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- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (16 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: 399. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans for investing in the early childhood care and education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47719/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (16 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: 400. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the financial burden caused by the application of commercial rates to providers of early childhood care and education services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47720/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (16 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: 560. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding options that are available in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork to help develop a play space; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47851/14]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome from the Health Service Executive Ms Laverne McGuinness, deputy director general; Ms Paula Lawler, deputy national director of human resources; and Mr. Ray Mitchell, assistant national director of the parliamentary and regulatory affairs division; and from the National Ambulance Service Mr. Martin Dunne, director, and Dr. Cathal O’Donnell, medical director. The purpose of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I apologise for intervening, but I just want to warn everyone that we will be obliged to interrupt proceedings if votes are called on the Water Services Bill.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I apologise for interrupting, but I wish to notify Senators that a vote is taking place in the Seanad.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I propose that we suspend until after the vote in the Dáil.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I have given all members eight minutes and spokespersons ten minutes. Deputy Ó Caoláin was given ten minutes. I will allow you another two minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I am in a benevolent mood, given the season of goodwill. That might not extend across the meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Colm Burke has three minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Senator for those questions and I allowed him five minutes to make his contribution. I will get a response from Ms McGuinness. We will prolong the meeting given that a vote was called in the Dáil. Following Ms McGuinness's response, I will call Deputies Regina Doherty, Fitzpatrick, Conway and Naughton.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: The north east rather than Dublin North East was mentioned.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Sorry to interrupt but I wish to inform members that we will finish this segment of the meeting at 7 p.m. I will hand over to members at that point for further questions and then we will end the meeting at 7.30 p.m. or 7.40 p.m. at the latest.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Will Senator Colm Burke allow Mr. Dunne to respond?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Is Senator Colm Burke incorrect and there are supervisors on duty at all times?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: That would not be the norm, however.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I apologise but there is a division in the Dáil. I propose the suspension of the sitting at 7 p.m. to allow Members to attend it. Is that agreed? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I apologise for the suspension. We will add ten minutes to the end of this session but I am conscious that another group is to come in. Mr. Martin Dunne was in possession so I invite him to conclude, after which we will hear from the remaining members of the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Kelleher had a question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIQA Review of National Ambulance Service: Health Service Executive (16 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Is it correct that they were not met?