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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (10 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I have a brief supplementary question, although it is not directly related to the point to which Mr. Barron has just responded. We are advised in one of the briefing notes that there are four categories of medical device. They indicate that class 1 encompasses everything from sticking plasters to the items on which Mr. Barron and I depend. It goes all the way up to class 3, which concerns...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (10 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I knew there was a catch. I would never think of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (10 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is catch-you-out time for us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (10 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: My mistake. I accept that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (10 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome our guests. The briefing note we have received refers to proposals designed to ensure all medical devices are safe for patients and restore public confidence in the European medical devices regulatory system. It is fair to state said confidence has been significantly dented and that it is important that it be restored. The debacles involving DePuy hip implants and PIP breast...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Thefts (10 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 417. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cases where livestock cattle have been reported as stolen since January 2012; and if he will provide a breakdown per county on reported instances of this nature. [52693/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Thefts (10 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 418. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions his Department has implemented to reduce the number of instances of livestock cattle thefts across the State. [52695/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Thefts (10 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 419. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing a compensation scheme for farmers who have had livestock stolen from their lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52696/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (10 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 469. To ask the Minister for Health if he will maintain funding to the Dyspraxia Association of Ireland at 2012 levels to ensure the organisation can continue in its important work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52486/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Issues (10 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: 485. To ask the Minister for Health when payment will be made by the Health Service Executive to North Meath Community Development Association in relation to rent of properties at Climber Hall, Kells, County Meath in line with binding arbitration adjudication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52631/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: With respect, that is not the evidence I was seeking. That seems to be a contrary position from the tobacco industry. I am looking for the affirmative response of either the Australian Government or the Department of Health, not what the tobacco industry might sponsor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Well done.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: May I seek clarification?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is it the case that where we have signalled items on an ongoing basis, we do not have to repeat them - that our requests have been noted by the secretariat?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I refer to issues such as the one I highlighted this morning about the excessive cost of child care following on from the report yesterday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I hope I will not have to put that in writing again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I hope not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: I welcome the Minister for Helath, Dr. Holohan who has been with us all morning and Ms Luddy. I also welcome the briefing note from the tobacco and alcohol control unit in the Department of Health. I had sought an elaboration on the evidence for the potential success of the measure. The jury is still out on this measure, but there is adequate reassurance that this is worth doing, not so...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV-AIDS Strategy: Discussion (5 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: In tandem with that-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV-AIDS Strategy: Discussion (5 Dec 2013)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: To clarify, I asked Dr. Holohan whether he would commend the utilisation of the launch of the national sexual health strategy as a means of addressing some of the issues about which we were talking. I do not expect him to expose any of the detail of the HSE national service plan for 2014, but has it been agreed to set aside additional moneys to address the areas about which we have a shared...