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- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2011)
Jerry Buttimer: I asked the Leader a question, to which he has not replied. It was related to VHI and the Minister for Health and Children.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2011)
Jerry Buttimer: On the ordering of business in the House-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2011)
Jerry Buttimer: May I ask the Chair a question?
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2011)
Jerry Buttimer: Can I ask you a question?
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2011)
Jerry Buttimer: On the scheduling of business today, does the Leader has an objection to asking the Minister for Health and Children to come to the House to discuss the proposed VHI increases?
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2011)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2011)
Jerry Buttimer: What about the rest of us?
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2011)
Jerry Buttimer: I have declared.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2011)
Jerry Buttimer: It did not stop the Senator naming people yesterday.
- Seanad: Student Support Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 Jan 2011)
Jerry Buttimer: It is a pity the Greens do not learn some timing.
- Seanad: Student Support Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 Jan 2011)
Jerry Buttimer: Cuirim fáilte roimh an t-Aire Stáit. I am glad the Student Support Bill 2008 has at last come to fruition. The Bill is welcome at a time when our most educated and brightest young people are leaving in droves. It will offer greater cohesiveness through the implementation a single unified grant scheme. Fianna Fáil could do with a unified scheme to stay afloat but that is a different...
- Seanad: Student Support Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 Jan 2011)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator can cry all he wants. He acquiesced.
- Seanad: Student Support Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed). (18 Jan 2011)
Jerry Buttimer: A great number of students depend on grants to remain in college. Some are unable to cover their fees due to the delay in payments. We must implement a fast payment method for these students. I welcome that the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills acknowledged in the Dáil that the current system is fragmented. However, her admission that it was a priority for her at Cabinet...
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2011)
Jerry Buttimer: Has the Leader invited the Minister for Health and Children to discuss with the House the increase in charges announced by the VHI? I tabled two amendments on this issue to the Order of Business last week. I also ask the Leader to invite the Minister for Finance to explain to the House how Bank of Ireland can award bonuses to its staff. We have appointed public interest directors and bailed...
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2011)
Jerry Buttimer: He is too busy canvassing for the leadership of Fianna Fáil and Senator Boyle's party has acquiesced.
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2011)
Jerry Buttimer: Does Senator Boyle agree that President Sarkozy was wrong?
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2011)
Jerry Buttimer: Is President Sarkozy wrong?
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2011)
Jerry Buttimer: Is he wrong?
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2011)
Jerry Buttimer: Is he wrong? "Yes" or "No"?
- Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2011)
Jerry Buttimer: Is President Sarkozy wrong? "Yes" or "No"? It is a very simple request.