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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: They are not just women. They are experts.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank Ms O'Malley for contacting me in annoyance because paediatric experts were not invited to the committee, as their voices were not being heard. I am delighted they are here because their presence is important. She made the point that we spend €1 billion on adult obesity and if some of that money could be allocated to childhood obesity it would be a good thing. Deputy Byrne...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: No; what has been said is comprehensive. For parents listening, could Ms Moroney refer again to the concept of children growing into their weight and maintaining it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Tackling Childhood Obesity: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jun 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I ask Dr. Murphy to talk a little about breastfeeding, introducing solid food early and how that can have an impact on a child's life. Is intolerance of food also an issue? I also ask her to discuss thyroid problems because many women are being diagnosed with such problems later on as they get older. Is this being checked or is that an issue?

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration (18 Jun 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 322. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in the event of the non-principal private residence being abolished in 2014, and if the local property tax has been paid on two investment properties for 2013, the reason the NPPR has to be paid also; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28858/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Administration (18 Jun 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 330. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the non-principal private residence has to be paid along with the local property tax on a holiday home; if the LPA replaces the NPPR; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28924/13]

An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jun 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Much of what is wrong with the Dáil and the Seanad has to do with the fact that there is too much talk and not enough action. Prior to 2011, the current Taoiseach gave a commitment to the effect that, if elected, we would put the question of the Seanad's continuation to a decision of the people by way of a referendum. Through the years, many interesting and valuable people have been...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Regulation of Health and Social Care Professions (26 Jun 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 233. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding a discrepancy in prices being charged for hearing aids in view of the fact that many are very expensive [31115/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Regulation of Health and Social Care Professions (26 Jun 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 234. To ask the Minister for Health his views regarding professional training or lack of training for some hearing aid suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31116/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (26 Jun 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 235. To ask the Minister for Health his policy on the provision of defibrillators, especially regarding ease of access by the public in emergencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31141/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (26 Jun 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 236. To ask the Minister for Health the figures that are available regarding deaths attributable to the use of birth control pills here, especially brands Yaz and Yasmin which have been linked with recent deaths in Canada; if there is any record of these drugs being illegally imported into the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31142/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultants Recruitment (27 Jun 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 267. To ask the Minister for Health the reason persons have to wait over a year for a neurology appointment; the reason Ireland has the fewest rehabilitation consultants per capita in Europe; when the implementation plan for the neurorehabilitation strategy will be put in place; the support that is given to initiatives that can improve services for persons with multiple sclerosis and other...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I am sharing time with Deputy Damien English. In addressing this pivotal, painful and deeply divisive matter, it is important that we recognise that it is, above all, a faith-based issue. By this, I do not mean it is an issue based in any one of the many religious codes now represented in this country but that it requires us to have faith, do the best we can in legislation and fulfil our...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (4 Jul 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 122. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will detail, in tabular form, the moneys expended by his Department in relation to a number of schools (details supplied) in County Kilkenny in terms of teacher salaries, capital funding and any other grant in each of the years 2010, 2011, 2012 and to date in 2013; the number of teachers including support teachers paid by the State in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Enrolment Policy (4 Jul 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline his policy in respect of gaelscoileanna; his views as to whether special provisions should be in place to facilitate pupils who have attended gaelscoileanna at primary level to access places in gaelscoileanna at second level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32698/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Transgender Health Issues: Discussion (4 Jul 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank our guests for their moving presentation, which I have just read. I missed a little of Ms Lacey's part. This week, the select committee is debating the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013. There seem to be such absolutes in Ireland. One is absolutely male, absolutely female or absolutely pregnant and would never think of suicide. I thank our guests for shining a light...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Transgender Health Issues: Discussion (4 Jul 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Would its board of directors have some kind of an ethos?

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (9 Jul 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Jackson Burnett once said, "Justice isn't about fixing the past; it's about healing the past's future". Every justice system is built on ideals. It seeks to remedy wrongs and protect the most vulnerable in society. Unfortunately, no system is perfect. The failings of the system are not the creation of any one individual and do not reflect the well-intentioned individuals within the...

Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jul 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: Dolphin House, one of Ireland's busiest and most heavily burdened family courts, is an archaic building without the most basic facilities. In comparison, the criminal courts are housed in state-of-the-art buildings, the facilities in which far outshine those available in the family courts. Consultation rooms in Dolphin House are limited and hallways and doorways become places for...

Child and Family Agency Bill 2013: Second Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Mary Mitchell O'Connor: I thank Deputy Ciara Conway for sharing time and allowing me to speak first. It is with enthusiasm that I address the proposed restructuring of children's services through the establishment of the country's first child and family agency. I have been present in the Chamber on many occasions when the Fianna Fáil Party asked the Minister to publish this Bill. I genuinely thank her for...