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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Forthcoming Health Council: Discussion with Minister for Health (20 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: We are dealing with EU matters.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Forthcoming Health Council: Discussion with Minister for Health (20 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is straying outside EU matters.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Forthcoming Health Council: Discussion with Minister for Health (20 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: We are dealing with EU matters.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Forthcoming Health Council: Discussion with Minister for Health (20 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank everyone for attending. I remind members, officials and those in the public Gallery that mobile phones should be switched off so that the sound quality for broadcasting purposes will not be interfered with. I welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, and the Ministers of State at the Department of Health, Deputies Alex White and Kathleen Lynch. This is Deputy White's...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Forthcoming Health Council: Discussion with Minister for Health (20 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I call Deputy Kelleher and Deputy Ó Caoláin who have two minutes each on European Union matters only, please.
- Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: The Bill is part of a compendium of initiatives for reform. We should all join the Minister and the Government in their efforts to have a single tier health system and a universal health insurance system. It will take some time to implement these reforms. It takes longer than 18 months to become a concert pianist or an inter-county hurler. Therefore, this reform may take some time to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Could Mr. Walsh see his members playing a role in the primary care system in certain localities?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Has Leisure World's project weight-loss model been replicated anywhere else? I take Mr. White's point regarding responsibility but this is an example of the leisure industry, in partnership with sports practitioners, being proactive. Perhaps it could be widened out to involve the food and beverage industries, which have an enormous role to play. Has the leisure industry engaged with the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I wish to ask Dr. Cullen a question in the context of her presentation -----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: In the context of the composition of the NHF, is it fair to suggest that the stakeholders have too much of a say?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the witnesses for attending and for their presentations. It was a very interesting meeting. I assure witnesses that obesity is a priority issue for this committee. Ultimately it is a matter for Government but we will formulate our report, through Deputy Fitzpatrick, who is our rapporteur, based on all of our meetings on this subject. Today is our final hearing on obesity and once...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I wish to put one question to Mr. White based on the previous themes. He listened to Ms Moloney's presentation and her example. Let us consider his comments about commands to exercise being drivel. The 12-week weight loss programme to which Ms Moloney referred is an example of what can be done. Admittedly, it is not only a question of 12 weeks; it involves a lifetime commitment to change....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Is the issue of safety a concern for your industry? Are insurance premiums and litigation of concern?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Has ILAM costed its proposals on VAT and benefit-in-kind in terms of the implications for the Exchequer? Has it negotiated any decision with health insurers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Does that indicate the difficulty we encounter that we see fruit as being the non-sexy choice when it should be the first choice?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Personal responsibility-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Hold on, Mr. White. Many Members took part in “Operation Transformation”. For us, it involved a collective and personal decision about our own eating habits. If someone does not take ownership of a problem, how can we arrive at a solution to it? I accept Mr. White’s point that it is not all about personal responsibility, but how we can move forward without people...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: No, it is not. I think Mr. White is mistaken. To be fair to committee members, they did not do that this morning. They have said there are other issues to be taken into consideration. Mr. White is doing them a disservice by claiming they are focusing solely on the issue of personal responsibility when they are not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: That is why it is a priority issue for the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Moloney for attending and for an excellent presentation. We will take questions now from Deputies Troy, Ó Caoláin and other members.