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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Is that process being changed so we will not have that situation-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays at Dublin Airport: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Okay. I will conclude by saying two things. I thank the DAA representatives. I apologise but I have another meeting. Dublin Airport is a strategically important State asset, facility and service. It should have been classified accordingly. I believe, and Mr. Philips, to be fair, is right that nobody foresaw what was happening because I have gone through the newspapers and articles....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Speaking of payrolls, I ask the Deputy Leader to invite to the House the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Michael McGrath, to facilitate a debate and provide us with an update on the public sector pay talks that have unfortunately stalled. I hope all in the House will join me in asking both sides to return to the table so we can have a collective public sector pay deal,...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Second Stage (21 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister is very welcome to the House. I thank him and the Minister of State, Deputy Burke, for the work they have done and I pay tribute to Senator Cummins for his outstanding work on the committee. I also pay tribute to the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, for his stewardship of the Bill. To be fair to all of the Ministers and the Department, there has been accessibility and a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State and commend her on the €30 million over three years to support and continue developing a sustainable post office network nationwide. The network is under pressure. Our committee has met and extensively dealt with postmasters and postmistresses. I thank them for their interactions with us. Regarding the interdepartmental report on Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister of State spoke about the social value that An Post and the post office network bring. What are her plans for the 900 post offices? How do we incentivise Mr. Murphy or Mrs. Murphy to take over a post office where the postmaster or postmistress is retiring?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Is it the case that the Government is not closing post offices down but is trying to keep them open? When a post office is threatened with closure, its future is not just a Government activity. Surely, there must be bigger buy-in from the Irish Postmasters' Union and local communities, with local authorities and the Government.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: On that last point, is that the nub of the problem? The public - an gnáth duine, the citizen, and all of us living in our communities - are not thinking about or using our post office network in sufficient numbers. How do we make the public - men, women and children - use it? I remember going to school when we had post office stamps, which helped us to save. We then had TSB Bank...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Please do not take this wrong way, but the citizens' assembly seems to be a port of call for every potpourri of issues. I have often thought about this. I have followed our committee's work and I appreciate the major effort the Minister of State has made to engage with An Post for which she deserves huge credit. Her last comment concerned getting the public to use the post office network....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: The fundamental task we all have to collectively work to achieve is more people using the post office service. An interdepartmental group was set up to examine the feasibility of government services being moved over to the post office network. There was also an announcement today. I believe we need a citizens' assembly to discuss the future of the post office network because it is not just...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I was not going to refer to Cork at all in this next question because I do not want to be too parochial. I appreciate the Minister of State has to wear the Ireland hat, despite the fact she is, like Deputy Carey, probably coming from the perspective of the west, as is the Chair, which is fair enough. Has the Minister of State, the Minister or the Government sat down with the airlines, to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: We gave them money as part of the pandemic response.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: We gave Aer Lingus money as part of the package. Surely the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, the Minister for Transport, the Minster of State or someone sat down with Aer Lingus and said "Hang on a second. Aer Lingus has not resumed a number of flights, for example, out of Cork". Has it been asked why? Will those flights come back? Emerald Airlines is taking over some of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I applaud the Minister of State, lest she think I am being critical of the role she played in ensuring that funding was given to Cork, Waterford, Knock and Shannon, for example. I thank her for that. Dalton Philips said today that the airports were losing €1 million a day. My point is that the Government, like the Government before it, is all about regional development and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Future of the An Post Network: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I am sorry. I included Waterford Airport in my remarks as an example. I did not mean to refer to it in the context of getting funding but, rather, in the context of connectivity. I am happy to clarify those remarks for Deputy Shanahan. I know he is still hurting after the day below in Waterford, but they will rise again.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Cathaoirleach for his presence at the most enjoyable and celebratory Equali-TEA and coffee morning in the Members' dining room. I thank all involved in what is an important celebration of Pride month. Yesterday, Senator Clonan made a powerful contribution on the Order of Business regarding the state of services for children with disabilities and the need for the State to look...

Seanad: Annual Transition Statement: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Absolutely.

Seanad: Annual Transition Statement: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Senator McDowell's reference to aspiration versus ambition, plan, succession and implementation is a very apt place to begin. This is a very important debate but it is not just a debate. It is about changing how we do business and changing our lifestyles. That is why it is important this debate is healthy. As Senators Mullen and McDowell said, it is also...

Seanad: Neurology Nurses: Motion (22 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State. I congratulate and thank Senators Boyhan and McDowell for this important motion. I hope that there is unanimous support for it and that the House will not divide because this is an important debate on the continuum of care. I thank the Neurological Alliance of Ireland for its wonderful campaign. I thank Deputy Colm Burke, who was instrumental last week in...