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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Data (31 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 715. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of the visitor numbers in the top ten most popular tourist attractions in Cork city for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13123/15]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Data (31 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 716. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide the visitor numbers in the top ten most popular tourist attractions in County Cork for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13124/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Drug Addiction and Recovery Models: Discussion (26 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I remind members, delegates and those in the Visitors Gallery that all mobile phones should be switched off or left in airplane mode for the duration of the meeting because they interfere with the broadcasting of proceedings and cause unnecessary disturbance on staff members' headsets. We had an episode last Tuesday evening with some type of mobile device. At this meeting, the first of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Drug Addiction and Recovery Models: Discussion (26 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. McAleenan for his very interesting presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Drug Addiction and Recovery Models: Discussion (26 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I call Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan and thank her for being in contact with the committee and helping to organise today's meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Drug Addiction and Recovery Models: Discussion (26 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: We have had correspondence with and I have met a gentleman from Cork, Mr. Jim O'Connell, who has carried out a great deal of work on the issue. He has lobbied the committee regarding the excessive use of methadone. Professor Barry might comment on his surveys.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Drug Addiction and Recovery Models: Discussion (26 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: It is correspondence that came to the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Drug Addiction and Recovery Models: Discussion (26 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: This is the first of a number of meetings we will hold on this issue and we might take it on board at a private meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Drug Addiction and Recovery Models: Discussion (26 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the delegates for attending. This is the first in a series of meetings we will have on the issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: In the second segment of the meeting we will continue our pre-legislative scrutiny of the heads of the public health (alcohol) Bill 2015. I ask witnesses to speak to the heads in their presentations. The committee has a long record of promoting a range of health promotion measures. As part of its pre-legislative scrutiny, it is consulting a wide range of stakeholders on the issue. Today we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask Mr. Mac Mathúna to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Could Professor Barry argue that had he heard Mr. White's testimony on Tuesday, when figures were presented to this committee on Responsible Retailing of Alcohol Ireland's inspections of, court cases and challenges against its members, and coming back to Ms Costello's point that self-regulation does not work in the tobacco industry-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I gather he is an independent chair or is that too much of-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Professor Barry said in his presentation that minimum pricing would lessen health inequalities, yet some would argue, and have argued on this committee, that the introduction of minimum pricing would affect, more than anyone else, the most lowly paid, the unemployed and those depending on State aid.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: If Professor Barry had his choice, would he envisage labelling going the route of tobacco in terms of graphics on bottles? Could it be put onto a pint glass or a wine glass?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Does Mr. Cribben accept that they have made significant progress?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: They are not here, but could they argue in defence that, given the prism of Mr. Cribben's viewpoint, "he would say that anyway"?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Many of Mr. Cribben's members fought against it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: They did not walk voluntarily with their hands up in full compliance. That is the case in this instance also.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (26 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: To go back to Mr. Cribben's comment in the presentation on head 15 concerning environmental health officers, in the event that the Government does not implement the measure on structural separation, is he calling for an enhanced role for environmental health officers? How would this work?