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Special Educational Needs: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (26 Jun 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: It is extraordinary that this motion has been brought before the House by a party that spent 14 years in government. Today, representatives of that party had the audacity to meet the parents of special needs children outside this House to feign a sharing of their indignation and concern. I remind Deputies that the result of its 14 years in at the helm was €64 billion being put into...

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (27 Jun 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister and compliment her on her performance on the radio last Sunday. I saw a tweet this morning on the Twitter machine which I thought was very appropriate for today, as follows: "As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison." That quote is from Nelson Mandela. It...

Prison Development (Confirmation of Resolutions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (27 Jun 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I will do so. Many of us would like to see those who did wrong brought to justice and, ultimately, put behind bars, but that is a matter for the courts and the inquiry, if one is to be held. I am incensed that the Government which has worked so diligently in the past two and a half years to restore our international reputation to allow the country to receive assistance from the troika...

Other Questions: Roads Maintenance (27 Jun 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 46. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that he has undertaken to protect the regional and urban road networks and specifically the measures taken to protect, maintain and repair the road networks in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31026/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (27 Jun 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 22. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on aviation policy; the measures being taken to develop and expand the number of routes and carriers operating from Cork Airport; his views on measures being taken to reduce operating costs at the airport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31027/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Creation Issues (27 Jun 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 161. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress she has made regarding the pathways to work proposal to outsource additional resources for certain labour activation measures, in view of the European Commission’s Winter 2012 Review of Ireland’s Economic Adjustment Programme, published in April, which recommended that this process needs to be accelerated; and if she...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (27 Jun 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: We shall discuss EU proposals that have come before us. No. 1 is COM (2013) 168, amended proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and Council on the transparency of measures relating to the prices of medicinal products for human use and their inclusion in the scope of public health insurance systems. It is proposed that this proposal warrants further scrutiny and that we invite...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health Nurses: Discussion (27 Jun 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I remind members, witnesses and those in the Gallery that mobile phones should be turned off. We have apologies from Senators van Turnhout and Henry and Deputy Regina Doherty. I welcome our guests and witnesses. We are discussing the role of public health nurses. I pay tribute to our public health nurses across the country for the tremendous work they do on behalf of all of us. The care...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health Nurses: Discussion (27 Jun 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the delegates for their presentation and for the interesting and challenging points raised. I thank the members of the delegation for their excellent work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health Nurses: Discussion (27 Jun 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Mr. John Hennessy, Ms Martina Queally and Dr. Michael Shannon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health Nurses: Discussion (27 Jun 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Hennessy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health Nurses: Discussion (27 Jun 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator can comment again in a few seconds.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health Nurses: Discussion (27 Jun 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: We try to be fair in this forum all of the time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health Nurses: Discussion (27 Jun 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: How does Ms O'Dowd see the public health nurse service playing out in the evolution of primary care services in the next couple of years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health Nurses: Discussion (27 Jun 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Does Ms O'Dowd think it will be delayed further?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health Nurses: Discussion (27 Jun 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: What do we need to do to get to phase 1?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health Nurses: Discussion (27 Jun 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: When is that due to be published?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health Nurses: Discussion (27 Jun 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health Nurses: Discussion (27 Jun 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I would like to apologise on behalf of Deputies Ó Caoláin, Naughten and Catherine Byrne, who have had to go to other meetings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health Nurses: Discussion (27 Jun 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I congratulate Mr. Hennessy on his appointment and wish him well in his new position. I am sure we will see a lot more of him at this committee. I also thank Ms O'Dowd, Ms Catterson, Ms Queally and Dr. Shannon for attending. I thank them all for their tremendous work and hope they found this meeting beneficial and useful.