Results 12,621-12,640 of 24,326 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Order of Business (2 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Troy should bring back Mary O'Rourke.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (2 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I remind members and those in the Visitors Gallery that mobile phones should be switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting of proceedings. I welcome the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy James Reilly. I also welcome the Secretary General at the Department of Children and Youth Affairs, Dr. Fergal Lynch, as well as Ms Bernie McNally, Mr....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (2 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: We will suspend the meeting until after the vote in the Dáil.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (2 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to the officials and staff for the delay as this was due to votes in the Dáil. I have a final question, on mother and baby homes. Are we meeting our targets and deadlines and reaching our milestones? Has the Minister any concerns? When can we expect an update?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (2 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: As the Deputy is aware, an issue has been raised in the committee about that previously. Could I ask the Deputy to place that with the committee as well, in order that we can follow up with the Departments of Health and Education and Skills?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (2 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Were the Deputy to write to the clerk on that, the joint committee will deal with it at our meeting next Thursday. Is that all right?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (2 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Is the Department actively recruiting social workers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (2 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Tusla officials are appearing before the committee on 17 July.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (2 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I support Deputy Mitchell O'Connor because the State does not have a policy on the issue and there is no cross-sectoral approach to anaphylactic shock.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (2 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I am referring to a joined-up approach. We have had officials before us, separately, from the Departments of Health, Children and Youth Affairs and Education and Skills. If we could do something in this regard, it would be important.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (2 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: It was not possible to get permission for an EpiPen project in UCC, which is part of the reason I fully support Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor. I know that matter is outside the Minister's brief.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Update on Children and Youth Issues: Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (2 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister and members for their participation. I also thank Ms McNally, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Ryan, Ms Clarke and Mr. Savage.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister, Deputy James Reilly, who is an ex officiomember of the committee. I also welcome Mr. Dan Kelleher and Ms Mary Johnson, the officials accompanying the Minister. I thank the Minister for being present. The purpose of the meeting is to consider the Children (Amendment) Bill 2015, which was referred to the committee by the Seanad on 24 June. We will have the quarterly...
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: No. The discussion on the Bill must conclude at 12 noon. If we have not completed the Bill by then, we will resume at 1.45 p.m.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: I hope we will be finished by 12 noon. I remind members that mobile phones should be turned off. If the Minister does not wish to make an opening statement, we will proceed to section 1.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Amendments Nos. 5 and 7 are related and will be discussed together.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: We will speak on amendment No. 7 because they are grouped together. Did Deputy McLellan indicate that she wished to speak on amendment No. 7?
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: How stands the amendment?
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: Amendments Nos. 8, 9 and 11 are related and may be discussed together.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Children (Amendment) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Committee Stage (2 Jul 2015)
Jerry Buttimer: How stands the amendment?