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Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: No. 6, Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 - Committee Stage (Resumed), to be taken on conclusion of No. 5 and to be adjourned no later than 6.45 p.m., if not previously concluded; No. 7, Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016 - message from Dáil Éireann, to be taken at 6.45 p.m., with the contributions of Senators not to exceed five minutes and the Minister to be...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Did Senator Daly say "the right honourable Member"?

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of information, the Fine Gael Party has not yet made a decision. The Senator is again misinforming the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Norris has been misinforming the House all week.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: He is being left-----

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: There he goes again.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 11 Members for their contributions to the Order of Business. The Cathaoirleach has caught me on the hop.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I join with Senators Daly, Norris and Feighan in their condemnation of the violence and attacks in Derry, which are unnecessary and unwanted. All of us condemn the provocation and attacks. As Senator Daly mentioned, we are on the edge of the marching season and of tomorrow's events in particular. I hope all who take part in tomorrow's marches are cognisant of all communities who live in...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I do hope that the flying public will not be disrupted. Senator Conway-Walsh made reference to the INMO and its input at the Joint Committee on Health. I thank the nurses' organisations and the nurses themselves for their work in our hospitals. The INMO is a trade union of the nurses which came to the health committee with a particular vantage point. There has been significant investment...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: That is the reality.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I know, and I am not against what the Senator wants to achieve, but it is not the Minister who goes in, sits down and thumps the table. There is a way of doing this. Our drugs basket price has decreased. I would be happy to take up the matter on behalf of the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I would be happy to do that. Senator Grace O'Sullivan raised the important issue of our responsibilities under sustainable development. We are lagging behind other European countries in our commitments on climate change. I would be happy to arrange a debate on renewable energy. We need to keep working on this. Senator Norris referred to the presidential election. In my response...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: The Fianna Fáil Party has made a decision, which is its prerogative.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: No one has closed the option down. The Constitution is clear. Twenty Members of the Oireachtas or four city or county councils can sign a candidate's nomination. That is not closing it down. That is laid out under the Constitution.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: If Senator Norris wants to change the Constitution, then let us put that question to the people in a referendum.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: All I am saying is that-----

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: In connection with that, some of the commentary being levelled against the Fine Gael Party during the House's discourse on the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill is laughable. I will not take a lecture from anyone about the role of Fine Gael, as a party in government, in the appointment of judges, our support for the Judiciary or our support for the pillars of our society. I would...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Senators can argue that perhaps we would do the same, but I hope that the debate will focus on the Bill itself. If there are demerits, let us iron them out. Senators Lombard and Humphreys raised the issue of the effect of the drought and fine weather on the agriculture community. There will be a knock-on effect. Consider what Teagasc said last week about growth - there was no growth....

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: -----for the good of the country. Is it not wonderful that the Prince and his wife, Meghan, are in Croke Park-----

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: -----which may be the most important symbol of our country and the home of our national games?