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Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Has the Government's public relations gone into this?

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear. Let us see action from the Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: No, Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of clarification——

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader misrepresented me.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I did not say that.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I asked the Leader——

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of order——

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I did not say what the Leader indicated I did.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: He misrepresented what I said. I asked a specific question.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I asked a specific question.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader misrepresented me. I will resume my seat.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader misrepresented what I said.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Support Services Grants. (6 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish to share my time with Senator Ross.

Seanad: Support Services Grants. (6 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Haughey, and thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this matter regarding the budget cuts that will affect Protestant schools. As the Minister of State knows, many of our Protestant secondary schools are rural voluntary schools. I am talking about schools such as Bandon Grammar School and Midleton College in Cork. These have been...

Seanad: Support Services Grants. (6 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State for his reply but it is disappointing. In meeting the Archbishop, would the Minister of State also include Bishop Colton of Cork? What happens to those who cannot afford to pay fees? What happens if a school loses a teacher? Will the State provide education? That has not been addressed.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I join colleagues in asking the Leader to make time available for an urgent debate with the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on rising unemployment figures. There was an increase of 15,800 in one month of the numbers on the live register. We are not merely discussing statistics, we are talking about people and their families. It is important that a debate take...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: That is not correct.