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Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Thank you.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I appreciate that. I was not referring to the Senator per se. It is important that, collectively, we work to ensure there is success in terms of the pay and conditions of councillors who are doing a huge amount of work in changed circumstances. We recognise that there needs to be an increase in their pay. That is not a matter of us trying to appease our electorate, rather it is based on...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Absolutely. The point Senator Norris made about the listening to people and hearing their side of the story first is an important one. I join him in commending Senator Richmond on his dignified response on the radio this morning. The issue of our history in terms of recognising those who died and served in armies in other countries is one we should not just airbrush from history, but one...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: On the issue of the water refunds, I join Senator Murnane O'Connor in expressing the hope that the people who have paid will get their money back before Christmas. We will not hold up the debate in this House. I am sure that when we get the Bill from the Dáil, it will be passed in this House. I am happy to accept Senator Craughwell's amendment to the Order of Business.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister and the Bill back to the House and commend Senator Black on her performance on television last night. As the former Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children, I welcome the insertion of children in the Bill. I remind Senator Norris that this a Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. It is not a question of collaboration with anybody but it is to ensure...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: During the pre-legislative scrutiny on this Bill Professor Joe Barry said that minimum unit pricing is a proven effective measure with gains in the short term. That is the reality. This part of the Bill is probably the most important. I welcome that there is cross-party support for it in the Seanad. I note there was a minority viewpoint in that regard in the committee report but there is...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I am showing my age now.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: These days, young people are being encouraged to drink more. I would like to see a return to the pub being the only place where a person can drink alcohol because it was controlled and relatively safe. The barmen in the pubs at the time I was in college would not have tolerated any indiscretion. Minimum unit pricing is about setting a floor price below which alcohol cannot be sold. That...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Perhaps we should focus on section 10, a Chathaoirligh.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish to speak to the section, which relates to labelling, rather than commenting on the amendments. I would be happy to come back in when we discuss the section.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I will come back in then. I thank the Acting Chairman.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I feel a little out of place in doing this, but I feel I must. Notwithstanding that the committee that I chaired recommended that duty free and retail travel trade outlets be subject to the same labelling requirements and that the committee was very strong in its views in that regard, I am seeking clarification on the actual impact of section 11 of the Bill on duty free travel retail...

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Was the Senator a bad footballer?

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Fox is gone.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Notwithstanding the order of the House today, Committee Stage of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 will not adjourn at 8 p.m. this evening.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I propose a sos for five minutes to allow the Minister to prepare.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Cathaoirleach.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Does Senator Leyden remember Dermot Ahern and the 2009 legislation?

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Leyden voted for the 2009 legislation.

Seanad: Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: In listening to Senators McDowell and Boyhan earlier, I closed my eyes and thought I was back to the days of the PDs and the philosophy that was there. I was nearly hankering for the return of the PDs until I realised that under its regime, alcohol outlets increased, availability went through the roof and supply increased.