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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Independent Advocacy Services for Health Service Users: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: There is a vote in the Dáil.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Independent Advocacy Services for Health Service Users: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I will allow Mr. O'Brien to conclude
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Independent Advocacy Services for Health Service Users: Discussion (26 Nov 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. O'Brien and Mr. Lynch for participating in this work.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV Incidence in Ireland: Discussion (1 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Apologies have been received from Deputy Catherine Byrne and Senator Imelda Henry. I remind members and delegates to ensure their mobile phones are switched off or left in airplane mode as they cause interference with the broadcasting of proceedings. In keeping with the joint committee's ongoing work on this issue and this being World AIDS Day, the purpose of the meeting is to have a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV Incidence in Ireland: Discussion (1 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Mulligan. I invite Ms Seery to make her opening remarks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV Incidence in Ireland: Discussion (1 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Seery and her staff for the work they do in Cork. I am being parochial in that way.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV Incidence in Ireland: Discussion (1 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Tierney. As it is the first opportunity he has had to appear before the committee since the referendum, I thank him for the work he did in that regard. I know that it is separate from today's business, but I thank him nonetheless.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV Incidence in Ireland: Discussion (1 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Is there a particular reason for it, or is it just pure culture?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV Incidence in Ireland: Discussion (1 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I will suspend the meeting until after the Dáil vote.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV Incidence in Ireland: Discussion (1 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: In saying that, Mr. Brady's opening statement and figures show a 210% increase. I taught religion for 16 years when the curriculum was totally ambiguous around homosexuality - or rather, it was totally clear about it. Sexual education was very black and white - they were not to do anything and that was it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV Incidence in Ireland: Discussion (1 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Exactly. They did not have sex until they got married and, God forbid, those who were gay did not have any sex at all because they were impure and whatever. Now, we have never had more exposure, with apps, information, rapid testing and the work all the witnesses do - I am not patronising them - and that has brought about a new era in terms of transparency in sexual health. What are we...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV Incidence in Ireland: Discussion (1 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: It is easy to know that Deputy McLellan is not going for re-election.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV Incidence in Ireland: Discussion (1 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Last night RTE aired a "Prime Time Investigates" programme on the sex industry. Ms Seery commented in her presentation on the use of condoms and the unintended consequences. She is right in saying that young people access a variety of different sources for information. She said that young people get information from porn sites which she would not want to talk about here. Is it worthwhile...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV Incidence in Ireland: Discussion (1 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: What concerns me is that, if young people are impressionable or are influenced by what they see, how do we go beyond the point at which Ms Seery is engaged to educate them at a different level as well?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV Incidence in Ireland: Discussion (1 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: To be fair to Ms Seery and her organisation in Cork, the centre has a very good outreach partnership with schools.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV Incidence in Ireland: Discussion (1 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I met the organisation in Ashton school recently, where there is a good awareness campaign.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV Incidence in Ireland: Discussion (1 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Is there a reason the national press does not cover the issue? Does it skirt around the issue? Does it draw attention to the subject by using dramatic headlines?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV Incidence in Ireland: Discussion (1 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Neville is from Limerick, so I want to know whether the pilot scheme in the region has been covered by the local radio and newspapers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV Incidence in Ireland: Discussion (1 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: What about local radio?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV Incidence in Ireland: Discussion (1 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Is it the case that what works in Europe works here?