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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Mr. Andrew Meagher, managing director of John Player & Sons Limited, and I invite him to make his presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Meagher for his presentation. I welcome Mr. John Freda, general manager, JTI Ireland, and call on him to make his opening remarks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: There is a vote in the Dáil. I propose that Mr. Freda finishes his presentation and then we will adjourn for the vote.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Freda for his presentation. I propose we suspend now. I apologise to witnesses and the members in the Gallery for this interruption.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: We will resume in public session. I apologise to everyone. As I said, parliamentary democracy waits for no one. The suspension of committee meetings is one of the joys of being in Parliament when it is sitting. I suppose it makes the case for a committee week, but we will park that debate for another day. I ask Mr. John Mallon of Forest Éireann to make some opening remarks. He is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Mallon.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: There is. Perhaps it is an iPad.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I will bring in Mr. John Mallon again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Go raibh maith agat.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: As seven other speakers have indicated I would appreciate if they would make brief contributions to the point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Could we stick to the heads of the Bill?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: That is not relevant to the heads of the Bill.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Thank you, Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: You do not because your time is up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy's time is up. She has had four minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Go raibh maith agat.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy is not being fair to other members of the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy has had ample time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Go raibh maith agat.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Thank you.