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Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Amendments Nos. 18, 19, 57, 59, 61, 64, 74, 75, 103, 104, 114, 116, and 122 to 125, inclusive, are related technical amendments and may be discussed together.

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Amendment No. 4 arises out of committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 4, 9 to 12, inclusive, 14, 15, 17, 23, 25, 34 to 36, inclusive, 43, 56, 65, 70, 73, 110, 111, 113, 115, 120, 130 to 133, inclusive, and 147 are related drafting amendments and may be discussed together.

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Amendment No. 6 arises out of committee proceedings. Amendment No. 6 is consequential on amendment No. 7, so these may be discussed together.

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Amendment No. 2 in the name of the Minister of State arises out of Committee Stage proceedings. Amendments Nos. 2, 3, 8, 21, 22, 24, 37, 44 to 50, inclusive, 60, 62, 88, 129 and 134 to 140, inclusive, are related drafting amendments, amendments Nos. 60 and 62 form a composite proposal and the amendments will be discussed together.

Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Bill 2013: Report Stage (21 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Amendments Nos. 1, 5, 81 to 87, inclusive, 121 and 148 form a composite proposal and may be discussed together by agreement.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (21 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for details on the Primary Education Review Group chaired by An t-Ollamh Brian MacCraith; when the report will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36781/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health and Social Care Professionals Act Regulations: Minister for Health (20 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: The first session today is with the Minister for Health and his officials. I remind members to turn off their mobile phones as they can interfere with the broadcast of the meeting and it is difficult for staff. Apologies have been received from Deputies Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Ciara Conway and Sandra McLellan. I welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy Leo Varadkar, and his...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health and Social Care Professionals Act Regulations: Minister for Health (20 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister for his statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health and Social Care Professionals Act Regulations: Minister for Health (20 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: We have received correspondence from Mr. David Cross of the Irish Association of Physical Therapists and from Emma Stokes of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy. The correspondence is available on the committee's database.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health and Social Care Professionals Act Regulations: Minister for Health (20 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister and his officials for being here this afternoon. Is it agreed that the committee recommends there should be further debate on the motion in the Dáil? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Messages to Dáil and Seanad (20 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: In accordance with Standing Order 87 the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Joint Committee on Health and Children has completed its consideration of the following motion:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 4(7)) (Membership of Council) Regulations 2015,copies of which have been laid in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Business of Joint Committee (20 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: As a committee, we will follow up on the other matters addressed by us this afternoon at our meeting on Thursday morning.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Leopardstown Park Hospital: Chairperson Designate (20 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I remind those present to ensure mobile phones are switched off or on silent or aeroplane mode. Our second session this afternoon is the meeting with the chairperson designate of Leopardstown Park Hospital, Mr. Eugene Magee. As part of its scrutiny role, the committee meets key appointments in the areas of health and children before they are appointed. I welcome Mr. Eugene Magee to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Leopardstown Park Hospital: Chairperson Designate (20 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Are the army veterans Irish?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Leopardstown Park Hospital: Chairperson Designate (20 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy is leading the witness.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Leopardstown Park Hospital: Chairperson Designate (20 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I always wanted to say that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Leopardstown Park Hospital: Chairperson Designate (20 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: To be fair, Mr. Magee is attending in his role as chairperson, not to be asked whether his adjudication of HIQA-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Leopardstown Park Hospital: Chairperson Designate (20 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Magee for his participation. I am glad he graduated from Maynooth. I am sure Professor Corish and former President O'Donnell may have been his lecturers in ethics and philosophy, so he has come with good credentials. I thank him for his forthright presentation and responses. I propose that we forward a transcript of our deliberations this afternoon to the Minister for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Industry: Discussion (20 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I have been watching the proceedings on the monitor and as the person whose house is closest to a greyhound track, I welcome the members of the Irish Greyhound Board and commend them on the work they are doing. It is a challenging environment, whether as a trainer, an owner, a breeder or in management. I have found the chairman, Mr. Meaney, and the CEO, Ms Larkin, very interactive and very...

Financial Resolution No. 4: Income Tax (13 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thought the Leas-Cheann Comhairle had forgotten about me as I have been here from the start. It is important to recognise that what is being provided builds on the capital plan. Deputy Mattie McGrath failed to make reference to the fact that the capital plan announced last week will provide moneys for the refurbishment of the old county homes or old hospitals and thereby become HIQA...