Results 9,681-9,700 of 24,339 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Lawless raised the very important issue of the human rights of the Rohingya people. The refugee crisis is a damning indictment of the Burmese authorities and a solution must be found immediately. Aung San Suu Kyi has to do more than condemn what is happening because it is within her gift to bring about change. I hope that our Government, through the United Nations, can play a role...
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Devine will be interested to know that the education budget will see a reduction in the pupil-teacher ratio, more special needs assistants, more teachers, a return to the provision of career guidance as well as the building of new schools under the capital development plan. The Government of which Senator Ó Ríordáin was a member built more schools than any Government...
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: It is crocodile tears.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I am not hurt at all but what I-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I intend to do that as well, but it is ironic that the parties are on the radio, reading from the old one-pager from Sinn Féin, because they cannot find anything to criticise. The health budget announced yesterday is bigger than that contained in the Sinn Féin document, with €646 million in current expenditure-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I did and it is voodoo economics.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Sinn Féin is a tax and spend party.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: It is important to set the tone in terms of what is happening in our country. Some of the Sinn Féin Members do not see the value of being in government. To be fair to Fianna Fáil, while we disagree with its Members on many matters, they at least want to go into government, and when they do-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The problem with Sinn Féin is that it will not go into government in the North or the South and it is also absenting itself from Westminster. The good news, and the Cathaoirleach is right that I should hammer home the good news for Senator Devine and her colleagues, is that an additional €646 million-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: This is the good news that Senator Ó Clochartaigh might like to hear. I do not think he has a press release about it but he might just do me the courtesy of listening to the good news. There is €646 million in current expenditure, more than €200 million of which will be for new developments.That is an additional €471 million for capital over the period from 2018 to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: There is €75 million in the budget for reducing waiting lists. I hope Senator Gavan will welcome this. Does he welcome it?
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: There you go.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: All the Sinn Féin Party wants is a wealth tax. Tax and spend is all it wants. It is not interested in good news. That is the good news - €75 million but Senator Gavan cannot even welcome it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I fully agree with Senator Daly on the banking system in our country. There is an absolute need for the banks to recognise they must work with people, whether those in business or agriculture or homeowners. Senator Daly welcomed the fund for agriculture and business in the budget, but the point is-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: He is absolutely correct that the banks must work with people and there needs to be accountability. What is happening with our banks now is they are creating faceless and peopleless banks. When we walk into banks now in parts of Cork city, there is no one in them. There is only machines, and this is not good enough or acceptable. Senator Daly is absolutely correct with regard to the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The Minister will be in the House in a couple of weeks. Anybody would recognise the importance of this. I do not have the details of this individual case but, to my knowledge, there is a mutual agreement between the person and the HSE, the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection or the Housing Agency. I am happy to take up the case with the Minister for the Senator. Senator...
- Seanad: Order of Business (11 Oct 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Ó Clochartaigh raised the very important and sensitive issue of the Sisters of Mercy and Lenaboy Castle. The points he raised certainly need to be investigated if they have not been. I am not familiar with the issue he raised because it is a matter in Galway, but if there is a possibility that children are buried there it needs to be investigated thoroughly and properly by...
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re sectoral employment order (construction sector) to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business, without debate; and No. 2, statements on budget 2018, to be taken at 4.45 p.m. and to conclude not later than 6.50 p.m., with the contribution of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes - time can be shared - all other Senators not to exceed...
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: What is the reason for that?
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Oct 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Who created the HSE?