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Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: He has neither the vision nor the leadership.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of order, before the question is put to the House, will the Leader to clarify the nature of next Thursday's debate? What order and structure will it have?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Will we have a debate on Thursday? Will the Leader ensure it is not guillotined?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I know I do not but the Leader does.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I will withdraw it on the basis of the Leader's comments.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I again ask the Leader to bring forward a debate on the public sector agreement, the so-called Croke Park deal. It is important we have this debate this week and I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that we have it today. It is important for two reasons. First, it is about leadership. Unlike other political parties, the Fine Gael Party has been strong on the need for reform of...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes.

Seanad: Ministerial Pensions: Motion (5 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: In welcoming the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, to the House I am conscious there has been a tied vote in the other House on the writs for the by-elections. This debate is important because the body politic needs to reconnect with the people. There is a sense among the wider population that there is cronyism and that politicians are looking after themselves. We must, therefore, not...

Seanad: Ministerial Pensions: Motion (5 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I was speaking about the cost of running for office. Ministers are well looked after when in office with the different arrangements in place both in their ministerial and constituency offices. These arrangements should be the subject of another Private Members' motion.

Seanad: Ministerial Pensions: Motion (5 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: It is not a circus. The Minister of State knows full well the numbers of advisers and members of staff a Minister can have in his or her office. Reform is needed in electoral spending. I expect the Standards in Public Office Commission to look at candidates' expenditure between elections. We must examine the issue of how political parties and candidates are funded. I am in favour of the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Apr 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Like Senator Coffey, I ask the Leader to ask the Minister for Finance to come before the House to explain his gargantuan U-turn on Anglo Irish Bank. It is a pity he was not open to persuasion or other points of view on the bank, as he could have saved taxpayers billions of euro. We must restore public trust in politicians and accountability among practitioners of politics, in particular,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Apr 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Does the Senator know his name?

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Apr 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: That is irrelevant. The Leader should withdraw that unfair remark. It is a sexist remark.

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Apr 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader should withdraw it.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator does not have the courage of his convictions.

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I renew my call for a debate on the future of politics, a matter I have raised on numerous occasions. Yesterday's events illustrate that there is a disconnect between the body politic and the real world. It behoves us, as Members of this House, to represent the people and give them a voice. We are on the verge of making politics the profession of a chosen few, be they business people,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: If he was alive, James Connolly would be on the streets promulgating change and a different course of action. When will time be made available for a real debate on youth unemployment? Let us consider the number of people under the age of 25 years who have no jobs or a sense of hope and lack a sense of fulfilment. Senator Callely, with whom I seldom agree, is correct when he states there has...

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I join with other speakers in calling for a debate on the commemoration of 1916. The events of 1916 are not the preserve of any party or group.

Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: We should collectively commemorate and celebrate the bravery of the people who fought and died for Ireland. We should not allow it to be the preserve of any particular party. The debate should happen now so we can properly prepare to celebrate the events of 1916 as a collective nation.