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Seanad: Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Motion (4 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That, in accordance with the recommendation of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges pursuant to Standing Order 96(1)(a) –(1) A select committee, which shall be called the Seanad Public Consultation Committee (“the Committee”), shall be appointed to facilitate direct engagement and consultation between members of the public and Seanad Éireann on specific...

Seanad: European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Statements (4 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber and thank him for his speech. The laugh is the contribution of some Members opposite. Senator Burke made a very good point. This is about the economy, job creation, ensuring that we can bring people from abroad to work here and creating full employment. Whatever Senators want to say about the Minister for Finance during his tenure in the Department,...

Seanad: European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Statements (4 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: There is no sweetheart or special deal. It is about jobs.

Seanad: European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Statements (4 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I would challenge anyone in this Chamber-----

Seanad: European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Statements (4 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: -----to go to Hollyhill and walk in the footsteps Of Apple and look at the number of people who are working. Allow me to give a couple of statistics. Jobs do not appear out of nowhere. None of us wants to see people not paying tax. We are not like Donald Trump here.

Seanad: European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Statements (4 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: We are about making sure that we create jobs. Let us put it in context. Some 140,000 people are directly employed in more than 700 US firms in Ireland, which accounts for 74% of all IDA-supported employment. US firms contribute €3 billion to the Irish Exchequer in taxes and an additional €13 billion in expenditure in the Irish economy in terms of payroll, goods and services....

Seanad: European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Statements (4 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I will conclude on this. The point that the Senator and some of those who oppose this are missing is that Apple, as Senator Burke rightly said, was going to appeal it anyway. What we must do is ensure that we have sovereignty and reassert our primacy in terms of our corporation tax by appealing the ruling of the European courts. First, the Commission has not published the full judgment....

Seanad: European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Statements (4 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: For once, could I appeal to the Sinn Féin Senator to abandon his voodoo economics and join the rest of us-----

Seanad: European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Statements (4 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: -----in bringing jobs here, creating jobs and having sustainable meaningful jobs. The Minister is right. We have to appeal. It is about our people and our country and to do otherwise, we would be negating our responsibility.

Seanad: European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Statements (4 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: Ar 10.30 a.m. amárach.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business today is No. 1, motion regarding parental responsibility in the matter of child abduction, referral to committee, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business, without debate; No. 2, motion regarding appointment of member of the new Legal Services Regulatory Authority, referral to committee, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 1, without debate; No. 3, motion...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: On the Order of Business, yes.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Craughwell is welcome back to Fine Gael.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I also welcome Councillor Crowe to the Gallery. I am sure he will be swamped afterwards by his electorate. I thank Senators for their contributions to the Order of Business. A total of 18 Members spoke and raised matters of importance. Senator Ardagh referred to victims of crime. We have a Victims of Crime Office and the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality has published...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: To be fair, I am trying to be collaborative.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: In having this debate, it is important to have the full facts and not at half-time in a debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I am hoping that it will be in the next couple of weeks. I am not in the Cabinet, but my understanding is that next week there will be another discussion. I might be wrong on that, but let me see what happens after next week's Cabinet meeting and I will come back to Senators McDowell and Norris on that.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: It is also important that we do not use the debate for political purposes to badger people over judicial appointments. We should allow for a certain amount of independence that is there. Senator O'Sullivan raised the important issue of Syria and mentioned the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Flanagan. At the UN in New York last week, the Minister reaffirmed Ireland's support...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: It behoves us to encourage all involved to engage in talks and to become more proactive in bringing about a resolution. Senator Conway-Walsh said that holders of free travel passes were not entitled to free travel on the weekend of the All-Ireland football final. I think that is wrong and I appeal to Iarnród Éireann to change the policy. Given the cost of match tickets and train...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Sep 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: It is not nonsense and we cannot go back to that.