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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I congratulate the Leas-Chathaoirleach on her election and elevation to the position. She will bring distinction to the role. Comhghairdeas leat agus beir bua. I thank Senator Cosgrove for raising this matter. I apologise that I do not have a copy of the written reply for her. I am taking this Commencement matter on behalf of the Minister for Education. I will ask the Department to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Cosgrove is right that there is a need for clarity around additional accommodation. As a former school teacher, I understand fully the school community and its needs. I am told the school has been approved to progress a traditional building project, which will deliver a significant suite of classrooms, specialist teaching spaces and provision for students with special educational...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Emergency Departments (27 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Ryan for raising the matter of the emergency department in University Hospital Limerick. In the previous Seanad, the Leas-Chathaoirleach raised it continuously. Senator Ryan is correct, in that it is completely unacceptable. For those of us who do not live in the catchment area, it is beyond belief as to how we are continuously in a place where concern is expressed by...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Emergency Departments (27 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Ryan for raising the matter and she is right that investment alone will not solve the problem. A wholehearted, collaborative approach around management, investment and patient flow is needed. She is correct; the people of the mid-west deserve access to responsive, urgent and safe emergency care. It is about the combination of increased capacity and reforms, which the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (26 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. Thank you for your welcome. I thank Senator Duffy. As Minister of State, it is great to be here in Seanad Éireann, my second home, and thank you for the welcome. I am taking the Commencement matter for Senator Duffy on behalf of the Minister, Deputy O'Brien. I thank the Senator for raising the important matter of the upgrades of the N26 and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (26 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Duffy. He is right. Action is needed in terms of the simple asks such as changing traffic lights, traffic flow, orbital routes and easing congestion. It is not a mammoth ask and it should be done with ease. With regard to new national road projects, there was a funding constraint in 2024 as the bulk of the €5.1 billion allocated for new roads becomes available...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (26 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Not according to the newspapers.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (26 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: What about the Áras?

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Tá mé ag éisteacht.

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Tá mé ag éisteacht.

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Tá mé ag éisteacht.

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Labhair mise-----

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Ná bí ag magadh now.

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Gabhaim mo bhuíochas leis an Teachta Ó Dálaigh as an rún seo a chur os ár gcomhair agus gabhaim buíochas freisin le gach Ball a thacaigh agus a labhair ar an tairiscint seo. I commend Deputy Daly on tabling the motion. Members will be aware the Government is not opposing the motion. All of us on all sides of the House share the frustration and annoyance around...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (19 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy Whitmore for raising this very important matter. I concur completely that the biggest need is for bus services to be reliable and on time. We share the belief that should not just be an aspiration but a reality for the consumer, the travelling public. I thank the Deputy and appreciate the issues she has outlined in her contribution. I commit to bringing the issues she has...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Bus Services (19 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy Whitmore again for her contribution and for bringing the matter to the House. I assure her I fully recognise that transport connectivity is hugely important for the people who live, work and study in the areas she has mentioned and across urban and rural areas. It is vital and key to revitalising our villages, towns and urban centres. I accept the challenges we have heard...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Online Safety (19 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I reiterate that online catfishing is not a trivial issue. It is a very serious matter that has a real and lasting impact on the victim both emotionally and financially. The anonymity the Internet affords cannot be an excuse for deception and harm. I fully agree with the thrust of what the Deputy said. While we have strong legislative measures in place, we must continue to assess whether...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Online Safety (19 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy Ward for submitting this very important Topical Issue. I am responding on behalf of the Minister for Justice, Deputy O’Callaghan. I commend Deputy Ward on his proactivity both here this morning and in the Seanad when he served there. I commend the former Senator, Lisa Chambers, and Deputy Ward on their work on this particular matter. I acknowledge the important...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rail Network (13 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter, which I am taking for the Minister for Transport, and I apologise that he is not here. It is an important matter. Having been a student In Maynooth, I have seen the growth of Kilcock, Sallins and Maynooth. Improving public transport services and infrastructure is central to improving citizens' quality of life and achieving our decarbonisation...