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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: This is absolutely crazy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Has this mindset changed sufficiently?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We hope to examine this later in the year as part of our work programme.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: What does Mr. Watt mean that there is no interest?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Has the society spoken with local authorities? More and more people are coming to public representatives with respiratory or chronic lung issues. Surely the local authorities must acknowledge the prevalence of asthma if the incidence is increasing at the level Dr. Elnazir says.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: What is the estimated cost of Xolair to the State?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: In the context of further progressing this issue, has there been correspondence or liaison with the HSE or the Department?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Are those patients public or private?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy is correct that is should not matter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Is it a pilot scheme?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Will Mr. Smith supply the committee with a copy of that letter?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: There will be a chance to respond to questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Perhaps Dr. McKone will begin the responses.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Thank you, Professor McDonnell. I call first on Deputy Colreavy.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Again, I thank Senator Crown for this meeting but also for being present despite having had no sleep due to the late sitting of the Seanad this morning. I call on Deputy Regina Doherty.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Is it the case that the HSE has not replied to any correspondence in regard to St. Vincent's hospital?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: When did Mr. Smith last contact the executive?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: With the agreement of members, I propose that we write to the HSE to determine why it has not responded. Is that agreed? Agreed. I welcome Professor Tim McDonnell, the national clinical lead for COPD, and Mr. Michael McGloin, chairman of COPD Support Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Watt for his presentation. I welcome from the Alpha One Foundation Ms Kitty O'Connor, chief executive officer, and Professor Gerry McElvaney. They have five minutes to make their presentation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms O'Connor for the interesting statistics she gave, which I was not aware of until I read her presentation before the meeting. I welcome from the Irish Sleep Apnoea Trust Mr. Dan Smith and Mr. Arthur O'Hara. Mr. Smith will make the presentation.