Results 241-260 of 1,253 for speaker:John Crown

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)

John Crown: It may also be an issue for the authority, which provides a degree of regulation to the industry. The issue must be examined.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)

John Crown: I have a couple of quick points. People really need to think through the full implications of what will happen if we have universal health insurance. In the first instance, it will be compulsory and people will have to pay for it. It is that simple. It will be like tax, it will be the law. If it is not done that way it will not work at all. The necessary corollary is that tax should go...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)

John Crown: Mr. Dowdall has just given a perfect definition of a cartel.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

John Crown: I welcome our guests. Obviously, I join in the support for a gradual ratcheting up of the pressure on the tobacco industry. I favour punitive levels of tax on its profits. There is nothing about the tobacco industry we should be trying to protect. There is no economic argument in the macroeconomics of the country to support keeping the tobacco industry running either nationally or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

John Crown: We should do the same in Leinster House.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

John Crown: We should make the entire confines of Leinster House a smoke-free zone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)

John Crown: Chairman, may I have ten seconds to raise an item?

Seanad: National Children's Hospital: Statements (13 Nov 2012)

John Crown: I welcome an Aire. I begin by saying, unambiguously, well done and congratulations to the Minister. It was a good decision. In a country with six medical schools for 4.5 million people - twice the European average and three times the North American average - it was pretty obvious that people were going to be unhappy no matter which affiliated institution was chosen for this. There really...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

John Crown: On a point of order, it is wild speculation to say there is a medical negligence issue. This is a very complex issue. I respect Senator Mullen's opinions on abortion although I might not agree with all of them. To throw into the mix that this may have been a case of medical negligence, without a scrap of evidence is not fair.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

John Crown: On a point of order, I am not here to defend any professional group; I am speaking in the interests of justice.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

John Crown: The scope of the tragedy of what happened in Galway is overwhelming and we must reflect on the sad death of a young dentist and near professional colleague of ours. We should learn the lessons of the incident. I have been quoted and misquoted on the issue, and the misquotes have been flying in recent days. Abortion is very rarely necessary to save a woman's life. It is an extremely rare...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

John Crown: I ask the Leader to ask the Minister to schedule a debate on his plans at the earliest opportunity and pending the publication of the expert group's opinion. It is known that the shameful delay in providing the legislative framework has left a vacuum. In recent weeks a national newspaper pointed out that apparently dangerous advice was allegedly being given by clinics which are operating...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (14 Nov 2012)

John Crown: I ask that the Minister give this issue priority and know he will do so. We need clarity and legislation on the issue. People will have different opinions about abortion but nobody can honestly believe there is any social good or benefit to the body politic or republic in delaying legislation to permit abortion when a woman's life is in danger.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)

John Crown: I move: That the Joint Committee on Health and Children calls for a ban on smoking on the Leinster House campus. I seek the support of my colleagues for the motion, the reasons for which will be obvious. There are 1,500 deaths caused by lung cancer in Ireland every year. It is far and away the leading cause of death from cancer and arguably the leading cause of death. In the absence of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)

John Crown: There are four, which have outdoor heaters paid for by the taxpayer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)

John Crown: My motion does not suggest a date.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)

John Crown: I will ask a seconder to come in for a vote.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)

John Crown: I will call a vote but I will speak to the motion before we vote. On a point of information, nowhere in this motion is a date suggested. It has always been our intention that we would agree that this is what we will do and that we will fix a date. It should not be some vague, indeterminate date. We should pick a date such as 1 March or 1 July and give people a chance to make alternative...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)

John Crown: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)

John Crown: They do not. They can stop smoking. They can choose not to have a cigarette. There is a circular argument going on here. People think they are enhancing the safety and security of people by facilitating their committing slow suicide by smoking.