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- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (23 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I join with Senator Marshall in welcoming the rise in farm incomes. The point he made was very valid in terms of the importance of agriculture to our country, North and South. We need to continue to ensure there is growth in our farming communities and that we put in place supports for the Brexit negotiations and, as Senator Mulherin mentioned, the rising costs of diesel and oil....
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (23 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: We will have the debate next Wednesday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (23 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Minister of State, Deputy Ciarán Cannon, is not available until 2.20 p.m. because of the contingency around the debate on data protection yesterday. I gave a commitment that the Bill would not be guillotined but it finished quicker than we thought.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Data Protection Bill 2018 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] – Report and Final Stages, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business, and No. 2, motion for earlier signature of the Data Protection Bill 2018, to be taken without debate at the conclusion of No. 1.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: It is Colm Burke.
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 14 Members of the House who made contributions to the Order of Business. On behalf of the Government and the House and on my own behalf, I join with Senators Conway-Walsh, Norris, Butler, Murnane O'Connor, Craughwell, Devine, Colm Burke and Horkan in offering our sympathies to the families of Jastine Valdez and Anastasia Kriegel on their very sad deaths. The brutal and callous...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (16 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: A baby boy.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Personal Assistant Services for Individuals with a Disability: Discussion (16 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes. I thank Mr. Collumb, Ms Daly and Mr. Toner for their presentation, Ms Meany and Ms Carr and also the personal assistants for being with us, for participating and for allowing us to have this engagement. To be fair, Senator Dolan asked a rhetorical question about the personal assistant service. Mr. Toner spoke about the lived experience. We are seeing here the embodiment of the lived...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Personal Assistant Services for Individuals with a Disability: Discussion (16 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: It is important we would hear from all sides.
- Committee on Public Petitions: Personal Assistant Services for Individuals with a Disability: Discussion (16 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: That was my first question. I have gone on a little and I apologise for that. Whose job is it to govern the quality and the delivery of the service? I note in her paper on the quality issues, Dr. McCarthy of the Disability Federation of Ireland said that it was not the job of the HSE to do that. She also said that the Health Information and Quality Authority, HIQA has a paper exploring...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Personal Assistant Services for Individuals with a Disability: Discussion (16 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes. To be fair, the three people who have presented this afternoon have shown in a lived way the importance of the personal assistant, PA, service model of delivery, whether it is the number of hours or whatever. How can we make that service better and deliver it in a way that ensures that the needs of the person are met? I refer to a person who requires, say, ten hours. I agree the...
- Committee on Public Petitions: Personal Assistant Services for Individuals with a Disability: Discussion (16 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I am sorry, Vice Chairman, but we have a vote in the Seanad.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017 - Committee Stage, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and to adjourn no later than 2.15 p.m. if not previously concluded; No. 2, Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Dáil] - Report and Final Stages, to be taken on conclusion of No. 1 but no earlier than 1.45 p.m. and to be adjourned no later than 4 p.m., if not...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator just did.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: How does Senator Gavan know that?
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: There is only room for one queen.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. Can I thank the 14 Members of the House for their contributions to the Order of Business. Can I begin on my own behalf, as Leader of the House, with Senators Conway-Walsh, Higgins and Nash, in paying tribute to the memory of the late Tom Murphy, the playwright who passed away. As Senator Nash rightly said, he was a playwright who held up a mirror up to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Both sides-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I made my remarks on that on yesterday's Order of Business and it has been well documented. Dr. Boylan should not be vilified. He is a person we should support and thank for the work he has done in his professional capacity.