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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation at Dublin Airport: Discussion (26 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: In the context of the winter and the ongoing global aviation issue and given the centrality of that airport to the airline, the Heathrow slot has created huge problems for Aer Lingus. From an Aer Lingus perspective, does the airline have confidence in the resilience of the airport and ground handlers for the winter?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Situation at Dublin Airport: Discussion (26 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Moriarty.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vaccination Programme (20 Sep 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, to the House and thank her for taking this Commencement matter. The matter I raise is the issue of the monkeypox vaccine, the lack of supply of vaccines and of a programme of vaccination, and the disappointing lack of communication with the gay community. It is causing huge anxiety. I appreciate that this is not the Minister of State's area...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Vaccination Programme (20 Sep 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State for her response. I appreciate what she said, but what we have heard is quite similar to what we got last August. Let us roll out the vaccine programme and look at the intradermal method of administration and how we can extend it more broadly. The Minister of State referred to the intention to vaccinate "those at high risk of infection before they are exposed...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Sep 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Like many of my colleagues, I wish to discuss the importance of next week's budget in the context of the cost of living, which is one of the most critical challenges facing this generation. Families are struggling with the cost of living, including increased energy prices. Other Senators referred to the issue of small enterprises. I hope that, in next week's budget, money will be put into...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: That councillor would be well suited to this House.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I just want to put on record my thanks to Mr. Ó Conghaile for his work at the IAA. His departure was a surprise and the fact that he is potentially moving to Wizz Air poses different questions. The issues of concern to me are not really related to Senator Craughwell's point. Mr. Dalton Philips has stepped down as the chief executive of the Dublin Airport Authority, DAA, and we now...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: We are having a process. It will go through the procedure.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: It is very transparent.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: We have had correspondence from the retired members of the IAA Retired Persons Association. In fairness to them, they have asked us to speak to the section given their concerns. The Minister of State might provide some clarity for them because, in fairness to her, she deserves to have her piece heard because we have heard one side from the retired members. I know that the...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Sep 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator never needed notes before.

Seanad: Procurement Process for a New Irish Coast Guard Aviation Service: Statements (21 Sep 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I will share time with Senator Doherty. I thank the Minister of State for being here, commend her on the statement she has made to the House and welcome that we have commenced a formal procurement process for a new Irish Coast Guard aviation service. The tender was amended earlier this year. The procurement process is, as the Minister of State said, commercially sensitive, and I will not...

Seanad: School Transport: Motion (21 Sep 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister to the House. It is refreshing that a senior Cabinet Minister would come to the House for a Private Member's debate and I thank her for that. It is a very positive indication of her concern, notwithstanding the magnificent change she made to the school transport scheme at the outset. I welcome the review and plead with her to expedite it. In fairness, she has said...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Sep 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I am glad that Kerry gave Kildare the Sam Maguire for the day on Sunday. We will probably be looking for it in Cork also. Today is budget day and it is a very important one. I commend both Ministers, Deputies Michael McGrath and Donohoe, for their cost-of-living budget which will rightly put a focus on people because people matter. The budget today is about ensuring that people receive...

Seanad: Impact of Cost of Living Issues on Young People in Ireland: Motion (28 Sep 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this very important debate. I thank the Independent Senators for putting the motion to the House. I welcome the young people who are in the Gallery. I thank them for being here, not just to listen to the debate on the motion before us but perhaps to engage with many of us after. This is an important motion. As somebody who has been involved in...

Seanad: Impact of Cost of Living Issues on Young People in Ireland: Motion (28 Sep 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: We are near full employment. We have quality educational establishments. People do emigrate. I did my leaving certificate in 1984. Many of my friends left these shores to go to Boston or Melbourne to work. Many did not come back. Many of my friends left Cork as gay men and women because they could not be gay in my country. Some of them never came home. We live in a much better Ireland...

Seanad: Impact of Cost of Living Issues on Young People in Ireland: Motion (28 Sep 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: There are challenges and issues but we can address them with a collective mindset governed by the need to do better. We must always remember that this is a land of opportunity. We are on the periphery of Europe and yet at its heart. Our housing system needs to be addressed. The quality of engagement in many parts of our communities needs to be looked at. I want to praise my colleague,...

Seanad: Impact of Cost of Living Issues on Young People in Ireland: Motion (28 Sep 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: That is correct. That is the point I am making. We have many challenges but there are also many positives. I ask the young people in the Gallery to please engage with us. Do not take us for old fogeys who are out of touch and not living in reality. We live in reality. We have nieces and nephews. Many of us in this House have sons and daughters who understand the challenges of going to...

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

Jerry Buttimer: I will begin by welcoming the support shown by the Oireachtas for the Irish Cancer Society and breast cancer awareness month. I support its Care for Your Pair campaign, which applies, as the Deputy Leader said, to men and women. It is important that we support that campaign. I commend all of those involved with BreastCheck and the Irish Cancer Society on the major work they do. I commend...

Seanad: Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (4 Oct 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.