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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: The Cost of Blindness in Ireland: National Vision Coalition (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I will bring him in at the end but I want to bring in other speakers, if they wish. I will bring the Senator in at the end, as we normally do.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: The Cost of Blindness in Ireland: National Vision Coalition (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Crown, to be followed by Deputy Mitchell O'Connor.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: The Cost of Blindness in Ireland: National Vision Coalition (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Who wants to start in taking the questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: The Cost of Blindness in Ireland: National Vision Coalition (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: How far have we gone in the establishment by the HSE of the national programme for eye care to the strategy? Mr. Keegan might touch on that as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: The Cost of Blindness in Ireland: National Vision Coalition (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: On diabetic retinopathy, in Cork, for example, Dr. McQuillan has done a considerable amount of work around that with HSE South. Returning to Deputy Ó Caoláin's point in terms of the joined-up thinking between the different regions, how advanced is that clinical lead being taken?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: The Cost of Blindness in Ireland: National Vision Coalition (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to Mr. Keegan but must inform Senator Conway that there is a vote in the Seanad.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: The Cost of Blindness in Ireland: National Vision Coalition (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Keegan. Mr. Des Kenny is the chief executive office of the National Council for the Blind of Ireland and he is very welcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: The Cost of Blindness in Ireland: National Vision Coalition (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the witnesses and those in the Visitors Gallery for their patience. I apologise for the delay in starting this session, but as I said earlier this is the second part of the meeting, and we did not know how to gauge the time allocation. We have received apologies from Deputies Regina Doherty, Peter Fitzpatrick and Billy Kelleher. Senator Imelda Henry is being replaced by Senator...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Fertility Issues: National Infertility Support and Information Group (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: You reference the lack of robust Irish data being available. Is there a preference as to who would compile that or how is it compiled?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Fertility Issues: National Infertility Support and Information Group (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: We might write to the HSE following today's meeting to enunciate the point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Fertility Issues: National Infertility Support and Information Group (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Fertility Issues: National Infertility Support and Information Group (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Fitzpatrick for being here today and the members for their in-depth analysis and discussion of what is a very important and sensitive issue. Arising from today's meeting we will certainly take up the matter with the HSE. We will also examine the matters raised today before considering a response at our next meeting. I thank all the people in the organisation for the commitment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Fertility Issues: National Infertility Support and Information Group (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: What type of structure does Ms Fitzpatrick have in mind?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Fertility Issues: National Infertility Support and Information Group (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: What happens in that case when there is no support? What happens if someone has a difficulty or an issue arising from that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Fertility Issues: National Infertility Support and Information Group (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Is the public gynaecology system dealing with them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Fertility Issues: National Infertility Support and Information Group (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Would it be the case that the person who travels abroad would ultimately end up paying an awful lot more?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I remind members and witnesses that mobile phones should be switched off. Before commencing the main business of the meeting, we have to scrutinise some EU legislative proposals. The first EU proposal is COM (2014) 219 re Green Paper on mobile health. It is proposed that this Green Paper warrants further scrutiny. It is proposed to write to the Department of Health seeking Ireland's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Fertility Issues: National Infertility Support and Information Group (3 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: This morning we have two sessions. We must finish the first session by 11 a.m. at the latest to allow for turnover time. Our second session will start shortly after that. Is that agreed? Agreed. Our first session concerns fertility issues in Ireland. I welcome Ms Geraldine Fitzpatrick, vice-chairperson of the National Infertility Support and Information Group, NISIG, who will make a...

Topical Issue Debate: Civil Partnership Legislation (2 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I welcome the fact that clarification is being sought from the Attorney General in these matters. The reality is that the current interpretation of where marriages and civil partnerships can take place is excessively restrictive. In the United Kingdom and the North, for instance, where essentially the same requirements apply, it has been...

Topical Issue Debate: Civil Partnership Legislation (2 Jul 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy O'Dowd, for being here. Over 20,000 marriages and approximately 500 civil partnerships took place last year. Most of those involved are continuing to choose religious ceremonies, but an increasing number of people are choosing to have civil or secular weddings. Approximately 30% of all marriages are civil marriages. When civil partnerships are...