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Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, to the House, in particular, as Senator Conway said, on international disability day. It is important and appropriate that today we pay tribute to Senator Conway on his work and advocacy on disability matters.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Today is an important day. I also said this on Wednesday when the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, was in the House. In a way, it is a bit like Groundhog Day. Many people thought in March 2020 we would be out of Covid-19 by the summer or Christmas. We are here again on the edge of the following Christmas. It amazes me that the experts know everything. They can pontificate on...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: That one is particularly good. I respect the fact that the Minister for Health is in the Lower House and cannot be here as he does not have the gift of bilocation. The Minister of State is his very willing and able replacement.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I am glad that the Cabinet sub-committee is meeting today. I ask the members of the Cabinet to make their decision based on the recommendation of NPHET sooner rather than later because what will happen? On Saturday, Sunday and Monday we will have every genius again pontificating and driving people daft. I say that with respect because I do not know all of the science. I also accept that...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Dec 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Today is World AIDS Day. We must as a country, collectively and individually, continue to remove the stigma associated with HIV and AIDS. We must also do so in the world of sport, where a parallel exercise is necessary. I ask for a debate in this House, and with the Government, on the criteria used in the selection of host countries for major sporting events, such as the Olympics and FIFA...

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: That is not fair.

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Be fair now. That is not fair.

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brophy. I ask, not in a discordant manner but in a friendly one, that Senator Mullen withdraw his remarks and the inference attached regarding former Members. It does not serve us well in the debate. There is much more that binds us than disunites us. I respectfully ask Senator Mullen in this context to do so.

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I appreciate that.

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: The Acting Chairperson did a very good job in intervening. To be fair, in his own right Senator Mullen would be justified in standing up and lambasting some of us if we did what he did. This is a very important motion. The world stands at a crossroads. This week, The New York Timeshad a very interesting article on China, Taiwan and the growing closeness between Europe and the Taiwanese...

Seanad: Human Rights in China: Motion (1 Dec 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: -----on which we should all reflect in the fullness of time. For far too long, there has been a hands-off policy and a policy of keeping Europe and Taiwan at arm's length by European governments. Thankfully, that is changing. Senator Conway spoke about President Biden and relations with Taiwan. There comes a time in the affairs of men and women where we must stand up. We have made...

Seanad: Covid-19 and the New Measures (Health): Statements (1 Dec 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for attending this important debate. Yet again we are at a crossroads in the context of Covid-19. It is a bit like Groundhog Day with a recurring pandemic that continues to baffle eminent immunologists and virologists. We must certainly keep our guard up. I endorse the remarks made by my colleague and friend, Senator Burke, about the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Mr. Llewellyn to the meeting, thank him for being here and wish him well in his new career. We do not have any role in stopping his appointment. There are a number of challenges. Mr. Llewellyn appeared before the UK Parliament's transport committee on 25 November 2020, almost a year ago to this day, and spoke about the issues of the merger of government organisations and road...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I am.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: It is important that TII fulfils the programme for Government commitment and the aims of the national development plan in the development and completion of that project. That is the case for a number of reasons. The TII's record on road safety is very good. Mr. Llewellyn spoke about a parliamentary committee meeting in his opening remarks. People did not notice how they arrived safely...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: We have just passed legislation for speed limit variations on the M50, depending on weather conditions. As Mr. Llewellyn has said, there are situations where speed limits are set. Would he be in favour of a moving speed limit on roads other than the M50?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish Mr. Llewellyn well. I hope that he will come back before this committee again, with his colleagues from TII, to discuss different projects. I thank him for being here today and wish him every success.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: He probably lost a lot of money. That is what happened to him.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland: Chairperson Designate (1 Dec 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I am happy enough. Mr. Llewellyn has given a good and insightful presentation. This question-and-answer session has been equally helpful. As I said, I wish him well in his new position. Several others have mentioned the importance of the M20. From the speech given by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Michael McGrath, in the Seanad last night and Mr....