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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travel Tax Abolition (7 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the response of the airline industry to the abolition of the travel tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47463/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: VAT Rate Reductions (7 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the continuation of the 9% VAT rate for the tourism industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47464/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry Issues (7 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an overview of tourism performance in the year to date and his expectations for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47465/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (7 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 236. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the tourism policy review; the number of submissions received to date; the key issues emerging and when he expects to announce same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47467/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ports Development (7 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 238. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to bring forward legislation to give effect to the measures outlined in the ports policy document published earlier this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47469/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Bike Schemes (7 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 239. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the extension of city bikes schemes to other cities outside of Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47470/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (7 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 240. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total funding for sport in 2014 compared to previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47471/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (7 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the expected impact of the abolition of travel tax on Cork Airport; his views on the plans in place to allow Cork Airport to grow its passenger numbers; the reason changes in passenger numbers at Cork Airport are moving in the opposite direction to increasing figures at the other two State airports; and if he will make a statement on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank everybody for being here. I remind those in the Gallery, as well as the witnesses and members of the committee, that mobile phones should be off or in aeroplane mode as they interfere with the broadcasting of proceedings. I welcome our witnesses to this session of end-of-life care hearings. They are Dr. Maeve O'Reilly, Ms Julie Ling, Ms Sinéad Moran, Ms Caroline Thomas and Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the witness for her contribution and the excellent written submission. I remind members that written submissions are available in the packs and they are worth reading. They are a substantive body of work and they will form part of our committee report. Ms Julie Ling is head of strategy development at LauraLynn children's hospice.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Ling. I welcome Ms Sinead Moran and Ms Caroline Thomas and thank them for being present. They are both senior liaison nurses with the Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation. I invite Ms Moran to make her presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Moran, Ms Thomas and their crew for all their great work. I thank the Lauralynn Children's Hospice representatives also. I call on Ms Carroll, chairman of the Irish Childhood Bereavement Network, to make her presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Carroll. We will now proceed to the question and answer session.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the witnesses not just for attending today but for the immense work they are doing. Our last meeting on this is next Thursday. We will then compile a report, which we will submit to the Department and the Minister. Hopefully, it will be a continuum to the next level of activity. The witnesses' contributions through the written presentations and their answers to questions have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputies Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin and Catherine Byrne and Senators Colm Burke and Imelda Henry apologise for their absence. Deputy Billy Kelleher must speak in the Dáil in one minute. This is the fifth in the series of discussions on end-of-life issues. I welcome Mr. Odhrán Allen, Dr. Regina McQuillan, Dr. Paul D'Alton and Ms Orla Keegan and thank them for being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Allen for his presentation and for the immense work done by GLEN. I call on Dr. Regina McQuillan, consultant in palliative medicine and medical director at St. Francis Hospice, and thank her for attending.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. McQuillan for her informative presentation and written submission. I remind members that the written submissions have been included in their information packs. The submissions are very substantive and well worth reading. They will form part of the committee's final report. The next speaker is Dr. Paul D'Alton, head and clinical lead of the Department of Psycho-Oncology and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. D'Alton for his excellent presentation. Our final speaker in this segment is Ms Orla Keegan, head of education, research and bereavement services for the Irish Hospice Foundation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Keegan for her excellent presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: End-of-Life Care: Discussion (Resumed) (7 Nov 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I compliment Deputy McLellan on her performance on the radio. If performance on radio was measured, the Deputy would get a top class award.