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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I am sorry. I apologise.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I did not realise that. I am sorry.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: May I just pause the Deputy because there is a vote in the Dáil? Senator Healy Eames may contribute after Deputy Mitchell O'Connor and then we will suspend.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Healy Eames, I will take you before the vote. You have three minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator, you cannot use the phrase "hunch".
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Hold on a second. I am chairing the meeting. I have been doing it for the past four and a half years. You have to base your questions not on hunches but on opinion or fact.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: There is a vote in the Dáil. Members are free to go to the vote.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: It will be when we come back after the vote.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I have no wish to be adversarial, but the committee makes no decisions. That is not our remit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Our remit today is not to make a decision. That is not our jurisdiction, as you know. Members of both Houses know that it is not our remit. You cannot put words on the committee or ask for it. We do not have the remit to make a decision. We must be fair to the mothers and girls and the officials from the HSE and the Department of Health. That is not our jurisdiction or role today....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I have to ask you to stop. I will allow you to continue when we come back, if that is okay with you. I want to suspend the meeting for the Dáil vote.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I am not going to miss the vote. I have to vote because I do not have a pair, unfortunately. I am going to suspend the meeting until after the vote. My apologies to everyone. This is parliamentary democracy. We have to vote.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: We will suspend the meeting until after the vote. My apologies. These are the joys of democracy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to our witnesses and those in the Gallery. I also apologise to Senator Healy Eames for having to stop her.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: When you say the help is not here, will you-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Does the experience of those specialists relate specifically to the side effects of the Gardasil vaccine or to immunisation in general?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Does Ms Smyth meet with other girls and their parents or with doctors?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I take my daughter to see doctors. I am five years down the road and my child, a very bright and intelligent girl, is lying at home and receiving very little medical treatment. We are here today to seek that medical attention.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Gardasil Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Discussion (3 Dec 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. Kelleher for his candour.