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Seanad: Order of Business (13 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Exactly and it will be well stocked as well. I offered the second Private Members' session to Sinn Féin this evening but it declined the offer so it is my intention to have two Private Members' sessions next week. I thank the party leaders in the House, the Cathaoirleach and Seanad staff for their co-operation this week. It has been a different week. We will sit again next Tuesday...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed and Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (8 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Chairman for giving me this opportunity to speak and for the work he has been doing along with his colleagues on this committee. I would like to begin by referring to something that does not relate to Brexit. I congratulate and pay tribute to Mr. Doran regarding his tenure as general secretary of the INMO and for his stewardship of that organisation over the years. I had the...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed and Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (8 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Steady now.

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed and Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (8 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Was Brexit-proofing part of the public sector pay negotiations? Given Mr. Doran's analysis of the incentivisation programme in the UK and that the Bring Them Home campaign here has been an unmitigated failure, is there anything we can do to ensure we can retain more graduates? I accept that some will go abroad no matter what happens. How can we ensure that our graduates whether nurses,...

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed and Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (8 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Does Mr. Doran mean the HSE?

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: Engagement with Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed and Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (8 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Was there nothing about Brexit in those talks?

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Domestic Violence Bill 2017 - Committee Stage, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and to be adjourned not later than 2 p.m.; No. 2, statements on the audit of the use of section 12 of the Child Care Act by An Garda Síochána, to be taken at 2 p.m. and to conclude not later than 3 p.m. with contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes, time...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes, following a conversation with Senator Ruane.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Sinn Féin supported the bank guarantee.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes it did. It is on the record.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I always pay attention.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is good at that himself.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Empty rhetoric.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 17 Senators who spoke. Senators Ardagh, Conway-Walsh, Bacik, Humphreys and Wilson raised the sale of shares in AIB. The Minister has outlined that it is his intention, on behalf of the Government, to sell some of the shares in AIB. It is extraordinary to listen to some of the Members of the House today, some of whom have been in government, some of whom were in the Government...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The treaty committed us to certain terms and conditions. As Members know full well, the benefits of the sale of AIB shares can only be used for debt write-down. In an ideal world we would all love to take the money from the sale of the shares in AIB and spend it on our pet projects. I assure the young people in the Gallery who are present today that the Government, on behalf of the people,...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: It is easy to be for nothing and against everything in the Chamber every day, Senator Norris.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The reality, as Members will know,-----

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The irony of it all is that the hypocrisy of Sinn Féin knows no bounds. It was in Greece with its flags and posters standing side by side with Syriza and Mr. Varoufakis, saying that they would not surrender.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: And what happened? Mr. Varoufakis has gone off on his bike. Greece and the poor unfortunate people-----