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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: 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.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. McKone for his interesting and sobering presentation. From the Asthma Society of Ireland I welcome Ms Sharon Cosgrove, chief executive officer, and Dr. Basil Elnazir, medical chair. Is it Ms Cosgrove who will make the presentation? She will have five minutes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Cosgrove. We will discuss the issue in more detail in the question and answer session. I thank Ms Cosgrove for her excellent presentation. From the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland, I welcome Mr. Phillip Watt, the chief executive officer and Ms Caroline Heffernan. I believe Mr. Watt will make the presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to our witnesses and guests for the delay in commencing. I thank the Members of the Houses, Senator Crown who probably got no sleep and Members of the Dáil who would have had limited sleep, for being here this morning. It shows the importance of parliamentary democracy in that we continue and function. I thank them all for making the effort to be here this morning. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Lung Health Promotion: Discussion with Irish Lung Health Alliance (7 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I invite Dr. McKone to commence.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (5 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly, and his officials Dr. John Devlin and Mr. Leo O'Brien. I thank the members for their co-operation and patience.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (5 Feb 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 Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013 and has made no amendments thereto.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (5 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister for Health, Deputy James Reilly and his officials. I have received apologies from Deputies Denis Naughten and Billy Kelleher.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (5 Feb 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: I, too, join other members in commending the Minister's initiative. It is important to draw attention to the major concern of members about the illicit trade in tobacco. Last June I attended a meeting in Cork of Retailers Against Smuggling in Cork, at which they highlighted a number of issues, including the loss of revenue to the State but, more importantly, the damage the composition of...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Redundancy Payments (31 Jan 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person who has been made redundant, but has not yet received the redundancy payment, may accept a new job offer with a different employer and still receive the redundancy payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4840/13]

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: However, Deputy Micheál Martin and others are protesting about what the Minister is doing in carrying out his functions. Let us get real and consider what is happening in the health system. What we are about is ensuring services will be delivered, despite the fact that there is no additional money available. Those who operate the system do not have the luxury of being able to inform...

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: By God, we would have some laugh if we were to do so. The era of boom and bloom was brilliant, but even when things were good, Fianna Fáil refused the chalice that was the Department of Health. Deputy Micheál Martin could not wait to get out of the place. As Bertie Ahern could not get one of his own gang to become Minister, he appointed Mary Harney who lay prostrate before the...

Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (30 Jan 2013)

Jerry Buttimer: Absolutely. The Deputy is good at issuing his own.