Results 13,161-13,180 of 24,447 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Good answer, Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: In terms of the off-trade, is the alcohol purchased in the standard off-licence or in the retail store?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I am conscious of the time, as we have a second part to this meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Will the Minister join us in the photograph with our Young Scientist exhibitors before we conclude?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister, Ms Luddy and Dr. Holohan for their presence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Alcohol Consumption: BT Young Scientist Winners (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Kelleher has sent apologies and Deputy Moynihan will attend the meeting in his place. I am delighted to welcome two transition year students, Mr. Ian O'Sullivan and Ms Eimear Murphy, from Coláiste Treasa, Kanturk, winners of the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, who are here to present the innovative research they carried out in their local area on the impact of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Alcohol Consumption: BT Young Scientist Winners (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: That was an excellent presentation with some revealing statistics.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Alcohol Consumption: BT Young Scientist Winners (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: They met the Minister yesterday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Alcohol Consumption: BT Young Scientist Winners (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Before I hand back to Mr. O'Sullivan and Ms Murphy, if Mr. Davoren and Mr. Smith wish to comment on the questions asked or analysis of the presentation, they are more than welcome to do so at this juncture.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Alcohol Consumption: BT Young Scientist Winners (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Is that a common occurrence, even though the age limit is 18 years and one is meant to have some form of ID?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Alcohol Consumption: BT Young Scientist Winners (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Does it happen in a shop, at a petrol station, in an off-licence or a combination of all of three?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Alcohol Consumption: BT Young Scientist Winners (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: In the presentation you made a strong point about the increasing prevalence of the promotion of alcohol in the areas of sport and music.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Alcohol Consumption: BT Young Scientist Winners (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Based on your observations, having done the project and being teenagers in the context of this discussion, have you any thoughts on what might or might not work? As Deputy Creed said, we are here to present, articulate and implement policy, but we cannot change cultural behaviour and patterns of behaviour. Based on your research and experience, have you a view on what we should do or what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Alcohol Consumption: BT Young Scientist Winners (23 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: On behalf of the committee, I thank Mr. O'Sullivan and Ms Murphy and congratulate them on their excellent work and their award. I thank their parents, families, school and school community for the support and encouragement they have given them and commend them on their initiative. I hope they are enjoying their fame and wish them well in their future studies. I should also thank their...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Competition Law (21 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 330. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the circumstances in which it is permissible for wholesale suppliers to refuse to supply their products to certain retail outlets; if there are laws precluding such measures that aim to distort open competition; the remedies available to businesses affected by such practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15454/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Intellectual Disability and Ageing: Discussion (16 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise for being late. I thank the witnesses for the work they are doing. They made the relevant point that we need to take a collective and collaborative approach to highlighting this issue and putting it on the agenda. I know we have people in the room from Down Syndrome Ireland. I am involved with the Cope Foundation in Cork. We all need to channel our energies to put this on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Reports (15 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 540. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the Health Service Executive's planned report on lymphoedema services; when it will be completed; if it will feed into the development of a plan for services for persons with lymphoedema; the recommendations that are not included the report; if he will direct the executive to publish the report and to use the report as the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (15 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 543. To ask the Minister for Health regarding the commitment of the Health Service Executive, if he will review the recruitment process for psychologists; if he will ensure that this process is done in a transparent and fair manner involving all the relevant stakeholders; when the review will take place; the person who will be involved in this process; if it will be subject to independent...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy Implementation (15 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 574. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the funding model for private nursing homes to recognise the complex and high-dependency needs of persons with dementia in specialist care units, the specialist services provided to support persons with dementia, in order that the allocation of resources more realistically reflects the needs of such patients, the skill mix of staff...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility (2 Apr 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 151. To ask the Minister for Health if he will recognise fibromyalgia as a long-term illness; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13643/15]