na nÓg (22 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: It will be sent, yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Youth Issues: Discussion with Comhairle na nÓg (22 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Unfortunately, there will not be an ordinary meeting next week. The next joint committee meeting will be at 9.30 a.m. on Thursday, 6 December. We will adjourn until that date. Go raibh maith agat.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Youth Issues: Discussion with Comhairle na nÓg (22 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Are the majority of teenagers aware of the dangers of the Internet?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Youth Issues: Discussion with Comhairle na nÓg (22 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: That is a good answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Youth Issues: Discussion with Comhairle na nÓg (22 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: To be fair, the most important point is that the term used in social media is "friends". In a politician's case, a social media follower may not be a friend at all. Many of them post messages which are objectionable.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Youth Issues: Discussion with Comhairle na nÓg (22 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: If we learned nothing else today, Éamonn Ó Briain's comments about Facebook should be promulgated across the whole of society.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Youth Issues: Discussion with Comhairle na nÓg (22 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Should that be an anonymous person?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Youth Issues: Discussion with Comhairle na nÓg (22 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the delegation for its refreshing presentation and ability to answer the committee's questions. This was a valuable exercise and a great experience for us. I hope the delegation enjoyed attending this meeting and found it worthwhile. As somebody who will be on the constitutional convention we can bring Deputy Troy's point on talking to young people about the younger voting age to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Youth Issues: Discussion with Comhairle na nÓg (22 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Does Mr. Ó Briain believe his peer group is listening and prepared to offer support and have people look after one another?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Youth Issues: Discussion with Comhairle na nÓg (22 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: What is the response to the other questions?