Results 10,021-10,040 of 24,339 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The poor mistreated-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The poor people of Greece-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: -----today have an unemployment rate of 23%-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: -----when our country has a rate of approximately 6.4%.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Our country is on the road to recovery-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: -----because of the Fine Gael-Labour Government and the present Government. I, on behalf of the Government side in this House, will not allow Sinn Féin to wreck our country further.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I will take my chances, Senator Humphreys.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: As Senators know full well, including Senator Humphreys, who was a Minister of State, the sale of AIB was going to happen. As to the brave commentary of Senators Gavan and Conway-Walsh regarding the nationalised or non-private banks, they should consider their history and records.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senators are doing people a disservice by claiming that there is no accountability or regulation of the banks. There is now. The previous and current Governments have ensured that there will be no more light-touch regulation.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The good news-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: As Members know full well-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: It is about time that people got real about certain things in the House. Our responsibility as Members means that we must be objective in how we run the country and govern. On behalf of the young people in the gallery, we must ensure that we have a country to hand back to them, one in which they have a future and can learn from us and our mistakes. This and the previous Government have...
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The sale of AIB was always going to happen.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The bank has returned to profitability and the Minister, with the Government, has made the decision to sell. The good news is that the Minister will come to the House at 6 p.m., so the Senators can debate the matter. I hope that Members will not play party politics and that there is a proper debate. The voodoo economics of Sinn Féin must be scrutinised for everyone to see.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Ardagh raised the issue of traffic management in Dublin.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The Sinn Féin Members opposite should consider their colleagues in government in the North.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Some day, and I hope that I will not be here for it, the Sinn Féin Members will play a different tune when they are in government.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I look forward to them waving the flag.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: That is a different matter.
- Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I certainly will not rise to that bait, but Senator Norris is right. Senator Lawless raised the important matter of the Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Bill. As he knows well, I am not slowing the matter down or obfuscating on it. There has been an ongoing liaison between my office, Senators Lawless and McDowell and the Departments of Health and Justice and Equality regarding the Bill....