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State Assets: Motion (28 Feb 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: The action plan on jobs is a set of measures to facilitate job creation. Today, despite the protests of the Members opposite we are seeing again a stimulus plan to get the economy and people back to work.

State Assets: Motion (28 Feb 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: The Members opposite have an answer to the question in their hearts and in their minds. Do they want people to prosper or do they want to come to the House cnáimhseáling every day? That is a question they must answer.

State Assets: Motion (28 Feb 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Does Sinn Féin want to see people working or does it want to play petty party politics? Only its members can answer that.

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Feb 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 414: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when she anticipates that the partial capacity benefit scheme will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11435/12]

Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2011 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (28 Feb 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Bill and commend the Minister on bringing it to us. The Bill is another example of the reform being proposed by the coalition Government. In his trend of reform, the Minister has already merged local authorities. The Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Quinn, has merged VECs. It is fulfilling the commitment in the programme for Government to make a substantial cut to...

Electricity Charges (28 Feb 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister for making an effort to be here. The ESB is increasing the standing charge for customers who use less than two units of electricity per day. According to the ESB's own figures, this will amount to €9.45 in a two-month bill or €56 over an entire year's billing period. It mainly concerns vacant dwellings, including holiday homes. One unit of electricity amounts to...

Electricity Charges (28 Feb 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: He is in training.

Electricity Charges (28 Feb 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister for his reply and his commitment that low-income households and vulnerable customers would not be affected. The ESB is trying to cod us all. It is discouraging energy efficiency as this charge will penalise low energy usage which is contrary to the policy pursued by the Government and everyone else. There is a need to monitor the effect of the low-usage charge. I hope...

Electricity Charges (28 Feb 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Public Sector Pay (28 Feb 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy is firing blanks.

Referendum on European Stability Treaty: Statements (28 Feb 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Martin should not be playing politics. He is always at it.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: The hypocrisy of certain Members opposite never ceases to amaze me. For the period in which Deputy Kelleher's party was in government, there was a staff reduction of 2,276 in the HSE. His party has presided over the decimation of the health service. Deputy McHugh was right. Deputy Martin funked it in health. Fianna Fáil funked it. The party gave the cup of health to Ms Mary Harney...

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy McGrath is like a duck in the Lough. He is ready to capsize.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: We are spending €1.689 billion on health in HSE South in 2012. That is an extraordinary amount of money.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Today we have a Minister prepared to take on the vested interests in the health service.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: After years of mismanagement, aided and abetted by the mutiny over there, the HSE is finally being called to a halt and we will have the creation of new directorates, which will give us-----

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: You might listen to this.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: It will give us good governance and accountability. We have already replaced the board. We have announced that we are establishing a directorate, and we will see change. It will take time. It will require a buy-in and a collaborative approach. I am confident-----

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Listen for once, Deputy McGrath. When it comes to acute hospitals, the Minister is taking a very important step in proposing a new structure that will recognise the reality that no hospital operates in isolation.

Health Services: Motion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: They are all part of an integrated health service. The Minister proposes that we will see an acute hospital group with a consolidated management team operated by a group CEO. What does that mean? It means we will have accountability and deliverability. It also means that we will ensure that the smaller hospitals will play a vital role in our health service. Everybody understands why...