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Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I was not talking. I was just trying to take a note of the matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator should look at herself.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: On what basis does the Senator want a sos?

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Will he be back with his own Bill?

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: In equally the same manner.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator must have missed some of the debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 27 Members for their contributions. Senator Ardagh raised the important issue of hereditary haemochromatosis patients and the issue around therapeutic venesection services for patients. The whole issue of therapeutic venesection services for medical and GP visit card holders is being considered by Government as part of the consultations with GP representatives on the GMS...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: There is a continuing uncertainty around what the UK Government actually wants and stands for. That does not help anybody, especially not those of us who are the UK's near neighbours. I was hoping Senator Gavan would launch into a tune or two but he did not. I am not sure whether it is the case that he is afraid that it is coming home. The Government will continue to work with our...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Well there is an avenue. To be fair to Senator Norris, he strove manfully and courageously to achieve nomination the last time. He had many a setback before he got the nominations but, to be fair to him, he got there.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: That is what democracy is about. It is about allowing people to exercise democracy by casting their votes. On Senator Bacik's point, I look forward to having the debate on housing and to reaffirming the Government's commitment under the action plan for housing, Rebuilding Ireland. We will have a debate with the Minister, Deputy Ross, on the Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill today. We will...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: We might be better off if Senator Norris was not here at all sometimes.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Some of the Senator's rhetoric yesterday was bordering on the hysterical. He would have been better advised to stay shtum to be honest.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I will not take lectures from Senator Norris or from anybody else about the role my party played in the formation of our State, about how we appoint judges or about why they are appointed.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: We have certainly always looked for independence for the Judiciary. I will not take hysterical lectures from anybody.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I will defend the work Fine Gael has done since we came into government. I will not listen to the windbaggery of some around here who are playing to the Gallery and the Fourth Estate-----

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: -----and trying to get cheap headlines. The Senator would be better off working to make amendments to the Bill rather than getting hysterical headlines.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: The record of the Fine Gael Party of appointing judges in government is second to none and we will continue to do the right thing as the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, said yesterday. We will not take lectures from Senator Norris, or from anybody else for that matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I am coming to that. I know the Senators are all in summer eve or holiday mode today. Some of them are bordering on being cranky, hysterical and whatever.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: If the Cathaoirleach had to listen to some of the 27 Members who spoke in the House this morning and to some of the stuff they have said, he would be like that himself. I always try to work with people in the spirit of good will. Yesterday we had a sos from 6 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.As such, I propose that we have a sos from 6 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: We started at 2 p.m. yesterday and finished at 10 p.m., with a break from 6 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. We are resuming the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill at 3 p.m. If business is extended to 10 p.m., then instead of breaking from 7 p.m. to 7.30 p.m., I propose that we break from 6 p.m. until 6.30 p.m. If Members want an hour, we will extend to 11 p.m.