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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Organ Donation: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Apr 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Is Senator Crown satisfied?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Organ Donation: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Apr 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Thank you, Ms Jackson.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Organ Donation: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Apr 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Thank you, Dr. O'Sullivan. Are there further questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Organ Donation: Discussion (Resumed) (25 Apr 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the delegates for attending. This is the third of our series of meetings on the issue of organ donation. It is important that we continue to advocate and promulgate organ donation. The joint committee will meet in private session next week to consider how to progress and assist in the formulation of policy as outlined in the programme for Government. The briefings received today...

Order of Business (30 Apr 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Given the importance of the noise nuisance Bill to people in Cork city, when will the Bill be introduced? It affects rented accommodation and the role of landlords with enforcement powers being given to local authorities. Landlords have responsibility as do tenants. In residential areas they are causing mayhem to local residents in the area around UCC and Bishopstown.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Official Engagements (30 Apr 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 105. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will report on his visit to New York and Pittsburgh; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19950/13]

Organ Donation: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Is it agreed that I can share time with the Deputies on the Acting Chairman's list?

Organ Donation: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor may also be included. I am not entirely sure of that.

Organ Donation: Motion [Private Members] (1 May 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: It is my privilege to speak on this motion, not least as Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children which had the privilege in the past two weeks of hosting witnesses and kidney and other organ donors and recipients in its rooms. I am very conscious that Joe Brolly and Shane Finnegan have become poster people for organ donation and, as Deputy Ó Caoláin noted,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Travel (1 May 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 31. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the overseas visits for St. Patrick's Day of the Ministers of State at his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20296/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Ministerial Travel (1 May 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 38. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on his visit to Boston; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20295/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (1 May 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the educational supports available for children with Downs Syndrome; his views on requests for his Departments to recognise Downs Syndrome in its own right for the purpose of accessing educational supports and access to the maximum allocation of resources hours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20720/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Travel (7 May 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 93. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on his visit to Lebanon, Israel and Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21133/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Ministerial Travel (7 May 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 106. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will report on his visit to Lebanon, Israel and Palestine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20590/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome everyone to this morning's session. Is it agreed that we begin in public session? Agreed. I remind members of the committee, witnesses and those in the Gallery, be they members of the media or members of the public, to ensure their mobile telephones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting equipment even when they are on silent...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister for his opening remarks. As members were notified by e-mail yesterday afternoon, the Minister will leave us shortly. Before I call Dr. Tony Holohan, I acknowledge the presence of Ms Alessandra Fantini whom I forgot to mention at the beginning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Thank you, Dr. Holohan. As agreed, there will now be an opportunity for questions and answers. This session will end at 11 a.m. Time will be allocated as 70% for members of the committee and 30% for non-members. I will indicate when the members' time is up. I now call on Deputy Billy Kelleher. I ask members to stand when they are addressing the committee, rather than sitting down.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I remind members that the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy White, will be here at the end of our session to reply to the three days of hearings, so the Minister and the Government will be here at the very end as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Members' time ends at 10.44 a.m. and nine members have expressed an interest. Non-members have also indicated. Members should keep their questions tight, as we will end this session at 10.44 a.m. I call Senators Burke and Walsh and Deputy Naughten, in that order.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I will call on Dr. Holohan and then we will move on to non-members' time.