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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Credit Unions (15 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister of State and I have had a good discussion about this matter and, as he will be aware, credit unions are the bedrock of many local communities. Members save, members borrow and credit unions are the peoples' bank in many cases. I am a former supervisor of my own credit union in Bishopstown. At this time of the year a lot of credit unions hold their annual general meeting, AGM,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Credit Unions (15 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I hope the credit union movement, which is supportive of and immersed in local communities, continues to sponsor local organisations. There is a hardship welfare fund available. I also hope the credit union movement will not move away from that ethos and neither will it be allowed to move away by the Government and the Central Bank. It is about...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2020: Second Stage (14 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister to the House. Many of us wish we were back on this day last year because, as Senator Dolan alluded to, we had full employment. To listen to some of the naysayers, one would think the previous Government did nothing. I remind the House of Mr. Seamus Coffey, the eminent University College Cork, UCC, academic who has written on the issue of income and inequality. The...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: Is there an agreement among the parties as to who that person should be?

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: That is fine.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (10 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I am not going to dwell on the matter because Deputies have outlined the details but the briefing paper laid before us by the secretariat and commissioned by the committee earlier this month refers to what constitutes policy and public concern or interest. Without being personal, this is a very important committee. I was a member of the previous committee and this could be one of the most...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: We asked for a debate on the reopening of the country. There is a bit of confusion about the issue of church choirs and the need for churches to have music, particularly on Christmas Day. I am thinking of Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork, which has a wonderful choir, organ and music to enhance our liturgical celebration of the feast of Christmas. It it baffling that because the HPSC and...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of information, I ask the Leader to identify the organisation to which is she referring that showed disrespect?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: Well said.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: Will the Cathaoirleach outline the procedures for the legislation as the debate will be curtailed at 12.30 p.m.? How often may Members contribute?

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: May we contribute at a particular time or should we indicate when we wish to come in?

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: To clarify, I wish to speak on a particular matter, the retail export scheme.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I appreciate that but will the Cathaoirleach allow me to speak on the scheme? I do not wish to have a row with the Cathaoirleach.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: Okay. The Cathaoirleach might allow me to speak when I indicate.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: The amendment concerns a review and I will speak to that matter. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Thomas Byrne, to the House. I wish him well in his endeavours in the next critical period. The decision of the United Kingdom to scrap VAT-free shopping for non-EU visitors will, according to the UK Treasury, save £500 million in a calendar year. That is without any review taking...

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I am coming to that.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: Such purchases could be made in Blarney Woollen Mills or, as the Cathaoirleach who is from Kenmare will know, in many fine shops in Kenmare. I am sure he would want to speak up for those retailers.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Report and Final Stages (8 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: As the Minister of State, the Leader and the Cathaoirleach know, a review is necessary and it relates to this amendment. To give an example, the Guinness Storehouse is the biggest tourist attraction in the country. I referred to it last week and I did some research over the weekend. It would be difficult to spend €75 in the Guinness Storehouse as people might buy a trinket, T-shirt,...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (8 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit agus ba mhaith liom comhghairdeas a dhéanamh leis as ucht an Bille seo. I hope this Bill will put us on the right track as we emerge from Covid-19. It is important that we are publishing our Finance Bill while we try to walk a tightrope on matters relating to Brexit and Covid-19. It is the backdrop because these matters are affecting people....

Seanad: Finance Bill 2020: Second Stage (8 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I was not referring to the Senator at all and he may protest too much. The Minister of State and I have had our battles around the retail export scheme and we will not revisit them. In the hospitality sector there is a VAT reduction and a Covid restrictions support scheme, CRSS, and we can add to that the extension of debt warehousing measures relating to income tax and reliefs for the...