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- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: That is why the Government is determined to get it right. It is about getting all the information and facts so as to restore confidence in the cervical cancer screening programme. We must do that. That brave woman, Emma Mhic Mhathúna, was part of the HPV vaccine advertisement. It shows what we must do and that illustrates the importance of the scoping inquiry. We must get all the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I understand that. It will force people to leave and go elsewhere.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: It is disappointing in terms of people leaving our country but also in terms of investment coming in, and the Senator is correct in that regard. I wish to make it clear, in the context of Apple and Galway, that the Government and the IDA did everything possible to encourage and entice Apple to invest. I think two people objected-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: -----one of whom was not even living in the area. This is not just about a systems failure. We all want to see the democratic process at work in the context of planning matters. At the same time, in this case a person who was not even living in the area objected to this development and the whole system came tumbling down. What do we do? The Government was criticised for introducing the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: -----the strategic planning initiative. The case is going to the Supreme Court.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: It could, and I am not arguing against what Senator Craughwell is saying. To respond to Senator Mark Daly, it raises the question as to what is the best system for planning. I do not want to see what Senator Craughwell has suggested, whereby foreign direct investors will not come to Ireland, and that is the problem we face. On housing, we had a debate last week with the Minister for...
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Sláintecare report, which is the roadmap for the future of health services in this country, has sections dealing with that issue. It is important that we have someone at the helm who is going to lead and to bring about reform and accountability. To be fair, that is what the Minister for Health is trying to achieve. The job is an important one and I accept the points made by...
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: It also needs to be regularised.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: There are schools that have a stipulation that if a child's brother or sister went to them, he or she can go to them, but his or her nextdoor neighbour might not be able to do so.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: We will be happy to have a debate on the matter with the Minister when he comes to the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Victor Boyhan referred to the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dún Laoghaire. It is welcome that six beds have been opened. However, I do not have the answer the Senator requires. He has been prolific in raising the matter of the number of beds in the hospital, as has Senator Maura Hopkins. Senator Victor Boyhan has raised the issue 13 times. It warrants us posing the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I congratulate all those who will be involved in the Darkness into Light walk next Friday night-Saturday morning and commend all those who will participate. I congratulate Senator Tony Lawlor on being involved in Naas. He is right - it is about all of us finding a positive space. Senator Jennifer Murnane O'Connor spoke about the matter yesterday. It is about talking, sharing and working...
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Will the Senator say what he said again?
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: It is always important to reflect.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill was lucky that there were members of Fine Gael who were not here last night, but I will say no more than that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator will understand what I meant.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on the report of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach entitled "A report of the review of the credit union sector with specific reference to the Credit Union Advisory Committee review of implementation of the recommendations in the Commission on Credit Unions report (June 2016)", to be taken at 4.45 p.m. and to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Is Deputy Ross on the committee?
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator should withdraw that comment.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: It ill-behoves the Senator to say that.