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- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator was too busy canvassing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator and Senator Daly.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: It is information.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I fully intend to. It is a health issue.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is and he has just done it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: He has done it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Accidentally wrong.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Go away out of that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: What is the Senator doing himself? He is being political.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 22 Members of the House for their contributions to the Order of Business and wish them a very happy, prosperous and peaceful new year. I hope we can work collectively to serve the people who elected us to serve and work on behalf of them. I begin by joining with Members of the House who expressed their sympathy to the family on the death of the late Maurice Hayes, a former...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator's job-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I am coming to that. The Minister will shortly be bringing a report to Cabinet on bed capacity. There have been intensive care beds opened. Senator Mullen is entitled to his opinion-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: -----but he is not entitled to cite false information about the health service.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator did actually.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The problem you have is that you come in with a one-dimensional speech. Look at the overall collective approach to health.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Let me make it quite clear. There is a Government plan on health. There is increased investment. There is an increase in staffing and there is a restoration of pay. What we must do now is commit ourselves further in the face of increased demand to see how we can make the health system deliver more for people, whether it is in the case of investment in increased intensive care beds or...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I would very much like that or whatever the Cathaoirleach wants to implement. I am replying to the 22 Members. The issue of Syria is a very important one. We will have a debate on foreign affairs next week or the week after. Senator Bacik raised an important matter. I noted her remarks on the gender pay gap and I am happy to have the Minister come to the House on that. The Minister...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I will.
- Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I commend Senator Kelleher for a very personal speech and join with other speakers in commending and congratulating our colleague and friend, Senator Noone, on her very fine chairing of the committee. I begin by wanting to end the narrative that the process adopted by the committee was wrong. The process was very fair, balanced and came up with a report that we can all be justifiably proud...
- Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: We heard powerful testimonies. We did not hear bias; we heard the truth. Expert witnesses from the legal and medical professions laid before us the realities of what is in our Constitution. As politicians and as people, we have buried our heads for far too long. I do not agree with abortion but it is happening every day. Women are travelling. These are not women without names. Many of...