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Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Martin Conway raised the issue of ShannonDoc. It is disappointing to hear what he said. It is linked to the issue of GP retention. His call is valid and I will ask the Minister to liaise with the centre regarding the matter. Senator Ó Domhnaill raised the issue of disability and na cúrsaí Gaeilge. Senators Ó Clochartaigh and McFadden also referred to the...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: The issue raised by the Senator regarding American troops has been well documented. It is an issue about which we have spoken. The important point is that the airport is at the gateway to Europe. Senator Burke raised the issue of home care packages, the importance of training people and the ten-year health strategy. I have emphasised that it is key that Members of the House are part of...

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (6 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business, the Seanad shall meet at 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 11th October, and Standing Orders 29 and 30 shall stand suspended.”

Seanad: Matrimonial Matters, Parental Responsibility and Child Abduction: Motion (6 Oct 2016)

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: Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Motion (6 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That Seanad Éireann, noting that the Government agreed on 27th September 2016 to propose, for the approval of Seanad Éireann, the appointment of Eileen Barrington SC to be a member of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, and pursuant to section 9 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, approves the appointment, with effect from the establishment day to be appointed by...

Seanad: Action Plan for Education: Statements (6 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: We look forward to Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin's speech.

Seanad: Action Plan for Education: Statements (6 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I acknowledge the contributions of Members but I was wondering whether the Minister had done anything at all in his first 100 days in office and whether, given some of the commentary, he was just occupying the seat. Like Senator Boyhan, I have no script but I have been a passionate educator for 16 years, like the Acting Chairman. The Minister has come into the Department with a clear...

Seanad: Action Plan for Education: Statements (6 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: The fundamental goal of the action plan is about education providing an opportunity. As Maslow said, it is about reaching self-actualisation, whether it is the student who gets into Trinity College with full marks or students who complete the leaving certificate applied and goes back to an apprenticeship so that they can do the job of a mechanic, the job they love. Education is about us...

Seanad: Action Plan for Education: Statements (6 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: Sorry.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, an address to the House by Mr. Manus Cooney, to be taken at 1 p.m. in accordance with the arrangements set out in a motion passed by the House on 4 October 2016; No. 2, statements on the decision by the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, to be taken at 3 p.m. and to conclude not later than 4.30 p.m. with...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is becoming very liberal.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: How do I follow that? I thank the 19 Senators who spoke for raising multiple issues. Senator Catherine Ardagh raised the important issue of housing and first-time buyers. We all agree with her on the importance of getting first-time buyers into the market. It is a question of having a combination of supply and affordability. The housing strategy put forward by the Minister for Housing,...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: Any measure put forward by a party that wants to penalise employers by increasing their rate of PRSI to the tune of 15% would be imposing a tax on jobs. It is important that we focus on those who contributed to helping the country to recover, namely, the people in the middle who paid for everything. They should get something back in the budget, not those who made no contribution whatever....

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: It is important that there be honesty regarding the budget to be announced next week. It will not be a giveaway budget; the Minister has said this, but the priority at our end is to protect the fragile economy, continue to get people back to work and see fewer unemployed and more employed. We want people to have a decent quality of life. That is what we all aspire to achieving. Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: It is not; it is actually correct. Nothing happened.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: What I said yesterday-----

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: -----is what I will say again today.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I repeat that we all share the same view and want to arrive at the same end point. It is important that we work together. I spoke to the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government this morning with a view to meeting the group that has been set up. The Minister is committed to doing so. There is no point in any of us individually trying to solve something. As I said...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: Let us do so and not come to throw cheap shots as has happened this morning.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I accept that.