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Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (28 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Neville also indicated he wanted to speak.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (28 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I will go through the Estimate. Are there any comments or questions on Vote 38 - Office of the Minister for Health, Administrative subheads 1 to 8, on subhead A.1 - salaries, wages and allowances? Are there any comments or questions on subhead A.2 - travel and subsistence? Are there any comments or questions on subhead A.3 - training and development and incidental expenses? Are there any...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (28 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Kelleher will have to leave to go to the Dáil to speak on an issue as he has to cover for a colleague. The Minister might like to reply.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (28 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I call Deputy McLellan who is substituting for Deputy Ó Caoláin.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (28 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Sorry, Deputy, is there a phone or an iPad near a microphone that is causing interference?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (28 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: They do, yes.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (28 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I am not sure. Aeroplane mode I am told. Sorry, Deputy McLellan.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (28 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister and apologise for being late. I was speaking on a Topical Issue in the Dáil and I thank Deputy Neville for taking the chair. I call Deputy Kelleher for his opening statement.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Funding (28 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: 771. To ask the Minister for Health if he will furnish details on expenditure on mental health, including A Vision for Change, in 2011, 2012 and 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4298/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Does anybody else wish to contribute? Is everybody happy enough?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank most sincerely all of the delegates for their co-operation and strong testimony. This is the first of a series of meetings and hearings on the issue of plain tobacco packaging. I also thank members of the committee for their participation. I remind them that the Select Committee on Health and Children will meet on Tuesday next at 5.15 p.m. to discuss the health Estimate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Conway indicated that she wished to comment again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I call the assistant commissioner.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Sure, and if any members want to come back in, they are more than welcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Could I ask one question on that? I put this question as a former educator and as a non-smoker. We get bombarded with statistics and documentation. I have here in front of me documentation on behalf of a vested interest in the tobacco industry, which makes the point that smoking prevalence is quite high in Ireland, despite Ireland being one of the strictest tobacco regulatory environments....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Mr. Moran is okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: Do any Members wish to comment or are they happy to defer?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: I shall allow the Deputy to contribute again later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill 2013: Discussion (23 Jan 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: On behalf of the committee, I join the assistant commissioner in paying tribute to him and sympathising with his wife and family and other members of the Garda Síochána. It is a tragedy that people are not prepared to assist the Garda Síochána in taking those involved to task. We salute and support the Garda Síochána in its endeavours and thank the family for...