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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Adoption in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I understand the figures were approximately 200 per annum-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Adoption in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I am a simple soul here. Is it better to have 50 adoptions than to have 300? Is Mr. Gildea concerned that there was so much malfeasance taking place among the other pre-Hague-regulated adoptions that the evil will be countermanded by what will be a potentially tightening of the screws to the extent that legitimate adoptions which might not satisfy the bureaucratic strictures will not take place?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Adoption in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jun 2014)

John Crown: Would it be appropriate to ask if Rosita Boland could speak?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Adoption in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I am not. I asked her and she agreed in advance.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Adoption in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jun 2014)

John Crown: Is there any public relations staff member?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Adoption in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jun 2014)

John Crown: As I must attend the vote, I ask the witnesses to answer the questions I have submitted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Adoption in Ireland: Discussion (26 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I have a stake in this as, probably uniquely in this room, I sometimes cause infertility. Cancer treatments can cause side effects and every oncologist must warn patients in advance of them. There is even a small chance of dying from the side-effects of some treatments for which the alternative is inevitable death from cancer. The most difficult thing we have to do is tell people they may...

Seanad: Health Insurance (Reform) Bill 2014: Second Stage (25 Jun 2014)

John Crown: It is 21 years since I returned to Ireland. At that time, I rapidly came to the conclusion that the health system was in fundamental need of reform. The key problems that were obvious to me were the general poor quality, extraordinary inefficiency and highly unequal nature of the health system. It struck me that the key problem was that we had two fundamentally different health systems...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: Comhghairdeas leis an Aire. This is a very important initiative which will have a real and measurable effect by making people stop and think about why they continue to smoke. Every time a major anti-tobacco initiative occurs, it makes people stop and think. People who might have wondered if they should consider giving it up again take up the cudgel of attempting to cease this terrible...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: As we stated on Committee Stage, what we wish for the tobacco industry is bankruptcy. We would like all those who are affiliated with the industry to seek alternative lines of work, all the investors involved in supporting it to invest elsewhere and all the retailers of tobacco products to clear their shelves of them. We do not want anybody to profit from the sale of tobacco products. There...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I do not believe I made my earlier point strongly enough. If our enemies insist on conducting a business which poisons and kills our citizens and addicts our children, we must send the unambiguous message that we want their businesses to fail and we want them out of business and bankrupt. There is zero ambiguity on that issue. It would be preferable if those who are involved in these...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I move amendment No. 28: In page 14, line 6, after “prescribed” to insert “by the Minister by regulation”.The amendment addresses a technical issue, with a view to making it more difficult for the Minister to be challenged. Rather than providing that the colour of the lining of a packet can be prescribed, the amendment provides that it must be done by the Minister...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I move amendment No. 24: In page 14, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “Retail packaging of electronic cigarettes 11. (1) Subject to subsection (2), an electronic cigarette packet shall—(a) in respect of the outer surface thereof, be of a prescribed colour with a matt finish, (b) in respect of the inner surface thereof, be of a prescribed colour, (c) not bear a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Provision of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I offer my condolences to and express unbelievable admiration for Ms Sloan on her terrible loss and on her courage. I once saw a 16 year old girl die from an anaphylactic reaction in the hospital setting and it was one of the most horrific things I ever saw and it has stayed with me forever. A huge effort to prevent even one death like this is worthwhile. We are talking about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Provision of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I thank Professor Hourihane. That is pretty helpful. We have had years of no maternal deaths in Ireland, which was wonderful. It is not the way it is now but it was that way for a while. We put a huge effort into ensuring there were no maternal deaths. Rarity should not be an argument for not doing something. This is an event for which there should be zero tolerance. We should have no...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Provision of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors: Discussion (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: Saved by the bell. It is important we tackle this on a number of fronts. There are people here who would support the witnesses in any way in trying to address these problems.

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I move amendment No. 23: In page 14, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “Retail packaging of cigars 11. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a cigar packet shall—(a) in respect of the outer surface thereof, be of a prescribed colour with a matt finish, (b) in respect of the inner surface thereof, be of a prescribed colour, (c) not bear a mark or trade mark other than in...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I move amendment No. 15: In page 10, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following:"(g) not contain any item incorporated into the packaging other than as provided for by law.".I wish to clarify - I am not sure I made it clear when we discussed this in another context and I said I did not intend to press this amendment - that the regulation as it stands will ban inserts and anything on the...

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I move amendment No. 12: In page 9, line 22, after “name” to insert “, and also whether the name shall be in uppercase, lowercase, or any mix thereof”.There are a few amendments which we believe make it easier for the Minister to tighten up the regulation of the appearance of the lettering on the products and on the packaging and other products as shall be defined....

Seanad: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2014: Committee and Remaining Stages (24 Jun 2014)

John Crown: I still think there is ambiguity and I will, in isolation, be pressing amendment No. 6.