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Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I do not believe we could have a single model of delivery for our country.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator should come in some day and say it is great that people are at work and able to fend for themselves, provide for their families, make a contribution and feel good about themselves. Inequalities are being reduced. The best way to eradicate poverty and a two-tier country is to have people at work earning a just and fair wage.

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I would be happy to have the Minister come to the House to discuss the success of JobPath and the activation measures which have enabled people to get jobs. That is a most fundamental point. The Cathaoirleach has ruled on Senator Norris, therefore I will not address his admonishment of a Member of the Lower House. I will leave it at that. Senator Colm Burke raised the need for the...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: That is Senator McDowell's opinion. I would be happy to have-----

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I have to defend the work of Dublin City Council in the main. I would be happy to have a debate in the context of the discussion and planning. I hope to have a debate on the national planning framework after the mid-term break. I join with Senator Mulherin in welcoming the appointment of Caitriona Perry and Keelin Shanley, who will be the first all-female panel to host "Six-One News". It...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2017: Motion (26 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That the Seanad do not insist on the amendment.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Legal Metrology (Measuring Instruments) Bill 2017, Committee and Remaining Stages, to be taken at 4.45 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Not correct.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 26 Members who contributed on the Order of Business. I join Senators Grace O'Sullivan, Catherine Ardagh, Ivana Bacik and David Norris in welcoming Ibrahim Halawa home. I pay tribute to all those who campaigned, whether they were Members of the House, NGOs, Members of the European Parliament, the previous Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Charles Flanagan, and the...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: He ran out of the Department with his tail between his legs and consigned Mary Harney there for years.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I will repeat it for the Senator again. Her great leader, her guru, spent €30 million on 115 reports and created the HSE, the bureaucratic quango that her people now have to say is in charge of the health system.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Where we have agreement collectively-----

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Gabh mo leithscéal-----

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I would remind Senator Wilson of his leader's famous list for the 2011 Seanad election before he comes back to me with anything.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I agree with all Members of the House that we must ensure-----

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I will. Senator Wilson knows I meant no ill-will towards him in my remarks. He knows well what the list was about, however. On a serious note, we must ensure the banks are held to account and that there can be no return to them going native. They must recognise that they are dealing with customers, people, or citizens of our country. Their actions affect customers materially and in...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The point is that they have to care now, and they will be held to account.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: That is the bottom line.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Craughwell never ceases to amaze me. He is a firm advocate of the Defence Forces and is nominated by one of the unions, which is his prerogative. There are issues in the Defence Forces being addressed by the Minister of State, Deputy Paul Kehoe. I realise Senator Craughwell is seeking election to other positions, and if he is successful he will have a key, pivotal role regarding...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: He has engaged in the reform of the Defence Forces.