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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank all our witnesses for their contributions. Cork is strongly represented among them and I thank those who made the journey to Dublin this morning for being here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Professor Arensman. I invite Dr. Myra Cullinane, Cork County Coroner and vice-president of the Coroners Society of Ireland to make her presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: We have received apologies from Deputy Ciara Conway, Deputy Eamonn Maloney, Senator MacSharry, Senator Imelda Henry and Senator Jillian van Turnhout. Our topic this morning is the issue of suicide in Ireland. I thank Senator John Gilroy, who has been acting as the committee rapporteur for the past 18 months and has compiled and completed the report of the joint committee. He has put in a...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: My apologies, I should have called Senator John Gilroy first.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: That was my fault.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Suicide in Ireland: Discussion (13 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Thank you, Senator Gilroy. My apologies for omitting you at the beginning. We will go back to Professor Arensman.
- Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works Projects (11 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: 187. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount the Office of Public Works has invested in Cork city since March 2011; the key projects that were supported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11573/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Seeker Accommodation (11 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: 413. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to facilitate asylum seekers who have been in the country for a significant number of years to move out of direct provision centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11801/14]
- Topical Issue Debate: Human Rights Issues (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. There is an obligation on the Government to act and there is a similar obligation on us as parliamentarians to ask for a motion before the next meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, as we cannot allow discrimination to continue with regard to sexual orientation. We accept that people have and will be killed as a consequence of this...
- Topical Issue Debate: Human Rights Issues (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for allowing us to raise this and I thank Deputy Crowe. This is a very controversial piece of legislation. It does not respect the human rights of any person irrespective of their sexuality, particularly the LGBT community in Uganda. Putting aside Africa's views of homosexuality, its religion and ethos, we must examine the human rights perspective. If this...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Early Years Strategy: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the witnesses for attending the committee to share their knowledge and expertise. This is the beginning of another journey. I thank members who have been here since 9.30 a.m. We have had a very busy and productive day.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Early Years Strategy: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: How successful is the State at putting the right mix into the right settings?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Early Years Strategy: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy is on his own peak at this stage.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Early Years Strategy: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy has one minute left.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Early Years Strategy: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I must be fair to all members.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Early Years Strategy: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Thank you, Ms Doherty. I will now take questions from members, beginning with Deputy Billy Kelleher.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Early Years Strategy: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Hennessy for her presentation. I thank the members of the expert advisory group for their work. I welcome Ms Nuala Doherty, director of the Centre for Effective Services and Dr. Stella Owens, the project specialist in the centre. I invite Ms Doherty to make her presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Early Years Strategy: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: We are now in public session. We will discuss the early years strategy with the Early Years Expert Advisory Group and the Centre for Effective Services. I welcome Mary McLoughlin, Eilis Hennessy, Toby Wolfe, Nuala Doherty and Stella Owens. I will detail your individual expertise and portfolios when I invite each of you to speak. I apologise for the lack of members present. We have just...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Early Years Strategy: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Eilis Hennessy, chairperson of the Early Years Expert Advisory Group, and Toby Wolfe, policy and research officer of Start Strong. I invite Ms Hennessy to make her opening remarks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Report on Perinatal Deaths at Midland Regional Hospital: Discussion (6 Mar 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Does Ms McGuinness wish to add anything?