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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: (Resumed) Alcohol Research Group (12 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Does Dr. Holmes believe these measurements are consistent with the way in which we should measure our alcohol consumption?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: (Resumed) Alcohol Research Group (12 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: The committee has recently concluded a debate on plain packaging on tobacco. Would a warning label help? Would the placing of pictures on bottles warning about the negative effects of alcohol work rather than just text?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: (Resumed) Alcohol Research Group (12 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Are they warnings in text only?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: (Resumed) Alcohol Research Group (12 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Have the witnesses considered changing the ingredients to reduce the strength of alcohol?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: (Resumed) Alcohol Research Group (12 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: After publication of the heads of the Bill some comments on the price issue were similar to what Deputy Ó Caoláin said, and there was the question of whether this penalises low risk drinkers for the ills of others.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: (Resumed) Alcohol Research Group (12 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. Holmes and Mr. Angus for attending today's meeting and for their impressive presentations and engagement.

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (12 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 259. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government regarding the planning and development regulations, the definition of a "pond"; when such a definition came into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10878/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of National Lottery: Discussion (11 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I congratulate Mr. Sloyan on his new job. I know him from a previous role. He stated in his submission that he required the company to provide full reports on the outages. Has he received all the information he required?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of National Lottery: Discussion (11 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Mr. Sloyan's office has a budget of €1.5 billion and a staff of ten. Can he explain the roles and duties of the staff?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of National Lottery: Discussion (11 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Mr. Sloyan stated that a safe lottery is a lottery in which the interests of participants are protected. I suggest to Mr. Griffin that player protection and confidence in his company's endeavours are still matters that he must strive to achieve. I do not think his organisation has made a good start and it made a ham fisted transition from "Winning Streak". It is a question of protecting...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of National Lottery: Discussion (11 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I did not get a response to my questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Operations and Functioning of National Lottery: Discussion (11 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I did not mean to grill him. I wish him well.

Message from Seanad (11 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Seanad Éireann has passed the Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2015, without amendment.

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (11 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Is that agreed? Agreed.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhionannas Pósta) 2015: An Dara Céim - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015: Second Stage (10 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Tonight in this Chamber I am reminded of the words of Frances Wright, the great social reformer, who said "equality is the soul of liberty; there is, in fact, no liberty without it". Tonight in this Chamber we debate a constitutional referendum Bill that is not about children, urban versus rural, political parties and Independents against each other, liberals or conservatives or church and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (10 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome everyone to today's meeting, at which we will engage in pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the public health (alcohol) Bill 2015. I remind people that mobile phones should be switched off or left in aeroplane mode, as they interfere with the broadcasting of proceedings. This meeting marks the beginning of the joint committee's pre-legislative scrutiny hearings to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (10 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Professor Murray for his interesting and challenging paper.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (10 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Tá vótáil sa Dáil. Más féidir leat, cur deireadh leis an ráitéis. We will suspend in three minutes and then return to the meeting after the vote.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (10 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I will allow the Deputy resume after the vote. I apologise to witnesses but parliamentary democracy requires that we vote.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Exemptions (10 Mar 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 199. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on determining the medical services that are exempt from value added tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10054/15]