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Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the witnesses very much.

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I will not do it publicly today but I will talk to the ombudsman again. I would hope that maybe we could revisit that case. I will talk to the ombudsman's office. I thank her for that offer. I will do so rather than doing it publicly here today.

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I will come in on that point if I may. We have seen in some cases a number of banks becoming cashless. People who walk in cannot take out cash and cannot necessarily meet a cashier or bank teller. I am probably of the old school in that I do not have Revolut and I barely have the mobile app on my phone. It is discommoding to people. It is not just a rural issue. It is an urban issue as...

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the ombudsman. I appreciate her reply.

Committee on Public Petitions: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman Annual Report and Related Matters: Discussion (31 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms McGovern very much and I wish her well in her tenure.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: That was TII's fault.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I will not take the seven minutes because much of what I wanted to ask has been asked. I welcome Mr. Walsh and thank him for the update and presentation. I very much look forward to the N28 both being started and completed. We had this conversation in the past and I will say it again for the public record that the lack of meaningful engagement at a very critical time slowed the whole...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: What is the import of that then for projects in terms of the actual cost addition or delay, if any?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: In the context of his presentation to us in terms of the number of tenders being reduced for civil engineering construction for tender competitions and then some of the suggestions he made around resources for the planning regulatory processes, along with the reform of the lump sum fixed price public works contracts, what does Mr. Walsh envisage? As a resident in Bishopstown and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Has Mr. Walsh spoken to Mr. Tom Parlon in the Construction Industry Federation and other stakeholders in the context of what we are discussing today? We have contact with the CIF. We have not sought advice from CIF. Our main concern would be combatting the spread of Covid-19 and keeping projects going, on which we have had considerable interaction. We have been aware of the civil...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: The aims of the NDP could fall short which would have infrastructure and political ramifications which we should try to avoid. Regarding Cork Metropolitan Area Transport, CMAT, the NTA is the approving authority for metro and light rail projects. I ask Mr. Walsh to outline TII's interaction with the NTA on that. What is the status of that project's delivery? I invite Mr. Walsh to meet...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Infrastructure Ireland Projects and Related Issues: Discussion (6 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I accept there is no disrespect and I thank Mr. Walsh for that. I know every greenway is unique, but this is uniquely different. It can be transformative in having the potential to bring a whole new level of tourism to Cork. I just want to advocate on its behalf.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Cathaoirleach for raising the sad passing of Michael O’Kennedy and sympathise with his wife, Breda, and family. I got to know the late former Minister in his retirement. He was a gentleman and was always encouraging to me despite any political differences we might have had. I also wish to be associated with the remarks regarding Jimmy Leonard and extend my sympathies to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of order-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I do not want to have a row on the Order of Business today but I would just make this point to Senator Keogan. The Minister for Health is not signing away sovereignty. He is not doing any of that, as the Cathaoirleach knows. This is important. Words matter.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I am sorry but I want to make this point, with respect. I am good man for the heckling and I am a good man for raising the political gallop, but our words in this Chamber, and in these Houses of the Oireachtas, matter. The Cathaoirleach, as the presiding officer, has a duty not just to us, as Members, but to the people watching with regard to the false information being given by certain...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I am being respectful.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: May I pose a question? Does the Cathaoirleach actually believe the Minister for Health is signing away our sovereignty? The Cathaoirleach knows that he is not.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: We should not allow these untruths to be perpetrated in this Chamber. That is the point I am making.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: It is a debating Chamber based upon fact. I could make the point that that Cathaoirleach's tie is green when it is not.