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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank both delegates who have made presentations.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Can I stop the Deputy for one second?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I apologise, but there is a vote in the Dáil. Perhaps we might suspend the sitting after the Deputy has finished his opening remarks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: In fairness, that is in the Deputy's nature.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to the delegates and those in the Visitors Gallery for having to suspend the sitting. We have to do our duty in being part of the system of parliamentary democracy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: We are resumed in public session and apologies to our guests for the delay. As Deputy Kelleher has concluded, I call Deputy McLellan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I call Senator Crown.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I call Deputy Doherty who indicated earlier that she wished to speak. Following her contribution, I will go back to the panel and then I will go back to the members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Who wishes to reply first?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: In accepting that, I note that in a presentation last year, one of the people before us made a very strong statement that, unfortunately, lab testing for disease in Ireland is currently limited.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: That was just presented to us last year.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: He is not here to defend himself now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: That is not appropriate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Griffin, I am chairing the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I ask the members to respect the Chair. I will intervene.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I am not going to have this type of behaviour in the committee. The Senator made a remark that was not relevant to the discussion and which is inappropriate in terms of the discussion we are having.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: In fairness now, I will hand back to Dr. Cryan. I echo the point that Senator Crown made that Dr. Cryan has given powerful testimony and I commend him on that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Any outstanding questions will be taken at the end. Questions have been asked of other witnesses. This is not about argy-bargy but obtaining information so we can arrive at a decision.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator will receive the information at the end of the discussion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Dec 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: That was a just remark made at the previous committee meeting.