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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health and Food Safety: European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety (22 Jan 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: The Commissioner can see we are very passionate, as he is, about our health.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health and Food Safety: European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety (22 Jan 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I wonder whether the Commissioner might comment on the issue of the Ebola virus. We are anxious to hear about the visit he made in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health and Food Safety: European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety (22 Jan 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. Andriukaitis on my own behalf and on behalf of the committee for his active participation in this morning's meeting. As Deputy Ó Caoláin rightly said, he spoke about the three Ps and he certainly showed passion in his presentation. I thank all of his cabinet members and members of staff who were here with him this morning. I thank Mr. Scannell and Mr. Miko, who were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Medical Indemnity Insurance Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome everyone to our second session on the challenge of rising costs of professional medical indemnity insurance. At our meeting on Thursday last we heard evidence from a number of representatives of the medical profession and insurance bodies on the rising cost of premia. Today we will deal with issues arising from that discussion, including legal costs and the patient perspective of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Medical Indemnity Insurance Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise for interrupting, but I wish to inform everyone that there may be a vote in the Dáil during our proceedings. If a vote does take place, we will be obliged to suspend proceedings for the duration of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Medical Indemnity Insurance Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Thank you, Mr. Boylan. Ms Courtney is most welcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Medical Indemnity Insurance Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise for interrupting, but the opening statement provided for the committee is different from that which Ms Courtney is reading.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Medical Indemnity Insurance Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Medical Indemnity Insurance Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Thank you for your very moving testimony. I also welcome your husband, Brendan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Medical Indemnity Insurance Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I refer to the presentation made by Mr. O'Higgins and its use of the terms "erroneous and misleading". As the Medical Protection Society, MPS, is not present to defend itself or to offer a counter, in the interests of fairness and balance I ask members to be careful, please, in the language they use. I invite Mr. David Barniville to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Medical Indemnity Insurance Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Barniville and remind members that the pack for today's meeting contains the substantive documents from all the witnesses who made presentations to the joint committee this afternoon.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Medical Indemnity Insurance Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: As there is a vote under way in the Dáil, I will ask Deputy Kelleher to conclude after which we will suspend the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Medical Indemnity Insurance Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: It is. There is a time limit on everybody so-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Medical Indemnity Insurance Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Medical Indemnity Insurance Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: We must suspend until after the Dáil vote. I apologise to the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Medical Indemnity Insurance Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to the witnesses and those in the Visitors Gallery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Medical Indemnity Insurance Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: There are five other members to speak. I will take the panel first and then come back to them. I will start with Mr. Barniville and work down.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Medical Indemnity Insurance Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I am sorry, Mr. Barniville. I remind Senators there is a vote in the Seanad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Medical Indemnity Insurance Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: On that point, to the non-legal eye from the outside, such as Deputy Ó Caoláin watching on television, it seems more often than not there is this policy of defend and deny, where one gets to the steps of the courthouse and, suddenly, there is an eleventh-hour solution where the injured person and family is put through an inordinate amount of stress and tribulation which should not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Medical Indemnity Insurance Costs: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jan 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: In an ideal world, we should not have to have Ms Deirdre Courtney before us tonight giving a heart-rendering account of her daughter, Bríd, and her own experience. That applies cross the board. I am not casting aspersions on anybody in or beyond this room, but that should not be the way of doing business. At times, that is the way it comes across.