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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I will be there.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: It is with sadness that I stand to join the tributes to our late friend and colleague, Senator Mary Jackman. For those of us who have been involved in politics for a long time, Mary Jackman epitomised all that is good about politics, with her sincerity, her warmth of personality, and her genuine interest in her city, Limerick, her people, her community, and indeed in the Fine Gael Party....

Seanad: Situation in Ukraine: Motion (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I commend Senator Dooley on his very fine contribution and on his commitment. I also commend the Cathaoirleach on his recent visit to Kyiv and Ukraine. It is important that we stand in unison as a House. I hope that other parliaments across Europe will take up the clarion call from the Cathaoirleach. What we saw this week from Europe is not...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Ports Facilities (2 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State for being here. Cork is the capital city of the south. The Port of Cork is the second largest natural harbour and a key international gateway for trade. I ask that Cork Port become a designated port for the importation of non-EU fresh produce and that it would receive clearance personnel from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for these...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Ports Facilities (2 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State. I support the call and the submission from the Port of Cork for the building of a border control post. I appreciate the Minister of State's response and thank her. A border control post must be established in Cork and in tandem with that is the need for border control personnel from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to be located in Cork. I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: His dad. He was a great councillor in his day and his good wife, Theresa, was a staunch Member of the Lower House. We welcome Liam to the House.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: On 14 December 2022, during a Commencement matter debate, I raised the issue of the advanced paramedic motorbike unit for Cork. The Cathaoirleach ruled out of order my raising of this as a Commencement matter on a second occasion because it had already been raised, which I understand, but there needs to be a forum for us as Members of the Seanad to hold the HSE to account for the lack of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Dr. Bedford to the meeting. I have absolute confidence in his qualifications and experience. I propose that the committee engage further with the Medical Bureau of Road Safety following today's meeting. Its annual report for 2020 is an extraordinary piece of work that the committee should examine. A report earlier this year revealed a trebling in the number of drivers behind...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: It is a very fair point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: In my next question, I will be putting Dr. Bedford on the spot although I do not mean to. I am confused by a statement on page 21 of the 2020 annual report. It states 86 station-based systems were available and that 43 of those were available for use outside the station. It adds that, in total, 87 analysers were available exclusively for mobile use. I am curious as to what that actually...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: In preparing for today's meeting, I read the 2019 and 2020 reports on the bureau's website, which is fascinating. The amount of available data is unbelievable. That is why I asked the question. I was not in any way trying to trip up Dr. Bedford. There is analysis of difference by county and charts indicating what happens at different times of the day, including the mornings, afternoons...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Does Dr. Bedford support early morning breathalyser checks by An Garda Síochána?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I am conscious that my time is up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I could stay for the day but I am cognisant of the time and the fact other members who wish to contribute. The work of the medical bureau on safety is something the committee should engage on more. As a member of the joint policing committee in Cork city, I am conscious that there are discrepancies between urban and rural areas as well. That is mentioned in the annual report and there is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy O'Rourke referenced earlier the operation of the bureau. Is there anything that we as a committee should be advocating on its behalf in terms of equipment, staffing or its operational matters. It is important. I am genuinely concerned by the increase in fatalities on the road in 2022. I would like to hear Dr. Bedford's views on that matter as well. In the context of the bureau's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Is that sufficient?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Medical Bureau of Road Safety: Chairperson Designate (25 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: May I ask one question if we have time?