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- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: -----Sinn Féin refused to go into government in the South and sat on its hands. It is above-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: It is good at abdicating responsibility, in fairness.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: The reality is-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: I am. The reality is that-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: -----the Sinn Féin Party in the North of our country-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: I am replying-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: I am replying to the Order of Business. That is the task I am required to do at the end of the Order of Business. The one thing that someone learns in government, and the Senator can ask her colleagues in the North-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: If the Senator would do me the courtesy of listening, please. I listened to her.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: Do me the courtesy of-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: Thank you, a Chathaoirligh.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: Sinn Féin cannot be a catch-all party. It cannot say one thing to one group and another thing to another group and pretend that everything will be okay. That is not what government is about.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: The important point-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: Regarding the public service wage bill, the Minister is correct. We need to take a collective approach to public sector pay. We should not, and cannot, pit private against public. All Senators recognise the considerable contribution that public servants have made to the recovery of our country and the hardship that they had to endure. We must be fair to everyone, and the Government is...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Swanick raised a health issue. A worrying development, it needs to be addressed. I would be happy to ask the Minister to attend the House to discuss the matter. Senator Colm Burke discussed local authorities, value for money reports and audit reports. I would be happy to ask the Minister to attend to discuss that matter. Senator Butler raised the issue of Remembrance Day. The...
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: I am not pointing at the Members opposite, but they should reflect on their party's legacy in parts of our country. Let us not have that debate today, though. It was held yesterday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: It is not nonsense.
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Nov 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Ned O'Sullivan referred to transport. He was right about theatre and drama. I happened to be in the Provincetown Theatre at the weekend to see Mr. Brian Merriman's play about 1916, "Eirebrushed", which involved Mr. Frank McGuinness. It was a joy to watch. I commend all of those involved in our arts community. We should welcome, encourage and foster the writing and production of...
- Seanad: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Statements (16 Nov 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister to the House. On a point of information, when he made his opening remarks he exceeded the allocated time. Is he amenable to coming back to the House as ten members at least, through their Whips, have intimated that they want to contribute to this important debate? If he prefers we can hold his reply over until another day.
- Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: It is important to welcome this Private Members' debate and to commend the Labour Party Members. I welcome them to Government again as they sit on the front benches for the debate. They are very welcome.
- Seanad: Protection of Employment (Uncertain Hours) Bill 2016: Second Stage (16 Nov 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: I commend Senator Nash, the former Minister of State, genuinely for his work in the Department. He was a very good Minister of State and I commend him for that. I acknowledge that the last Government increased the minimum wage and restored it, unlike its predecessor. We did so twice in fact. The living wage is something we all want to embrace and to see if we can bring it to fruition. I...