Results 11,561-11,580 of 24,340 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: I cannot guarantee that, as the Minister will be present for two hours to deal with a particular issue, but I would be happy to try to arrange for the Minister to attend during this or next week.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: I am happy to accept it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: I am agreeable to that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: I am happy for us to work collectively in the spirit of both motions. I was of the understanding that we had agreed a roadmap.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: Agreed.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: Tuesday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes, after the next item. For the information of the House, we are agreeing to the amendment to the Order of Business on the basis that we can pursue that motion at a later time. It will not be taken today.
- Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jul 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes.
- Seanad: Proceeds of Crime (Amendment) Bill 2016: Order for Second Stage (5 Jul 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: I move: "That Second Stage be taken today."
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that was agreed earlier. I propose that No. 11, motion 6 be taken at the conclusion of No. 1. The motion will be debated without a Minister and shall be confined to groups' spokespeople who will take five minutes. They can share time if they so wish.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: I spoke to some of the party Whips after the debate but I could not get to everybody. The proposal does not call on a Minister to do anything. It is a motion of the House to establish a committee of the House. As the Senator will know from today's Order of Business, the motion deals with the terms and conditions to set up a Seanad committee to deal with the role of councillors.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: Notification is being circulated to them.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: Once the House agrees to it.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: On the conclusion of the item that we are discussing now. Each group will have an opportunity to speak. To assist the Senator, it is the creation of an all-party or cross-party committee of the House. The motion, because it was taken today, has to be debated this evening. We do not need a Minister to do so and I am quite happy to allow us to have the debate. Consensus has emerged from...
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: Correct, yes.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes. The motion calls on us to establish a committee of the House.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: With respect to the Senator, we are getting excited over precious little. What we are debating is the agreement to establish a committee. It will be up to us then to put the structure in place, if that is what the House wants to do at a later date. I earnestly ask the Members to allow us to proceed. The motion was taken during the Order of Business and, as a consequence, must be taken...
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: Correct.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: It is No. 11, motion 6 , which is in the name of Fianna Fáil Senators. We are not making a decision about the terms of reference or anything today. We are just having a discussion to fulfil the obligations under the motion being carried.
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (5 Jul 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: It was agreed.