Results 17,601-17,620 of 24,447 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We are dealing with section 13.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Have consultations taken place with the members of the IPU? We met them individually, though not in committee, and they raised issues in this regard, as Deputies Billy Kelleher, Denis Naughten and Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin have mentioned.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I ask the Deputy to stick to this section. There is an amendment to follow.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The IPU briefed members before this meeting on its concerns which are being addressed.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We will deal with section 15 shortly.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes, the Minister of State should.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: It is fair to say we are well served by pharmacists across the country. I want to express the committee's gratitude for the work they do. The pharmacists I deal with in Cork city are most professional, caring and considerate. They take the time to talk to patients and focus on those who visit them.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Communication is critical to help pharmacists and patients.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We have given this matter a substantive period for discussion.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I have received an e-mail from a woman who has had epilepsy since she was 15 years old. While she cannot drive a car and sometimes feels isolated, she believes she must carry on because she is alive, which is a beautiful gift.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Amendments Nos. 2 to 6, inclusive, have been ruled out of order.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We are dealing with section 5.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: In the context of Deputy Billy Kelleher's comments, pharmacists do a tremendous job in serving people. I say this lest anyone might be confused by what the Deputy said about the substitution of medicines, etc.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy stated pharmacists substituted products.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to Deputy Billy Kelleher. It was Deputy Denis Naughten who said it.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I again apologise to Deputy Billy Kelleher.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I have received an e-mail from a 39 year old woman who is concerned about changing medicines that may cause havoc in coping with epilepsy. Over the weekend I met epileptics who had a difficulty. Part of the difficulty is the confidence factor in making a change. We need to allay the concerns of those who are genuinely upset. We heard from the Irish Epilepsy Association on Thursday and it...
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Under Standing Orders, the Deputy's amendment was ruled out of order. The Chair cannot revisit Standing Orders. I call Deputy Ó Caoláin.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We are dealing with section 5.
- Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (19 Mar 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I should have mentioned at the start of the meeting that apologies have been received from Deputy Seamus Healy, who could not be here today.