Results 12,281-12,300 of 24,326 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Babies Born to Mothers with Substance Abuse Issues: Discussion (24 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Why is it difficult to get the data?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Babies Born to Mothers with Substance Abuse Issues: Discussion (24 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Yet it was stated that issues around alcohol are increasing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Babies Born to Mothers with Substance Abuse Issues: Discussion (24 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Is there still the same resistance from the medical profession to inform expectant mothers to abstain from alcohol during pregnancy?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Babies Born to Mothers with Substance Abuse Issues: Discussion (24 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Should this include Health Service Executive hospitals?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Babies Born to Mothers with Substance Abuse Issues: Discussion (24 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: The data is needed, however.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Babies Born to Mothers with Substance Abuse Issues: Discussion (24 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Do any of the witnesses have any comments on the proposed location of the national children’s hospital? Dr. Coulter-Smith welcomed the protection of life in pregnancy legislation but said it does not assist him when he is faced with a woman carrying a baby with either a fatal foetal abnormality or a life-limiting one. Has he any ideas about what should or could happen? He is an...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Babies Born to Mothers with Substance Abuse Issues: Discussion (24 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Does Dr. Coulter-Smith have any thoughts on the national children's hospital?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Babies Born to Mothers with Substance Abuse Issues: Discussion (24 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the witnesses for their candour and the quality of their presentations. I thank them for the work they are doing. They have our continued support and we will reflect upon what they have said. Dr. Rhona O'Mahony will appear before us at a later date. She was available but she did not appear before us this morning because of the issue that Deputy Catherine Byrne wanted to raise and...
- Hospital Waiting Lists: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: In discussing acute health care, we spend much of our time trying to find ways to solve immediate problems. Very often, front-line staff, management, administrators, Ministers and HSE officials are firefighting to make our system and facilities work in the interests of patients. We all agree that firefighting alone is not enough. We must plan for the future and put in place a framework...
- Marriage Bill 2015: Second Stage (23 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: In his absence, we could use the referendum result as a tourist benefit for the country. We could seek out people to come here.
- Marriage Bill 2015: Second Stage (23 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: That is what I am saying, yes. The Deputy has a fine hotel in his constituency which we could use for weddings, wedding fairs and stag nights.
- Marriage Bill 2015: Second Stage (23 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: The message we sent was a positive and welcoming one and I hope our tourism sector can build on it because there is economic potential. In the Minister’s capacity as Minister for Justice and Equality, I hope she will work with other countries to bring equality. As long as we see inequality in parts of the world where people’s human rights are being denied, particularly...
- Marriage Bill 2015: Second Stage (23 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I think I have 20 minutes. The Whip's office was on. I think the Technical Group's last speaker was Deputy Halligan, am I right?
- Marriage Bill 2015: Second Stage (23 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I compliment the Minister and commend her for successfully piloting this Bill through the House today but, more importantly, for her work prior to the referendum. It is appropriate this morning that we pay tribute to the men and women of the Yes Equality campaign who are in the Gallery. These are people who have for a long time worked to bring the referendum to the people. The Minister,...
- Other Questions: Tourism Project Funding (23 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (22 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Where is Deputy John McGuinness today?
- Sittings and Business of Dáil: Motion (22 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Why is he not sitting beside Deputy Martin?
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Internship Scheme Administration (22 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: 266. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection in view of a recent ruling by the Equality Tribunal which found that her Department’s approach to accessing job activation measures implied an assumption that only people on the live register are unemployed, if she will amend the practices of her Department and ensure that all people who are unemployed have access to job...
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (22 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: 274. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Cork receiving each payment from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31898/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Data (22 Sep 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: 275. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in County Cork receiving payments from her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31899/15]