Results 23,661-23,680 of 24,376 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: It is a pity the Senator is not in Government.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Leyden got into the Council of Europe.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: The back pages of the Sunday Independent will be the same.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Keaveney is showing her age.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: He is moving up the ladder.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: He is like Senator Leyden.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Modesty is Senator Leyden's byword.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Is she on Senator Leyden's panel?
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Here we go again.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator should not make the wrong quotation.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: He has not changed his mind.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Good.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: We are scared as it is.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: It is a pity Senator Boyle is leaving. Given his speech, he should be on this side of the House. I hope that, instead of addressing freedom of information legislation, he revisits the Government's decision on Cork Airport. I commend the Labour Party on this timely and opportune Bill. At the heart of this issue is the provision of information to the people. I cannot comprehend how,...
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Information should be open and transparent. Protectionism and the syndrome of keeping information are not understandable. While I may be in a political minority, we should be frank with people, give them information and move away from the Sir Humphrey and "Yes, Minister" syndrome or telling people a small amount, taking it back and confusing them. Democracy, which is about people,...
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: That was important.