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Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I will conclude on my remark to Senator Mullen. Where I agree with Senator Mullen-----

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: -----and where we can find commonality is that we must ensure that accurate information is provided to women at all times. I hope we can work to do that.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: To be fair to Senator Mullen-----

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: -----should take the mirror and look at it. Let us look at what is happening because-----

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: Sometimes the truth hurts.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Conway-Walsh raised the issue of the report. I did not get the name of the report and I apologise to her for that but I would be happy to have the Minister come to the House to discuss the issue she raised. Senators O'Sullivan, Humphreys and Higgins raised the issue of the Bill.I have spoken to the Minister. To be fair to the Minister, he is willing to engage with Senator O'Sullivan...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: It cannot achieve what the Senator is trying to achieve. He is very happy to start the process, to speak with and meet the Senator in regard to that. I remind Members it is the prerogative of Government to accept or reject Private Members' Bills. As Senator Burke rightly said, it happens to Government Members as well as Opposition Members. Equally, there is an obligation on Members of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Humphreys raised the issue of dark hands in the Bill. The cynical, dark side of Senator Humphreys is beginning to come out. There are no games being played in regard to this Private Members' Bill because the Minister, Deputy Coveney, is more than willing, as he has demonstrated in the past, to work with Senators on different legislation and to come to the House. The game is being...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator should reflect upon that.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: The issue of Airbnb is a very important one that was rightly addressed. The Minister, Deputy Noonan, has been dealing with that issue. Senator Noone raised the issue yesterday in terms of housing and the critical need to increase supply in the private rented sector and in public housing. I will have the Minister come to the House on that issue. Senator Richmond raised the issue of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Colm Burke raised a number of issues regarding banks being discouraged from coming to Ireland. I would be very happy for the Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, to come here to clarify the position and the role of the Central Bank. Senator Colm Burke referred to the lack of representation of the Seanad on the Oireachtas Committee on the Future of Healthcare. It is very...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: It is very apt for members of Sinn Féin to have uncomfortable conversations. It is important that all of us play a role in reconciliation in our country.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: None of us wants to go back to the dark old days. We want progress and reconciliation between both sides of our communities to continue.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes, all sides. I would be happy for the Minister to come to the House to have that uncomfortable conversation. Senator Gabrielle McFadden raised the issue of the need for consultant-led geriatrician teams in communities. This time of the year is an interesting time in our hospitals. Yesterday, there was a huge surge in the number of people attending emergency departments. The Government...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise for missing the Senator. I have no problem about having the Minister come to the House to discuss Palestine. There are different views on the issue, and it is important to have the debate. The Senator may raise it during Private Member's time or by way of a Commencement matter. The Minister would be happy to come to the House to debate it in the new year.

Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish to put on record that there is no obstruction from the Government side. Senator Craughwell's hysterics are best suited to the Gaiety or Cork Opera House rather than the Seanad Chamber.

Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: This morning, on the Order of Business, he spoke about new politics. I have acted-----

Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator O'Sullivan will, I hope, confirm that, as Leader of the House, I have spoken to her with the Minister, Deputy Coveney. We have facilitated debate this evening on the Private Members' Bill. If one were to read some of the tweets-----

Seanad: Micro-plastic and Micro-bead Pollution Prevention Bill 2016: Second Stage (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: Hold on a second. Tóg é go bog é. If one were to read some of the tweets, one would swear that Government were obstructing the Bill. We are not.