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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Transgender Health Issues: Discussion (4 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: We have five other speakers. I will take the first three together. I call Ms Lacey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Transgender Health Issues: Discussion (4 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Transgender Health Issues: Discussion (4 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Giambrone and I take this opportunity to welcome Mr. Ray Mitchell, parliamentary liaison, from the HSE. I now call Dr. Philip Crowley to make his opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Transgender Health Issues: Discussion (4 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. Crowley. I acknowledge the presence of Ms Caoimhe Gleeson and Ms Louise Mullen and thank them for their work and their advocacy. I should also point out that with us in the Gallery are Ms Orlaith O'Sullivan, Ms Sara Phillips and Mr. Ben Power from TENI and Mr. Odhrán Allen from GLEN. I welcome all our guests.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Transgender Health Issues: Discussion (4 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Thank you. As always, you are well able to talk.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Transgender Health Issues: Discussion (4 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Thank you for your moving personal testimony. It is always compelling to listen to you and I thank you for coming to the meeting this morning. I welcome the director of TENI, Mr. Broden Giambrone.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Business of Joint Committee (4 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask members and those in the Gallery to ensure mobile phones are turned off; they should not be in silent mode but rather in aeroplane mode or completely switched off as they interfere with the broadcasting of proceedings. Before we commence I want to congratulate Deputy Ó Caoláin who was, if I can put it this way, our representative on the Oireachtas Walk last weekend. I thank...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Business of Joint Committee (4 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I again congratulate the Deputy, Deputy Eric Byrne and Minister, Deputy Dennihan for co-ordinating and organising that event.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Transgender Health Issues: Discussion (4 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: The purpose of our meeting this morning is to discuss transgender health issues. I welcome all our witnesses, our guests, Ms Vanessa Lacy, Mr. Broden Giambrone, Dr. Philip Crowley, Ms Caoimhe Gleeson and Ms Louise Mullen. They are all very welcome to our meeting. Before we commence I remind the witnesses of the position regarding privilege. Witnesses are protected by absolute privilege...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Transgender Health Issues: Discussion (4 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise for interrupting but Ms Lacey has reminded me that I should have said that apologies were received from Deputies Regina Doherty, Fitzpatrick, Dowds and Senator Henry. Deputy Kelleher sent his apologies earlier but he is here and it good to see him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Transgender Health Issues: Discussion (4 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise for intervening again but Senator Healy had to leave to attend another meeting.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Message to Dail (3 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: In accordance with Standing Order 87, the following message will be sent to the Dáil: The Select Sub-Committee on Health has completed its consideration of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 and has made amendments thereto.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: If I had forgotten Deputy Byrne, she would have given out to me.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: As Chair of the committee, I thank the Minister, the Minister of State and, in particular, Ms Geraldine Luddy, who has been present for the past number of days, Ms Alesandra Fantini, Ms Maureen Windel and the chief medical officer, Dr. Tony Holohan, for their co-operation, courteousness and forbearance with the committee. I wish to thank all the departmental officials for their courtesy to...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister was in possession and responding to Deputy Boyd Barrett on amendment No. 89.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I am interrupting the Minister as there is a vote in the Dáil and I propose to suspend the meeting and return after the vote.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes. I thank the Minister.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Is section 22 agreed to?

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister of State made that point already.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: As the full membership of the select sub-committee is not present, under Standing Orders we are obliged to wait eight minutes or until the full membership is present, whichever is the earliest, before proceeding to take the division.