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Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (29 Jun 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I move: That Seanad Éireann resolves that sections 2 to 4, 6 to 12, 14 and 17 of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 (No. 39 of 1998) shall continue in operation for the period beginning on 30th June, 2020 and ending on 29th June, 2021.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Mar 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 181) Regulations 2020, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business without debate; No. 2, motion re Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2020, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 1 without debate; No. 2a, Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19)...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Mar 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: Or at the beginning - whichever you prefer. At the end is fine.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Mar 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I send our deepest sympathies to the families of the ten people who died. On my behalf and that of the Fine Gael group, I extend our deepest sympathies to Senator Ruane on the death of her grandmother, Maureen Lotsy from Finglas. Death and bereavement is a very difficult time but it is even more so without a hug or ability to say goodbye. The legacy of Senator Ruane's grandmother will live...

Seanad: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 181) Regulations 2020: Motion (27 Mar 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 181) Regulations 2020, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 25th March, 2020.

Seanad: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2020: Motion (27 Mar 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2020, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 25th March, 2020.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No.a1 on the Supplementary Order Paper and No. 1 on the Order Paper. No. a1, Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020 - all Stages, is to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude after three hours by the putting of one question from the Chair, which shall, in respect of amendments,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the four Members of the House for their contribution to this extraordinary Order of Business. On my own behalf and on behalf of the Government, I thank all members of staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas for facilitating today's sitting and for their presence and work. I acknowledge the gargantuan, supreme efforts of all our public and civil servants, those who work in our shops...

Seanad: An Bille Sláinte (Caomhnú agus Cosaint agus Bearta Éigeandála eile ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail), 2020: An Dara Céim - Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020: Second Stage (20 Mar 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank everybody for their presence today in the Houses of the Oireachtas. It is an extraordinary day. My father is 83 and was a nurse all his life, and he spoke to me about the polio epidemic in Cork and the outbreak of TB. Today we have our modern, more profound pandemic. Life has changed, perhaps significantly, forever. One thing that has not changed is that in the history of our...

Seanad: Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020: Motion for Earlier Signature (20 Mar 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish to inform the House that we could be sitting next week. The Dáil is sitting.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Alcohol Pricing (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, for attending. I am a former Chairman of the health committee, which engaged in pre-legislative scrutiny of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 which became the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018. The Minister of State, who was a very valued member of the committee, is now Minister of State at the Department of Health. We have been waiting on the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Alcohol Pricing (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: It is every day, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. If one compares prices over a ten-year period, a bottle of Jameson is €20 today, while it was €26.99 in 2009. A 700 ml bottle of Smirnoff was €30.99 in 2009, while it is €22.49 today. A bottle of Bailey's is €10 today, while it was €18.60 in 2009. A bottle of Hennessey is €25 today, while it was...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Alcohol Pricing (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes. Some shops are advertising that a person can buy two for €20 or €30. I am not complaining about the retailers, a Leas-Chathaoirligh, but we have a problem with below-cost selling. I want to ensure local businesses survive and jobs are created. However, we have not dealt with the misuse of alcohol. I refer to the importance of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015. We...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Alcohol Pricing (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I try to be. What I am saying is that alcohol is so cheap and the retail sector is using it in the way I have described. Why can Dunnes, for example, not say to the mum and dad, the single mother, the two dads or the two mums that they may use the loyalty card to buy nappies or other baby products for their kids rather than alcohol? We need to see a change around the price of alcohol. Let...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Alcohol Pricing (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State for her response and her personal commitment. The main point is that retailers are using alcohol products, particularly those with high alcohol by volume, such as whiskey and vodka, to drive footfall and increase market share. As the Minister of State said, young people today are drinking at an earlier age and drinking a variety of alcohol products. Minimum...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 92, motion 7, re Oireachtas secretarial assistants, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business, without debate; No. 1, Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2019 - All Stages, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and to conclude after 45 minutes, with the contributions of group spokespersons on Second Stage not exceed five minutes and the Minister to be given no...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: There is a "but" coming.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 25 members of staff-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I am sorry. I meant the 25 Members of the House who contributed on the final-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 25 Members of the House for their contributions on the final Order of Business of the term and, as Senator Marshall stated, of the decade. When we come back, it will be a new decade and a new opportunity for this House. Senators Clifford-Lee, Lawlor, Reilly, Mulherin and Horkan raised the issue of insurance and the disappointing news of the withdrawal by Ironshore Europe from...