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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Mr. Tony O’Brien answered it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Members were asked to submit questions in advance of the meeting. To be fair to Mr. O’Brien, he is replying to question No. 2.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I will ask him to do that. Mr. O’Brien might communicate with Deputy Mitchell O’Connor after the meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I assure the Deputy that we all got such letters from GPs in our constituencies.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I will bring you back in, Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I know cases of people going to pharmacies and their cards have been rendered invalid.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Can we change that in the short term rather than the long term?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: This committee has dealt with this extensively. The Minister will have our support if that can be done.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We will not go into that again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The final questioner in this segment is Deputy Mitchell O'Connor.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Four other Members have indicated. I am conscious of the time remaining and wish to give members and Ministers of State who are present an opportunity to speak.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy has one minute remaining.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Is this a sign of things to come?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Allow the Deputy, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Thank you, Deputy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator might mention the question numbers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister. I reiterate my thanks to the committee, particularly to Deputies Ó Caoláin, Kelleher and Healy and Senator van Turnhout for their co-operation during the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill. I thank the Minister, Ministers of State and Department officials for the manner in which they held the hearings and assisted the committee in their presence at the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I remind members of the joint committee, witnesses and those in the Visitors Gallery to ensure that their mobile telephones are switched off, or are on aeroplane mode rather than on silent, because they do interfere with the broadcasting of our proceedings. We are being broadcast live today on UPC. It is also unfair to staff whose hearing is disturbed by mobile telephones going off. This...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Quarterly Meeting with Department of Health and HSE: Discussion on Health Issues (25 Jul 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Before we proceed further, I remind witnesses they are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a particular matter and they continue to do so, they are entitled thereafter only to a qualified privilege in respect of their evidence. Witnesses are directed that only evidence...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Child and Family Agency: Discussion with Chairman Designate (23 Jul 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Gibbons for her enlightened engagement with the committee. She came before us with a strong professional background and from her opening remarks and her engagement it is clear that her appointment is the correct decision. She has reaffirmed that by her engagement with the committee this afternoon. I thank her sincerely for that. I join Ms Gibbons in saluting the bravery of...