Results 6,701-6,720 of 24,326 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (12 Feb 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes, notwithstanding anything in the Order of Business today, I propose that No. 83, motion 11 not be taken today but be taken tomorrow between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: I oppose that.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: It is a pity those who want Seanad reform are not so good at reform now.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: It is a pity those who want Seanad reform are not in favour of real reform.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: Sure the Senator is one of his-----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: That is up to the Senator.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Feb 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: That is a first.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Feb 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018 - Committee Stage, resumed, to be taken at 12.45 p.m.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Feb 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: That is the first mistake the Senator made.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Feb 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: I thought Senator Norris was a Christian.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Feb 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator never misses an opportunity to refer to this.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Feb 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: It is a pity the Senator's party did a U-turn. It is a pity it did not have the courage to go through with it.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Feb 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: How are Senator Mark Daly and Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív doing?
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Feb 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: I am sick of listening to Senator Leyden.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Feb 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is wrong.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Feb 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: Wrong.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Feb 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: I dtús báire, cuirim fíorfháilte go dtí an Teach roimh an Uasal John O'Sullivan agus roimh na banaltraí. In welcoming the nurses - a number of Senators mentioned this issue - we must be careful in the context of the rhetoric we use. Senator Marshall spoke about the use of language. It is important to recognise a number of points. First, there is a need for...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Feb 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: The inference of his argument is that there should be a free-for-all.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Feb 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator repeatedly fails to recognise that we have employed 3,800 more nurses and that pay restoration is continuing for public servants across the board. We are paying €1.5 billion per month in the form of public sector pay. That is €17 billion per year. If one was to accept Senator Gavan's argument and that of his party, we would be spending in excess of that. We...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Feb 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: What Senator Gavan fails-----