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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy can have a minute now and I can bring him in again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Finally, but not least, I welcome the president of the Irish Medical Organisation, Dr. Matthew Sadlier. He is very welcome.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We have that paper. I thank Dr. Sadlier. As we have concluded our presentations, I express my hope that this day does not become a festival of alcohol consumption. I regret, and I hope that many of those present agree with me, that this supposed celebration of Arthur's Day is wrong. It sends the wrong message. Perhaps the committee should consider the issue again, given the vested...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Time please, Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Our next speaker is Mr. Tadhg Daly, chief executive of Nursing Homes Ireland. He is very welcome.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Our next speaker is Dr. Shari McDaid, director of Mental Health Reform. She is very welcome.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the guests, witnesses, members and those in the Visitors Gallery to the second session of our pre-budgetary submission hearings. Some members have left due to various commitments but I hope they will be back in due course. This committee decided it is important to hear from the witnesses at these hearings rather than have external briefings, all organised in witnesses' own sectors...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Our next speaker, whom I welcome, is Mr. John Hannigan, vice chairman of the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Mr. Michael Harty, chairman of Home and Community Care Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Briefly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank all of our witnesses and guests for their very challenging and thought-provoking presentations. We thank them for the great work their organisations do on behalf of thousands of people across the country. We will suspend until 11 o'clock.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Mr. Naughton should not pre-judge the referendum.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Mr. Naughton is fine. He made a strong and articulate point, which is more than welcome.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Has Mr. Macey been asked to meet the members of the special action group on obesity?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Ó Caoláin will be glad to learn that I gave him the Fianna Fáil members' time in addition to his own.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Mr. Eamon Timmins from Age Action Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Ms Magdalen Rogers from Neurological Alliance of Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We will now hand over to members. I remind members that they have two minutes each because this session will finish at 10.45 a.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Mr. John Dunne from the Carers Association, and invite him to speak.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (26 Sep 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Okay.