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Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: It has a problem with phraseology. Can somebody on the Government side answer my specific question?

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: It is relevant to the Order of Business. It is high time we exposed the fact that the Government——

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: No, I want answers. I do not want a debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I want those on the Government side to tell me how they can condone or justify the excesses of Government and the peddling of spin when it is costing more than €500,000 per annum for just three people. That is before all the other people involved in this area are taken into account. I would like a debate on how Government operates and the apparatus around it. It is high time we had this...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: That is Kerry mathematics.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: The most positive news is the departure of the Brent geese over the Atlantic.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of order, either skilfully or inadvertently, the Leader did not respond to the specific questions I raised.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I am looking for interpretation from the Chair.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I have raised a specific matter with the Leader on the Order of Business——

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: ——regarding Government special advisers and press officers which he ignored.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: He ignored——

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of order——

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I asked a specific question but he did not answer it.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: He ignored——

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: He ignored my specific request.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: My question to the Cathaoirleach is——

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader did but he did not refer to the remarks I made. I spoke on two issues on the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: This is urgent.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I did not refer to Private Members' business. I spoke about A Vision for Change and Government advisers and press officers and I asked the Leader——

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: This is a matter of extreme urgency.