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- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: Did Deputy Kelleher indicate?
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: Subhead J.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: We will take subhead K.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: Has the Minister considered asking the emergency task force to look at the question of nursing homes?
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: In terms of the medical card review process, as Deputy Kelleher said, this morning we had Ryan Gilmartin's parents at the gate with a petition. I suppose if we are honest that situation should be avoided in so far as we can
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: The next heading is subhead L.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: The final heading is E and relates to appropriations-in-aid.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: The heading I have is E but appropriations-in-aid are under M. I am only going by what I have in front of me.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: I agree with Deputy Kelleher regarding orthodontic treatment. In respect of Healthy Ireland, the Minister has spoken about being the person who wants to lead that, for which I commend him. The issue of dental and oral hygiene is linked to that where the Minister and the committee can play a key role in preventive care in the formative years, as Deputy Kelleher rightly noted. From my own...
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: In terms of the issue we are addressing, namely, young people and dental and oral hygiene, it took away the ability of parents to make that choice. They did not make the choice and elected to not do anything. The second issue is ophthalmology in the south. I know it is probably a HSE matter rather than the Department's Vote but it is an issue that is becoming very difficult in the south.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: Is the Minister happy to move on? As we have come to the end of these subheads, I thank the Minister and his officials in assisting the committee with its consideration of the Revised Estimates. I thank the Secretary General's officials most sincerely for the amount of work they have done in helping the committee. I know it is a new format and it is taking us all a while to get to grips to...
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: I thought he was leaving us.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2015
Vote 38 - Health (Revised) (5 Feb 2015) Jerry Buttimer: Does the Minister have any remarks?
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (5 Feb 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Health and Children has completed its consideration of the following Revised Estimate for public services for the year ending 31 December 2015: Vote 38 - Department of Health.
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Remuneration (10 Feb 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: 347. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on sanctioning an increase in wages and-or restoring the rent allowance payment for the recent intake of trainee members of An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5758/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (10 Feb 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: 418. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to include a vaccine for meningitis B into the national immunisation scheme; the contact there has been between his Department, the Health Service Executive and the National Immunisation Advisory Committee on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5670/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Administration (10 Feb 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: 589. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide an update on his plans to make arrangements for the payment of water charges where tenants in private rented accommodation have not paid; if landlords will be deemed liable for unpaid water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5950/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (10 Feb 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: 622. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on revising the system of speeding fines and introducing graduated fines for infringements of the limits at the lower levels and larger fines and penalty points being reserved for those doing reckless and dangerous speeds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5668/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic Offences (10 Feb 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: 623. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on facilitating a system of payment of unpaid fines where the outstanding money is added to the amount due on motor tax for a vehicle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5669/15]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Health Issues: Discussion (12 Feb 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I remind everyone that mobile phones should be switched off or left in airplane mode as they interfere with the broadcasting of proceedings. We have received apologies from the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar. Owing to aviation connectivity issues, he has been unavoidably delayed. He hopes to be here, although he may not be able to make it. He will, however, endeavour to answer...