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Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: My final question is-----

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I advise the Senator that empty vessels make the most noise.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Can I ask the Leader a final question?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: My final question is-----

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Jul 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: In terms of the public sector, Senator Walsh-----

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: If Senator O'Malley had been on time for the Order of Business, she would have heard that Senator O'Toole was referring to the protest outside the gate.

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill Amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of order, is it possible to have a copy of the Minister of State's script?

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill Amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I appreciate that but just to assist the progress-----

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill Amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (2 Jul 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: On the matter raised by Senator Cummins, I refer to the Minister of State's remarks. Given the movement from the 1991 Act to today and with regard to inter-country agreements which have permitted hundreds of children who were placed in orphanages in Vietnam to be adopted and given homes and in the case of this country, to be given the best opportunities, the Minister of State has refused to...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Will the Leader facilitate a debate before the recess on democracy and what it means? I would like to clarify for Senator O'Toole that bishops are sinners as well, not penitents. I fully agree with his comments earlier and I applaud him for his courage. Yesterday was a tremendous day for Ireland with the passing of the Civil Partnership Bill 2009. I pay tribute to the Fianna Fáil Party...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I am as entitled as the Senator to my view.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator O'Malley always thinks she is right when she is not.

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Jul 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: It is a pity she would not learn to listen as well rather than displaying arrogance all the time.

Seanad: Community Development (1 Jul 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil leis an Cathaoirleach as ucht an deis seo a thabhairt dom an cheist seo a ardú ar an Athló. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Mary White. As she will know, having been a member of the Joint Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, an issue has arisen regarding community...

Seanad: Community Development (1 Jul 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Given the Minister of State's response, will she elicit a commitment from the Minister? From speaking with members of the NCDF, I know they will be able to give him the structures he needs. Could we extend the process by two weeks? Two weeks would guarantee the position. Will the Minister meet the groups? The Minister of State's remarks did not address this point. The groups have been...

Seanad: Community Development (1 Jul 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator has a clear conscience.

Seanad: Order of Business. (1 Jul 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: It was Senator Walsh's Government which did that.