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Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I will revert to the Minister of State's office to request that he meet Senators Mac Lochlainn, Wilson, McFadden and Craughwell and myself.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I will ask for it to be held in the next 24 hours but I cannot give a commitment that it will be. I cannot govern the Minister of State's diary but I will endeavour to have-----

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Cé mhéad ama atá agam?

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Go raibh maith agat. I welcome the Minister of State to the House and commend him for his stewardship and his contribution during his time in office. If I was to listen to Senator Ó Clochartaigh, notwithstanding the fact that he has articulated genuine concerns, I would swear the Government was doing nothing in the tourism sector at all. In front of us today we have a Minister of...

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Okay, with Limerick. The Minister of State's heart is, of course, in Limerick. We will come back to that. I know the Minister of State spoke about the local authorities in his speech in terms of their campaign and the conference Collaborate Locally to Compete Globally, but we must get the city and county councils to become part of that strategy, to promote, market and invest, in this case,...

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: We have a tremendous tourism product. We have a wonderful country. We have a very welcoming, hospitable people. We have tremendous people working in the service industry. We have a Minister of State who is on top of his brief and who has a command of it and passion for it, but we need all the pieces of the jigsaw to come together. Mar fhocal scoir, it is important in the area of Cork,...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business: "That No. 6aon the Supplementary Order Paper, statements on the proposed sale of AIB shares, be taken at 6 p.m.; to conclude not later than 7.15 p.m.; with the time allocated to group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes; time can be shared and the Minister will be called upon to reply to the debate not later than 7.10 p.m."

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I propose a further amendment to the Order of Business: "That the statements on the acknowledgement of the Irish soldiers at the siege of Jadotville, as agreed to in the amendment to the Order of Business this morning, will not be taken today", as an accommodation has been reached between the proposing Senator and the relevant Minister on the issue.

Seanad: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to accept the following measure:Regulation (EU) 2017/353 of the European...

Seanad: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: As the Minister is in the Dáil I propose that we suspend until 7.45 p.m. I apologise to Members.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: In view of there being a vote in the Dáil and there is another piece of legislation to be dealt with in the Lower House, I propose that we suspend until 8.15 p.m. I apologise to the Members who have been patiently waiting. To be fair to the Minister she thought she would be finished by now.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister, to be fair, did think she would be finished

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I am in the Members' hands. Not all parties are here. It is an important debate to have and Members have requested it. The Minister is in the Lower House, there is a vote and, as the Senator knows, there is not a pair. The Minister also has to take another Bill. That is why we had factored in that time this evening, having spoken to the different-----

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I accept that, but I am conscious that not all Members of the House are here in terms of all parties being represented, and we have not had a discussion-----

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: That is true.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I am willing to co-operate with the Members. I am here and am prepared to stay here, but I appreciate that Members have other commitments too. I apologise to the Members of the House for the change in time. It was after liaising with the Department and the Minister's office that we had reached the original time, but I am happy to adjourn or to suspend until 8.15 p.m., and if the Minister...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: It is not next Tuesday, it is 13 June. I am happy to do so if all Members are. For the benefit of Senator Conway-Walsh who was not here earlier, the Minister is tied up in the Lower House with a vote on legislation and then has another Bill to take. The time in the Lower House has slipped from what we envisaged when scheduling this debate tonight. We were aware of there being two Bills in...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I am conscious that Senator Conway-Walsh has come in late. I know that people wanted to have this debate because it was requested.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I am happy to do that but, similar to the Order of Business this morning, I cannot commit to the Minister's diary. I would be happy to put the issue on the schedule for that day. As the Senator will know, we had agreed to do that today. I am happy and willing to work with the Members to have the statements rescheduled to 14 June, subject to the Minister's diary commitments.