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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator's leader was in government.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: We had a 16% unemployment level. Nobody would give us money.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Five Senators raised today the issue of the nursing dispute. I will make the same point I made last week and the whole time. All of us value, respect and admire the work being done in our hospitals and healthcare system by our nurses. Not one person I know of wants to see any person, be it a nurse, teacher, porter or bus driver, on strike. Today there is a pathway to reopen the talks...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: One cannot have a free-for-all. That might be the model Sinn Féin might like to have and subscribe to but one cannot have a free-for-all. There is one public sector pay deal. There is a knock-on effect if it is breached for one union.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Correct. The Government, as the Taoiseach and Minister for Health have outlined, is open to meeting. I invite and encourage all concerned to sit around the table and engage. Senator Conway-Walsh raised the issue of JobPath. It is worth noting that there are 41,000 people employed full time and 5,000 part time. The level of complaint concerning JobPath is around 0.41%. If the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell raised the issue of housing. We had the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government in the House last week for a housing debate. He will be in today to conclude his remarks. My advice to the Senator on the point she raised on housing is to put a Commencement matter before the House. On the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill, my information is that the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: If the Senator gives me the details I will.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Gallagher raised the issue of CPR in secondary schools in Cavan and Monaghan. It is an important issue, which needs to be addressed urgently. We have seen defibrillators put in place in rural and urban settings. We need to set up a process whereby we can train more people, especially young people, in CPR. I commend all involved. Senator Warfield raised the issue in The Times,...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Maidin amárach ar 10.30.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes, I will raise the matter.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: One could but, to be fair to the Minister, the Senator can blame him for many things but his jurisdiction does not extend to charge points in the car park of the Houses of the Oireachtas.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I accept Senator Warfield's amendment to the Order of Business. Senator Paul Daly raised a good point about toll charges. As Senators will know, last year the Government introduced an incentive for owners of electric cars. We need to consider toll charges and some of the prohibitive costs that accrue to people, be they businesspeople or others going to work or doing their business. I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 11 Members for their contributions to the Order of Business. I dtús báire, ar mo shon féin agus ar son an Rialtas, bronnaim mo chomhbhrón le muintir Dhún na nGall agus go mórmhór leis na clanna Roarty, Harley, Harkin and Scott on a very tragic day for their families in Donegal. We send them our sympathies and our deepest thoughts and regards....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 Jan 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Consumer Protection (Gift Vouchers) Bill 2018 – Committee and Remaining Stages, to be taken at 12.45 p.m.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016 - Second Stage, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and to adjourn not later than 2.30 p.m., with the time allocated to group spokespersons not to exceed ten minutes each and all other Senators not to exceed five minutes each; No. 2, Companies (Amendment) Bill 2019 - All Stages, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 1 and to adjourn not...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Anecdotally. Let us base comments on facts.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Let us have a debate on the facts.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator said that nurses receive half the pay.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jan 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: What is the purpose of the amendment? I do not understand its purpose.

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