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Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: It is all about the elections.

Seanad: Supplementary Budget Statement 2009: Statements (9 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Coghlan. This budget is the greatest sham job in Irish political history and it will indict the Members opposite for all time. CORI states the "budget lacks vision as banks escape and children are targeted". It concludes its analysis of the budget by stating: Ireland is at a crossroads. It is facing a wide range of challenges. The roots of the current economic crisis lie...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: He is considering his pension.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I join Senator Fitzgerald in asking the Leader for a debate, as a matter of urgency, on A Vision for Change and on our mental health system, which is in crisis. This is because there is no drive or leadership from the Government and increasing numbers of people are faoi bhrú, or under pressure. The cry of human despair from ordinary people is not being heeded by Government. I am asking...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: It has a problem with phraseology. Can somebody on the Government side answer my specific question?

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: It is relevant to the Order of Business. It is high time we exposed the fact that the Government——

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: No, I want answers. I do not want a debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I want those on the Government side to tell me how they can condone or justify the excesses of Government and the peddling of spin when it is costing more than €500,000 per annum for just three people. That is before all the other people involved in this area are taken into account. I would like a debate on how Government operates and the apparatus around it. It is high time we had this...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: That is Kerry mathematics.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: The most positive news is the departure of the Brent geese over the Atlantic.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of order, either skilfully or inadvertently, the Leader did not respond to the specific questions I raised.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I am looking for interpretation from the Chair.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I have raised a specific matter with the Leader on the Order of Business——

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: ——regarding Government special advisers and press officers which he ignored.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: He ignored——

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of order——

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I asked a specific question but he did not answer it.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: He ignored——

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: He ignored my specific request.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: My question to the Cathaoirleach is——