Results 6,401-6,420 of 24,331 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I wonder what happened in Cork.
- Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: No.
- Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy was a good member himself.
- Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, has left the Chamber, but I will respond to Deputy Billy Kelleher's remarks. There are 1.8 million people with medical cards, the highest ever figure. As chairperson of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children, I give the Deputy an assurance that we will invite HSE personnel with responsibility for medical cards to attend. We will...
- Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: However, Deputy Micheál Martin and others are protesting about what the Minister is doing in carrying out his functions. Let us get real and consider what is happening in the health system. What we are about is ensuring services will be delivered, despite the fact that there is no additional money available. Those who operate the system do not have the luxury of being able to inform...
- Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: By God, we would have some laugh if we were to do so. The era of boom and bloom was brilliant, but even when things were good, Fianna Fáil refused the chalice that was the Department of Health. Deputy Micheál Martin could not wait to get out of the place. As Bertie Ahern could not get one of his own gang to become Minister, he appointed Mary Harney who lay prostrate before the...
- Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Absolutely. The Deputy is good at issuing his own.
- Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I have a great deal more to say.
- Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We must ensure we get matters right in the context of the creation of the new child and family support agency. I hope the Minister and his Department will, in conjunction with the Joint Committee on Health and Children, consider how we should proceed in that regard. The proposed new directorate of mental health is most welcome. The Minister is in charge of his brief and wants reform to be...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (31 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person who has been made redundant, but has not yet received the redundancy payment, may accept a new job offer with a different employer and still receive the redundancy payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4840/13]
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (5 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly and his officials. I have received apologies from Deputies Denis Naughten and Billy Kelleher.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (5 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I, too, join other members in commending the Minister's initiative. It is important to draw attention to the major concern of members about the illicit trade in tobacco. Last June I attended a meeting in Cork of Retailers Against Smuggling in Cork, at which they highlighted a number of issues, including the loss of revenue to the State but, more importantly, the damage the composition of...
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (5 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, and his officials Dr. John Devlin and Mr. Leo O'Brien. I thank the members for their co-operation and patience.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (5 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Sub-Committee on Health has completed its consideration of the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013 and has made no amendments thereto.
- Promissory Notes: Statements (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Martin is tripping over his own words.
- Promissory Notes: Statements (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: That is not a point of order.
- Promissory Notes: Statements (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: He said next week.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to our witnesses and guests for the delay in commencing. I thank the Members of the Houses, Senator Crown who probably got no sleep and Members of the Dáil who would have had limited sleep, for being here this morning. It shows the importance of parliamentary democracy in that we continue and function. I thank them all for making the effort to be here this morning. I...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I invite Dr. McKone to commence.