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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: That is fair point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: It is supplier-induced demand.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: That is a discussion for a different day.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I do not personally buy that argument. As Deputy Conway noted, I cannot believe a consultant would call my office and say that because I have a certain medical history, I need an operation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I will allow Mr. Muiry to finish.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: We must also reduce the price to the consumer. That is a fundamental goal we must all work towards.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: It is important to facilitate a better quality of life. We are talking about people.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: The Minister is trying to get consultants to the table to deal with day case procedures and hospital groupings. I take the point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Perhaps we should bring in the consultants next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: This is a non-binding process.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: The market is contracting, while the cost to the consumer is increasing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: It is also important that we be cautious about raising prices in the market.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Sector: Discussion (25 Oct 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: On that note, I thank the delegates for attending. I thank them for their engagement and hope they have found the experience positive. From the perspective of members, it has been enlightening. As a consequence, we hope to see a reduction in premiums. Policyholders of health insurance companies, as I hope all committee members are, want to see bills reducing rather than increasing. I...
- Written Answers — Department of Defence: Value for Money Reviews (6 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Defence the date on which the Value for Money Report of the Reserve Defence Forces will be published. [48190/12]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to the witnesses for the delay in beginning the meeting. There were a number of items of private business to attend to. I welcome everybody to the meeting which is focused on the pre-budget submissions of nine groups and which is divided into two parts. I remind members, witnesses and those in the Visitors Gallery that mobile phones should be switched off in order that there...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Mr. Sean Dillon, the public affairs manager for Older and Bolder, and invite him to make his presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Mr. John Dunne, the chief executive of the Carers Association, and invite him to make his presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I remind members that we have a second meeting and, as such, I ask that they confine their contributions to questions rather than statements.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: We will have an opportunity to discuss that with the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: The room must be vacated by 12.45 p.m. as there is a committee meeting at 1 p.m.