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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Does Mr. Hassanien wish to make his opening statement?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Hassanein. We will now hear from Dr. Joe McKeever, medical adviser to the Irish Amateur Boxing Association, IABA.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Or Dr. McKeever could summarise them if he so wishes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. Flannery and all our witnesses this morning for their excellent presentations. We now move to questions and answers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I ask the Deputy to take care naming names.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: To be fair to Dr. McKeever, boxing as a sport places great emphasis on skill.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Boxing is also won on points, as the Senator knows quite well.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Dr. Flannery mentioned the stewards' role in checking the fields and courses in competitions. How qualified are the stewards?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Do the course designers for the Horse Show in the RDS, for example, have to take cognisance of health and safety parameters?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: What about the puissance?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Last week, we had a very interesting conversation about head gear, such as the skull cap in rugby. Is there a sequence of change in boxing head gear?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Given Dr. McKeever's remarks on the demographic and social background and his comments in his presentation regarding magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, availability and the costs thereof, has there been discussion with the Sports Council or the Department of Health regarding public funding or the financial issue he has raised, because it is an issue of concern?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. McKeever and invite Mr. Ryan to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: As for the rule change for Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, I am aware it takes a motion at congress or a county convention to get change. However, in the context of the blood substitute, which has been introduced successfully, has consideration been given to concussed players being part of the blood substitute change, as opposed to being another substitute?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: As Dr. Tony Holohan will be appearing before the joint committee in the next session, that question might be best put to him, if that is all right.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Ryan and invite Dr. Moffatt to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I would like to acknowledge the presence in the public gallery of Mr. Stephen McNamara, IRFU director of communications; Mr. Feargal Carruth, chief executive officer of the Irish Amateur Boxing Association; Mr. Feargal Mac Giolla, Ceannaire Riarcháin na gCluichí-Imreoirí, GAA ceannaire; Ms Karen O’Boyle, communications manager, Acquired Brain Injury Ireland; and Mr....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Our committee is not adversarial. It is important that the witnesses do not think that members are out to get them. They have views.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: We will resume in public session on the issue of concussion in sport. I apologise to the witnesses for the absence of some committee members due to votes in the Seanad, conferences, by-election canvassing and a Fine Gael Parliamentary Party meeting. I request that those attending today switch off their mobile phones. I welcome Dr. Tony Holohan, chief medical officer; Dr. Miriam Owens and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Concussion in Sport: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Oct 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I invite Dr. Tony Gaynor of the Department of Education and Skills to make his opening remarks.