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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: As a matter of interest, does Ms Brogan think it should be, or where should it rest? I know I am presenting her with an academic type of question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I am happy to conclude there.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: The comments of the Chairman are backed up by the documentation we received in the context of the report I spoke about in terms of public tendering and the one the Chairman has quoted from. That is why it is important we have further meetings on this. I ask Ms Brogan to give me, if not today then by email, the concluding dates for Dunkettle and Macroom. I thank her again for being here today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for being here. If Mr. Parlon were to give us a task from today's meeting, what would it be, based on his meeting with us and the presentation we received earlier from the Department of Transport?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Could Mr. Sheridan distil the last two chunks of his presentation down for us? In simple language, what does it mean for the committee to go to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform? Does he believe that Department, from the Minister down, is seriously engaged, passively engaged or not engaged at all?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Is that in terms of staff personnel, working from home or otherwise?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Mr. Parlon's reference in his opening statement to the issue concerning the Office of Government Procurement from 2019 about risk transfer because the market was not pricing risk, as well as Mr. Sheridan's contribution, are interesting to us. We are in a perfect storm, but it has led to an opportunity for reform and realignment of the process. The case study at the back of Mr. Parlon's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: That is true.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I am happy, Chairman. Well, I am not happy. I go back to my earlier conversation piece about the documentation we got today and Mr. Sheridan's remarks about the CIF members. The decline in the Civil Engineering Contractors Association membership, the tendering process and the number who are not tendering, and the development of contractors disproportionately increasing their turnover in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: May I ask a question on that issue? My apologies to Deputy Canney for interrupting. On Mr. Parlon's point relating to banks, how have banks facilitated, helped or hindered in the whole process? I ask that as an aside.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: To add to that, the supplier and the bank's relationship with the supplier is also part of that equation.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask the Deputy Leader to arrange a debate on the future of the pharmacy sector. Next week the Irish Pharmacy Union, IPU, will hold its annual general meeting, AGM. I want to take the opportunity on the floor of Seanad Éireann to pay tribute to the outgoing general secretary, Mr. Darragh O'Loughlin, for his professionalism, commitment, advocacy and drive, along with so many others in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish the Cathaoirleach well on his trip on Monday. I wish him Godspeed. Today, the Central Statistics Office announced that the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.8% in April, when it was 7.5% in April 2021. We have 129,500 people unemployed in this country. In her Bill, Senator Sherlock speaks about the whole issue of flexible working and the need for flexibility in working. In reading...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: However, it is important that we have a debate on higher education in the context of the new model unveiled by the Minister yesterday. It is exciting. Not everybody has to go to college but we cannot have barriers to people doing so. That is the important point about yesterday's plan. I will conclude by saying that everybody should be able to access to higher education. Not everybody has...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I am happy to accept that correction.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I am happy to take it. I am sorry for interrupting Senator Wall.

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (5 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (5 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister to the House. I will be brief. Like Senator Dooley, I am a member of the transport committee, which has engaged in an inordinate amount of informed debate and consideration of this issue. Senator Dooley referred to the issue of architecture and to Michael Kingston whose testimony and evidence are to be commended. This is a technical Bill. It is about protecting...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (5 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Dé Máirt ar leath-uair tar éis a dó a chlog.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Reform of Public Works Contracts for the Construction of Transport Infrastructure: Discussion (27 Apr 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: As part of its preparation for today’s meeting, the committee received a document entitled, Public Tendering Practices and their Impact on Delivering Value in the Construction Sector. A worrying issue for me and other members of the committee is that since 2009 the number of members of the Civil Engineering Contractors Association has fallen from 138 to 77. Another recent...