Results 5,741-5,760 of 24,330 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: As the Deputy knows well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I see in some media quarters it refers to the Fianna Fáil bounce as the "Kelleher boom".
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: The management of the facilities of the Leinster House complex is a matter appropriate to the Joint Committee on Administration which will deal with the outcome of the motion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: And staff.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: And journalists.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: We have heard the arguments from all members. Does Senator Crown want to reply? There is consensus on trying to make-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator does not need a seconder.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Can I make one point?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: We have to be reasonable regarding staff members in particular who should not have to run the gauntlet of protestors outside the House.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: No.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Given the comments of all members, is the Senator open to an amendment from them in terms of a promotional campaign to reduce the number of smoking areas leading to a cessation date?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: No. I am not horse trading. I am listening to the views of members and I do not want to divide them unnecessarily.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Any member may move an amendment to the motion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: There is no proposal. The Chair listened to members and there appears to be a consensus among the majority of members on the intent of the motion, namely, that they would like to see a visual public health awareness campaign engaged in, and that they would like the number of smoking areas reduced from the current four to-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Would the Government or the Opposition lead the promotional campaign?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: With the record of the Deputy's party for the past 14 years, it could lose it. We have a motion before us in the name of Senator John Crown.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: If the Deputy wants to table an amendment I would be happy to-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I think the majority of members are in favour of the objective-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: -----that public health is best served by not smoking. The message should go out from the committee that those who engage in the practice of smoking are causing a serious impact on their own health and the health of others.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prohibition of Smoking on Leinster House Campus: Motion (15 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: We have an amendment.