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

John Crown: That is absurd. It is nonsensical. That is what people are saying. If the members love and cherish the staff who work in Leinster House they will do everything in their power to encourage them to overcome their addiction. I have taken soundings from many of the staff in Leinster House and I am rather more sympathetic to the staff than I am to the parliamentarians for many reasons. I have...

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

John Crown: I would be open to people saying they support the amendment and fixing a date some time in 2013. I will not be supportive of anything else. If there is an amendment on bringing in smoking cessation programmes for the staff and parliamentarians in Leinster House I will support it, but not as some kind of a horse trade-----

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

John Crown: With the greatest respect, I will not accept the amendment. I wish to press for a recorded vote on the original motion.

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

John Crown: No. It is not agreed.

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

John Crown: I am not sure of the procedure. Is there a recorded vote on the original motion?

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

John Crown: Is there a recorded vote on the original motion?

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

John Crown: Can I press that there be a record of the vote?

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

John Crown: I want members' votes to be recorded.

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

John Crown: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

John Crown: I speak with a very heavy heart about this and I am sorry if I am taking the risk of hurting the feelings of any of my colleagues. As the only hospital specialist medical consultant and the only medical doctor who is not a member of the dominant party of government in the Oireachtas, I feel I must give the independent opinion I was mandated to give when elected on a health issue which has...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

John Crown: With no disrespect to the individuals involved, Ireland is small and so too is our medical community. With approximately 2,000 consultants, it is well known that it is notoriously difficult whenever any medical-legal issue arises in Ireland to get an Irish doctor to give any testimony about any other Irish doctor because there is a better than batting average chance they have been in medical...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

John Crown: In a situation like this where there may be an influence on legislation, there is a significant influence on the poor family who so sadly lost their daughter and wife. They have already expressed their displeasure and lack of satisfaction with the composition of the panel. Before this goes any further, we need to let it be known that this is just not satisfactory. I will be pressing for...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

John Crown: Yes, this is a proposal for an amendment to the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Nov 2012)

John Crown: I am prepared to withdraw that amendment in light of the information provided. I ask the Leader to convey our appreciation to the Minister for making the correct decision and our concern that great thought be put into the composition of the board. I would urge that in the interests of independence as many non-Irish based specialists as possible be appointed to the board.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Forthcoming Health Council: Discussion with Minister for Health (20 Nov 2012)

John Crown: I again wish to express my approval of the decision to alter the membership of the investigative committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Forthcoming Health Council: Discussion with Minister for Health (20 Nov 2012)

John Crown: Fine. At the recent meeting of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly and again in the Minister's presence in the Seanad, I stated that there is much merit to the idea of the European Union committing to a long-term strategic goal of eradicating all commerce for profit in tobacco. It is a given that if tobacco were discovered for the first time tomorrow, it would not be legal. Chemicals...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion with Minister for Health (20 Nov 2012)

John Crown: I did not submit questions so I do not wish to catch the Minister on the hop. I wish to make a few general points and put a question about the Halappanavar tragedy. The Minister and our colleagues will be aware that Ireland has extremely low maternal mortality. In some years there are no maternal deaths and in most years there is one or perhaps two. Most western countries that have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion with Minister for Health (20 Nov 2012)

John Crown: I asked a question about who picked the original committee.

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

John Crown: I welcome the Minister who has the zeal of a reformer, which is always welcome, and I commend him on his attempt to improve the unsatisfactory regime in place for people with difficulties in their personal finances. With goodwill, good legislation will emerge, which will generally improve the climate. There is a cultural backdrop to what is going on. Our society historically did not like...

Seanad: Personal Insolvency Bill 2012: Second Stage (21 Nov 2012)

John Crown: During my brief contribution, I have made a couple of points that are probably not germane to the legislation, although I will be making a few editorial comments on it. As regards those who find themselves facing catastrophic, unsustainable, house-losing, bankruptcy-threatening debt, but who have money locked in pension funds that they cannot touch for many years until they are retired, long...