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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (1 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 108. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the assessment process concerning Sativex; when it is anticipated that the process will be complete and a decision made on the availability of the medicine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13475/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (1 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 142. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on efforts to secure a permanent site in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13473/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 143. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for meeting the accommodation requirements of a school (details supplied) in County Cork for the school year 2015-16; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13474/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Scheme to Support National Organisations (1 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 181. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the scheme to support national organisations; when the review will be completed; when decisions will be made regarding the future funding model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13535/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (2 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 151. To ask the Minister for Health if he will recognise fibromyalgia as a long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13643/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Administration (2 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 152. To ask the Minister for Health if he will facilitate the automatic renewal of medical cards for persons with fibromyalgia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13644/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (2 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 231. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are funding, grant and scholarship options available to assist an Irish student in meeting the cost of studying in the United States of America for one year, as part of an undergraduate degree; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13850/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Service Provision (2 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 254. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to roll-out improved broadband services in County Cork, in particular to rural areas south of Cork city; when various areas will be serviced by faster broadband services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13654/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (15 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 540. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health Service Executive's planned report on lymphoedema services; when it will be completed; if it will feed into the development of a plan for services for persons with lymphoedema; the recommendations that are not included the report; if he will direct the executive to publish the report and to use the report as the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (15 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 543. To ask the Minister for Health regarding the commitment of the Health Service Executive, if he will review the recruitment process for psychologists; if he will ensure that this process is done in a transparent and fair manner involving all the relevant stakeholders; when the review will take place; the person who will be involved in this process; if it will be subject to independent...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy Implementation (15 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 574. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the funding model for private nursing homes to recognise the complex and high-dependency needs of persons with dementia in specialist care units, the specialist services provided to support persons with dementia, in order that the allocation of resources more realistically reflects the needs of such patients, the skill mix of staff...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Intellectual Disability and Ageing: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise for being late. I thank the witnesses for the work they are doing. They made the relevant point that we need to take a collective and collaborative approach to highlighting this issue and putting it on the agenda. I know we have people in the room from Down Syndrome Ireland. I am involved with the Cope Foundation in Cork. We all need to channel our energies to put this on the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law (21 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 330. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the circumstances in which it is permissible for wholesale suppliers to refuse to supply their products to certain retail outlets; if there are laws precluding such measures that aim to distort open competition; the remedies available to businesses affected by such practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15454/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I have received apologies from Deputies Ciara Conway and Robert Dowds, both of whom are attending a meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts. We also have apologies from Senator John Crown. I take this opportunity to congratulate the Senator and his wife, Orla, on the birth of their baby boy. I welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar, Dr. Tony Holohan, chief medical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister. I should at this juncture welcome to our meeting our guests for the second part of our presentation, namely Mr. Ian O'Sullivan and Ms Eimear Murphy from Coláiste Treasa in Kanturk, who are the BT Young Scientists of the Year 2015. They will be contributing to the second part of our meeting. We also welcome their families and school community to the meeting and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Time, Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy can do that afterwards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Deputy and appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Could that loss of revenue not be offset against the saving in the public health of the nation, resulting in a dividend in the long term?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: In the committee's first term we held hearings on the issue of alcohol. We did not submit a recommendation on sports sponsorship because there was not consensus in the committee. However, it is the Achilles heel in the Bill. Those of us involved in sport recognise the importance. My club in Bishopstown has a bar that helps to fund the activities. However, at one level it sends the wrong...