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Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: ——and the question of affordability has not been addressed.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: With respect to Senator Leyden, he knows it is not a draft scheme.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: When Senator Leyden was making his wonderful speech, I wondered if I was in a dream. For a moment I pictured myself — but perish the thought — sitting in the RDS at a Fianna Fáil Ard-Fheis because there was a clarion call, a "Battle Hymn of the Republic" speech from Senator Leyden announcing that, "I am going to save child care, hallelujah". Senator Leyden, on his own, the white horse...

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: I will speak about Senator Mary White in a moment. Since this scheme has been proposed and promulgated, Senator Leyden and others have listened to their own constituents and to the women and the men who are equal partners in child care and this should not be forgotten. They have been told that this scheme in many cases is unworkable, cruel, anti-woman, anti-family and anti-child. I will pay...

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: If she is, I advise her to start talking more to the Ministers and they should listen to her. We need to support parents who are raising families, the young people who are struggling. They are getting up earlier, they are stuck in traffic and there are no buses, as was the case in Dublin yesterday and today. I know that children are in school at 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. or 5 p.m. Being a parent...

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Senator.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: We need to strengthen the pillar that is child care and put supports in place for young families but also for those who are most in need. However, this scheme will not do this. The Members opposite are putting forward a scheme of polarisation, stigmatisation and segregation. If this is what they want they should vote for the scheme. A meeting was held in Cork last Thursday to discuss this...

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Why then are they up in arms?

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: If they want change, then this scheme should be changed because child care is no longer a luxury but rather it is a necessity for thousands of families. Deputy Doherty stated that eleven schemes out of 11,000 were consulted. This is not consultation. Last Thursday night, the women of Cork spoke at a meeting and they had a common bond of frustration at the proposal before them. They said...

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Quality child care is important and it is not too late for the Minister of State to admit he is wrong, to say in the words of Senator Leyden, "The scheme will be changed", and to climb on the horse with Senator Mary White and take credit. Senator White deserves credit in this regard because she promulgated this view long before anybody else. Middle and lower income couples will be caught...

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Alan Shatter described the scheme last night as "anti-family, anti-child and anti-parent". Members opposite have spoken and we all share a commonality that the scheme is wrong and should be changed. I look forward to the Minister of State's response and I congratulate Senator Leyden on his Pauline conversion. It is great that Christianity is alive and well in the House.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: We are discussing child care.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Leyden was here.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: It was not in the Government's manifesto.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: It is taxpayers' money.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: A U-turn is on the way.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: We are listening all day.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister of State should hear the Senators here.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister of State should talk to the service providers.

Seanad: Community Child Care Subvention Scheme 2008-2010: Statements (Resumed) (14 Nov 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister of State has got it wrong.