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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Health the efforts being made to develop clear clinical pathways for people living with chronic pain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10516/13]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the investment and development of infrastructure to improve the treatments available for chronic pain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10517/13]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome everyone to the meeting. Mobile telephones should be switched off completely because they interfere with the broadcasting equipment, even when in silent mode. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the establishment of the new child and family support agency, a development which everyone warmly welcomes. The establishment of the agency will bring a dedicated focus to child...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Professor Dolan for his presentation. I welcome Ms Claire Dineen and Mr. Packie Kelly from the Family Resource Centre National Forum.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Dineen and Mr. Kelly. I welcome Mr. Fergus Finlay, CEO of Barnardos.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Finlay. I now welcome Mr. Sean Campbell, CEO of Foróige.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Ms Mary Flaherty, chief executive of CARI. She is no stranger to these Houses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Flaherty and all the witnesses for their excellent presentations. Deputy Troy has five minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Someone's mobile telephone is going off. My apologies to members of staff who are recording proceedings and I ask that mobile telephones be turned off please. I apologise to the Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy is wrong on that point. He has appeared before the joint committee previously. He has appeared since the Deputy's appointment as spokesperson.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: To clarify, he has been before the joint committee previously.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy's time is almost up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Will NGOs provide 20% of the new agency's services?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We will come back to that question again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I will call Deputy Naughten as he is the only one who indicated. He has three minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Has this turf-war mentality ceased?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes, but there is a significant amount of governance involved in setting up this new structure. For example, there is the transfer of personnel and getting the rubric right.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Has the pendulum swung more, given what you have just said, towards child protection as opposed to family child support, which is something that perhaps we need to be more tuned into?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Before I call Mr. Campbell, there will probably be a vote on the Order of Business in the Dáil.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Support Agency: Discussion (28 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Professor Dolan, Ms Dineen, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Finlay, Mr. Campbell and Ms Flaherty for their contributions. We will deliberate further on the proposed new agency and I understand the heads of a Bill will be coming before the committee. We will suspend the meeting for five minutes.