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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (30 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 281. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she has considered the report and recommendations from the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality regarding prostitution; if she will consider introducing laws targeting sex buyers to end exploitation, abuse and trafficking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36565/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (30 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 342. To ask the Minister for Health the number of medical card holders aged 69 years and younger registered with the primary care reimbursement service-Health Service Executive as resident in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36553/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Data (30 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 343. To ask the Minister for Health the number of holders of general practitioner visit cards aged 69 years and younger registered with the primary care reimbursement service-Health Service Executive as resident in nursing homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36554/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (30 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 356. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the roll-out of improved organ transplant networks which was provided for as part of budget 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36642/14]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Overseas Development Aid Expenditure (30 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 478. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans towards honouring the commitment to spending 0.7% of national income on overseas development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36588/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (30 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 488. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial support options available to an Irish citizen who has just completed the leaving certificate and is studying in a university in England; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36590/14]

Sport Ireland Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State and compliment him on his outstanding stewardship in the Department. If we consider sport under the regime of this Minister of State, we can see that every key performance indicator has increased, with positivity and leadership shown in the Department. This goes from the elite sporting athlete to people who are less active. As Deputy Eoghan Murphy rightly...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Child and Family Agency (25 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: How likely is it that the system will be changed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Child and Family Agency (25 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Do other members have a comment on this issue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Child and Family Agency (25 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I will bring the Deputy back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Child and Family Agency (25 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I will come back to the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Child and Family Agency (25 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I must apologise as I have to attend another meeting so I ask Deputy Conway to take the Chair. Before I go I acknowledge an intern in the Visitors Gallery from the United States of America, who will spend a semester here. I wish him well in his stay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Child and Family Agency (25 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy has had the benefit of having questioned the Minister in the Dáil Chamber at 9.30 a.m., thus facilitating him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Child and Family Agency (25 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: That might not necessarily be the right page to be on, of course.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Child and Family Services: Child and Family Agency (25 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I remind members, witnesses and those present in the Gallery to ensure their mobile telephones are switched off for the duration of the meeting as they interfere with the broadcasting of our proceedings. Today's meeting is our first formal and official engagement with Mr. Gordon Jeyes in his capacity as chief executive of the Child and Family Agency. I thank Mr. Jeyes for his engagement...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas Eligibility (25 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 125. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if level 6 courses offered by institutes of technology qualify as eligible courses for participation in the student bond system for the purposes of obtaining a visa to study here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36322/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (25 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 190. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the availability of Fampyra; if a new application in respect of the drug has been submitted to the National Centre for Pharmaco-economics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36212/14]

Order of Business (24 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: The Constitutional Convention, of which I was a member, successfully concluded its deliberations. There are a number of outstanding reports to be debated in the House and to which the Government must respond. Will the Chief Whip, on behalf of the Government, give us a date for a debate because it is important we bring the work of the Constitutional Convention to finality in this House?

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Lynch, and congratulate her on her reappointment. I welcome our friends from Iran to the House and thank them for being here. It is very important that we build on democracy throughout the world and I hope we can forge new friendships and mutually benefit each other in the pursuit of democracy on the world stage. Today is an extraordinary day because...

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Sep 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: On a serious level, the quality and availability of psychotherapy and counselling is not something we can leave to chance. We must avoid the five-eighth merchant setting up an operation which could do more harm than good. This concern has been expressed by many people at meetings of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children and on the floor of the House. We must consider the...