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- Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I am coming to the question, a Cheann Comhairle.
- Order of Business (5 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I respect the ruling of the Ceann Comhairle that the Minister has no direct responsibility for RTE. Are there any plans to make RTE directly accountable to the House?
- Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Redundancy Payments Waiting Times (4 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: 275. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the minimum statutory obligations of companies when making employees redundant; if it is possible for contractual arrangements to provide for terms which are more favourable to employees than the minimum statutory obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4969/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Tobacco Control Measures (4 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: 631. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to regulate the sale and supply of e-cigarettes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4958/14]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (4 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: 651. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made towards affording access to individualised funding for persons with a disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5222/14]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms O'Sullivan. I finally thank Ms Cliona O'Neill, Ms Danielle Gayson and Ms Amy Maher, along with Mr. Paul Gilligan and Ms Caroline O'Sullivan. I also thank Ms Catherine Doyle and her colleagues from the Tipperary Regional Youth Service for their assistance today and for accompanying the girls here on their journey from Cashel. We hope that they have enjoyed the experience and hope...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Healy has just returned and I advise him that we are just finishing up. Does he wish to make a final remark?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank everybody for attending. The debate is part of our scrutiny of legislation and the insight and input by the delegations have proven very valuable and I thank them all most sincerely. I thank members of the committee and remind them of the good news that we will not meet next Tuesday but will adjourn until this day week at 9.30 a.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Is there anything we should be communicating to young people about smoking that we are not already doing? It might be something you have not mentioned this morning or something you wish to emphasise. Are we on the same wavelength as you or, because we are wearing shirts, ties and suits, does it appear that we are different? You said you do not take notice of adults but if you see somebody,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Good answer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Why is that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: That is not relevant to the legislation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I am just joking.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Ms Gayson looks like she is poised to respond.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Are young people influenced by advertising or marketing?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I compliment your workbook, which is graphic and visual. It certainly would intimidate somebody against smoking. As a former schoolteacher, I wonder if young people are aware of the damage to health caused by smoking. They may not ever think they will get to 70 but Mr. Peelo this morning spoke of people he knew who felt like they had an elephant on their chest when they tried to breathe....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: That is why your work is so important.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: It is a case of something occurring in the far distance.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I invite Mr. Paul Gilligan of the Children's Right Alliance to make his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed) (30 Jan 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Gilligan. I invite Ms Caroline O'Sullivan to make her opening statement.