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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: That should not have been the case in any shape or form.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: The Chairman spoke about our use of language. Are we essentially talking about volunteers?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: The people in question are predominantly volunteers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: The stipend that members receive will not rock the boat – no pun intended – or make them rich.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: May I refer to – I will use the phrase carefully and advisedly – the spirit of fear now enveloping the Coast Guard?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: My next question relates to a comment from Senator Craughwell. The witnesses should not take what I am saying as being my view, but in light of the presentations we have received today and the questions and answers session we have had, how would they address the claim that they were a group of cranks, disillusioned and disenfranchised, wanting to cause trouble?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: Then I am going to rephrase it again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: For us to be at this point today, there is a gargantuan grievance and morale is low. For the witnesses to come here today took a huge reason and it is a significant statement by them. It is clear to me and, I am sure, other members that something is fundamentally not right here.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: I apologise for interrupting but when Mr. Lucas says "fall out of favour", what does he mean? He is a volunteer.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: Mediation could be the next step. What would the witnesses' view be if the next step was, for example, binding arbitration between the witnesses, the Coast Guard management and the Department or different parts of the stakeholder engagement? What is the witnesses' view of arbitration, binding or otherwise?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: We are at a point where we, as a committee, need to take a step back. How many members does Mr. Farr's group have in the overall context of 100% per cent of the pie chart, versus CUAG?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the witnesses for their service and the risks they take every day on our behalf. I know Mr. Farr and have the highest respect and admiration for him. I have known him and the work he does in Crosshaven and other parts of Cork for a long time. I thank him for that and thank the other witnesses for attending. It was not an easy decision for them to come in and make this presentation...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: I will not delay because much of what I wanted to ask has already been said. I want first to thank all of the members of CUAG for being here. I thank Mr. Murray for his chairmanship and presentation and Mr. Cahill for his work in Cork. We have two divergent roads here, Chairman. I ask Mr. Murray, in the context of the minutes of meetings and morale, where I am sure he heard the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: Chairman, my comments are not in any way meant to be judgemental about anybody but in the context of the previous presentation we had, which Mr. Murray saw, how would Mr. Murray describe the nature of that presentation from his world view?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: They have not, or have they?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: I am okay Chairman. I thank our witnesses for attending and for their commitment and dedication. We all participate in this meeting in the spirit of trying to make the Coast Guard a better place and I thank them for that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank our guests for attending. Everything I wanted to say has been said. The important point is we listen to the contributions today, recognising the four pillars of a post office network in the context of reliability, reach, resilience and relevance should be at the forefront of everything we do. Mr. Tom O’Callaghan from Limerick, whom the Chairman knows, of the Independent...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: It is a minimum and a per annum figure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of An Post Network: Discussion (18 May 2022)
Jerry Buttimer: All right. I thank the Chairman.