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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the witnesses from the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies Providing Services to People with Intellectual Disability: Mr. Brian O'Donnell, who is the chief executive; and Mr. Christy Lynch, who is the chairperson.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: We are now in public session. I welcome everybody to the second part of our meeting which is focused on the pre-budget submissions from the Children's Rights Alliance, Mental Health Reform, the National Federation of Voluntary Bodies and the Irish Hospice Foundation. We must vacate this room by 12.45 p.m. Before I invite the witnesses to contribute, I draw attention to the fact that by...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Corbett for making her contribution within the five minutes allocated. The next speaker is Dr. Shari McDaid, a policy officer with Mental Health Reform. I welcome Dr. McDaid.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the delegates for their attendance. I acknowledge the presence in the Public Gallery Ms. Cliona McCormack of the Irish Heart Foundation, Ms Rachel Moore of the Irish Cancer Society and Ms Joanne McCarthy of Disability Federation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I ask the Deputy to be brief because she has spoken for four minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I will bring the Deputy back in at the end of the discussion. The Deputy had five minutes, which is more than any other speaker.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: On that point, Cork University Hospital has a no smoking policy within the campus. Is there anything we can do in legislation, beyond introducing the smoking ban, in respect of the confines of a hospital and its perimeter? Mr. Macey is correct that it is appalling to see patients or staff members, particularly in a hospital, smoking at the gate or in a bus shelter. It is unacceptable. I...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I do not have a problem with that but-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: -----I am sure some of the smokers would be less than enamoured with Senator Crown. We must examine smoking at the perimeter of hospitals.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: How often does the HSE interact with Mr. Dillon and his organisation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Why?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Does the HSE interact with Mr. McCormack's organisation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy should be very brief.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: It was agreed at a previous meeting.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Is Mr. Dillon suggesting that the HSE can use its discretion and not make cuts?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: Has the Department engaged with Mr. Dunne's organisation on the matter? He made the same point to Members on the day he made his pre-budget submission in the audio-visual room.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I speak for everyone present when I say that it is unacceptable that a person, be it elderly or disabled, is put to bed at 3.30 p.m. because of a diktat from an official. That is not good enough.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: I call Mr. Dolan and I ask him to be brief as we have more speakers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: The room must be vacated by 12.45 p.m. as there is a committee meeting at 1 p.m.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Community and Voluntary Groups (8 Nov 2012)
Jerry Buttimer: How was the decision arrived at? Is it a unilateral process?