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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I must inform Senator Colm Burke that there is a vote in the Seanad. I apologise for interrupting the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Sure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Minister will respond to Deputy Mitchell O'Connor's questions after that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We will suspend the sitting until after the vote in the Dáil Chamber.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: That matter is not up for discussion today.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I am sorry, but we are dealing with the issue of plain packaging, not obesity.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister and call Dr. Tony Holohan, chief medical officer, to commence his remarks. I apologise that Deputy McLellan has had to leave in order to attend another meeting. Before she left she asked me to convey her apologies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I must advise that there is a vote in the Seanad.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill: Discussion with Minister for Health (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly; Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer; and Ms Geraldine Luddy from the Department of Health. This is our second session today in which we will deal with the general scheme of the Public Health (Standardised Packaging of Tobacco) Bill. On 19 November the Government approved the publication of the general scheme of the Bill and, at the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV-AIDS Strategy: Discussion (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I acknowledge it is a challenging economic time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV-AIDS Strategy: Discussion (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. Holohan. Mr. Quinlan might consider inviting members of the committee to the forum next year. It is a two-way process. While it is important that the committee engage with the delegates, it is also important that they engage with us. There is a committed group on this committee who transcend party lines.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV-AIDS Strategy: Discussion (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: My apologies to Ms Diane Nurse who did not have an opportunity to speak. However, I thank her and everybody else for attending and for their excellent presentations. I remind Dr. Holohan to forward a response to the committee secretariat on the issues raised by Senator John Crown and me. The committee will now suspend proceedings until noon when we will discuss the heads of the plain...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV-AIDS Strategy: Discussion (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I pay tribute to those volunteers for the considerable amount of work they do. It goes unnoticed by the general public, but it should be acknowledged at this meeting. Without giving a commitment this morning, perhaps we might consider where a source of funding might be found with the Department of Health and the HSE.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV-AIDS Strategy: Discussion (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: There will be a vote in the Dáil soon.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV-AIDS Strategy: Discussion (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I will leave the last word to Dr. Holohan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV-AIDS Strategy: Discussion (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to our witnesses and guests for the pause for the vote. Democracy does take place sometimes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV-AIDS Strategy: Discussion (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Will Mr. Quinlan repeat that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV-AIDS Strategy: Discussion (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I call Ms O'Flaherty. As we must finish by 11.45 a.m., I ask her to keep her answers brief.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV-AIDS Strategy: Discussion (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: As there is a vote in the Dáil, I ask Dr. Lyons to conclude her remarks and we will suspend when she finishes. She has two minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: HIV-AIDS Strategy: Discussion (5 Dec 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Does Mr. Goulding wish to make some comments before we go to the vote?