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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (27 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the investment and development of infrastructure to improve the treatments available for chronic pain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10517/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Ombudsman (26 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason the Financial Services Ombudsman was not in a position to investigate the case referred to him by a person (details supplied) in County Cork in view of the difficulty that had not arisen until the maturity date of the policy and that it was only at the date of maturity that the difficulty became known to the policy holder; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: United Nations Environmental Programme (26 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will report on the 27th session of the UN Environment Programme Governing Council recently held in Kenya; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9676/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Employee Code of Conduct (26 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a moratorium on former employees of local authority planning departments precluding such former employees from providing planning consultancy services for a period of time after their employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9943/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Levy: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: That is what is driving the cost.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Levy: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: The purpose of the conversation that we have had in this meeting is to know what we are doing to bring down the bill for the person who is sitting down tonight with a renewal notice and sees a spike in the price. Let us get back to brass tacks. We can talk about the consultative forum and engagement with stakeholders and driving down costs, but the bottom line for the person looking at the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Levy: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: With all due respect, when shopping around, no matter which company one goes to, they are all going up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Levy: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: One needs a week and a half to sit down and go through a tome of information. Long ago, when we pressed button B in public payphones, we got our money back. Now it is a question of reading the small print to the effect that if I get this, do I lose this and so on. Why can we not make it simple for people? We hear this every week in our offices from people who want health insurance and are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Levy: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I really want to get on to this point because this drives me berserk. There has been a 56% increase in the cost of private health insurance in the past five years. I have not been in hospital once in those five years, yet my premium has gone through the roof. There will be people at home tonight struggling to make a decision about health insurance. Someone telephoned me last night because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Levy: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I accept that. Is the auditing system robust and strenuous in respect of those issues?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Levy: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Are you confident that we have the infrastructure to deal with that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Levy: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Are you confident that we have the competency available to do that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Levy: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Thank you. Mr. Sloyan, have you any further remarks? Do you have any thoughts on the study on the impact of the further increases in the health levy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Levy: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the witnesses most sincerely for their patience this afternoon and I apologise again for the delay. I thank each and every one of you for being here. I thank the members of the committee and those in the Public Gallery.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Levy: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: In the context of that question, how many people have left the market since October when the witnesses were last with the committee?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Levy: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: What does that mean to the ordinary person who is paying the premium?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Levy: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: What is the benefit to the person who is paying the premium?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Levy: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: In the context of the discussion we are having now and your reply.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Levy: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Let us use plain, simple language. I am at home filling out my form or applying online or on the phone. What is the implication for me as an ordinary citizen or for people watching these proceedings?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Health Insurance Levy: Discussion (21 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: No. In the changing of the premium and the changing of the benefits.