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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Department of Health Statement of Strategy 2011-14: Discussion with Secretary General of Department of Health (20 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Dr. McLoughlin is not a politician. He is an official. I do not object to the Deputy heckling or badgering me but we must be fair to the officials.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Department of Health Statement of Strategy 2011-14: Discussion with Secretary General of Department of Health (20 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Does Dr. McLoughlin accept that members and the wider public are frustrated over reducing the cost base? Is action not required sooner rather than later?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Department of Health Statement of Strategy 2011-14: Discussion with Secretary General of Department of Health (20 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Very briefly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Department of Health Statement of Strategy 2011-14: Discussion with Secretary General of Department of Health (20 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask the Deputy to deal with the health strategy document.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Department of Health Statement of Strategy 2011-14: Discussion with Secretary General of Department of Health (20 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: We are dealing with the health strategy document now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Department of Health Statement of Strategy 2011-14: Discussion with Secretary General of Department of Health (20 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy, we are dealing with the health strategy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Department of Health Statement of Strategy 2011-14: Discussion with Secretary General of Department of Health (20 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Kelleher indicated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Department of Health Statement of Strategy 2011-14: Discussion with Secretary General of Department of Health (20 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: It is important the language we all use does not instil fear or cause undue angst to people dependent on services. That behoves all of us, including media commentators, politicians and officials.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Department of Health Statement of Strategy 2011-14: Discussion with Secretary General of Department of Health (20 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: No, the Deputy has spoken already. I want Mr. O'Brien to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Department of Health Statement of Strategy 2011-14: Discussion with Secretary General of Department of Health (20 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Sorry, the Deputy has had his time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Department of Health Statement of Strategy 2011-14: Discussion with Secretary General of Department of Health (20 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the officials for attending the meeting. I wish Mr. Tony O'Brien well in his new role.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Department of Health Statement of Strategy 2011-14: Discussion with Secretary General of Department of Health (20 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: It is important that we put on the record, as Deputy Colreavy said, that there are people in the health system who are doing extraordinary work and have changed their work practices to deliver better health care. We are proud of them.

Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Taoiseach's earlier comments on gangland activity and the brutal murders that took place in recent days. Will he indicate the status of Nos. 47 to 49, inclusive, in the Government's legislative programme regarding criminal assets and criminal justice? We must be able to go after these thugs who kill and maim. I implore members of all political parties to work together to...

Magdalene Laundries: Motion [Private Members] (25 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I agree with Deputy McDonald that the women are both victims and survivors. They deserve the support of this House in their search for justice. I applaud their courage. Their support is paramount. It is safe to say there is broad agreement on the need to fully investigate the involvement of the State in the dreadful experiences of these women, who were shunned and separated from society....

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: In welcoming the Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012 I compliment the Minister for Child and Youth Affairs, her staff and her officials on their tenacity, commitment and resolve in adopting a bipartisan, cross-party approach to bring the legislation before the House. The Minister is to be commended for reaching out, listening and engaging. She was correct when...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Protection (25 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs regarding the recommendations pertaining to the criminal justice system contained in the Fifth Report of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection, if she has consulted with the Department of Justice and Equality; if there is a time frame for the implementation of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40734/12]

Other Questions: Child and Family Support Agency Establishment (26 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: This is very important work the Minister is doing and it is important that there be a seamless transfer and that all the dots are joined because this is a unique opportunity for the State, after years of failure, to make sure responsibility and good corporate governance are at the core of what we are doing, particularly for the person who is most vulnerable or at risk. I am confident, having...

Other Questions: National Play and Recreation Policies (26 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister for her reply. It is heartening that 25 local authorities have participated in the national play day initiative. I hope the Minister will make this initiative compulsory in order that all local authorities will become involved with it. The committee of which Deputy Ó Caoláin and I are members is dealing with the issue of obesity. In that context, it is...

Other Questions: National Play and Recreation Policies (26 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I acknowledge the work. However, will the Minister agree that it was a significant error that during the boom times we did not make it mandatory for local authorities and developers when they were creating vast estates in urban Ireland in particular not to include playgrounds and recreational facilities as part of any development? We allowed developers to run amok in parts of Cork city and...

Other Questions: Child and Family Support Agency Establishment (26 Sep 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: This is very important work the Minister is doing and it is important that there be a seamless transfer and that all the dots are joined because this is a unique opportunity for the State, after years of failure, to make sure responsibility and good corporate governance are at the core of what we are doing, particularly for the person who is most vulnerable or at risk. I am confident, having...