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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.We should let bygones be bygones because today is a good day. I congratulate the Government on its decision. In the good mood I am in today, I also welcome the decision by the Cabinet to defer until July the ridiculous proposal by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, to increase toll charges. I ask that the Cabinet ensure that increase is not carried through in July....

Seanad: Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for being here. As he said, it is important we get this Bill passed. It is critically important to our businesses, economy and people. It is about the protection of jobs, ensuring our economy and businesses have access to credit and I welcome the Minister of State's speech and contribution. It is extraordinary in that little did we think we...

Seanad: Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Tomorrow.

Seanad: Credit Guarantee (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (29 Nov 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I move that the House suspend until 4.30 p.m.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I encourage Members of the House to wear the glow red badge or lapel pin for World AIDS Day on 1 December.In the 40 years since 1982, we have made gargantuan progress yet we have a road to travel still. As a nation and as a world, we are still fighting the stigma of HIV and we are standing up for people living with this illness. I ask the Minister of Health who has responsibility for the...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, to the House. I welcome the debate we are having tonight. I will put on record that I am neither an owner or breeder of greyhounds or horses. I am, however, an extraordinary supporter of the industries on which we need to have a balanced debate in these House. To listen to some of the discourse tonight, one would think the men and women who work...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Councillor Barry Sweeny to the Gallery. I join others in welcoming the centenary of the establishment of the Irish Free State. We are here today on the backs of great leaders. It was not the State envisaged by the leaders of the 1916 Rising but on 6 December 1922, Ireland became a free state, independent of Britain.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Dec 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I had the privilege of visiting Goldenbridge Cemetery this morning and quietly paying tribute to W.T. Cosgrave to thank him and those who led our country. The testimony to their vision and leadership is that for 100 years, despite turbulent and contentious times - and Senator Ó Donnghaile is correct that we have a way to go yet - we have had democracy, the right to vote and the right to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I join with Senator Lombard in paying tribute and in remembering the late Seán Hales. I commend Senator Lombard and the committee which has produced a wonderful booklet for next Sunday. It is fitting, as we celebrate and remember yesterday and today, that in the words of John L. O'Sullivan, Seán Hales was "a truly great man". He had no wish to...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Dec 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Terry's family to the Gallery and thank them for being here. He would be very proud of the fact we are celebrating his life today. Senator McGahon gave a very eloquent and touching tribute for which I thank him most sincerely. Terry Brennan was a friend and a colleague, but above all he was a person you were proud to say you served with. For many of us in the period of 2011 to...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I support my colleagues in putting forward this recommendation. I commend the Minister and the Government on the help-to-buy scheme at a time when criticism is being levelled at the Government regarding its housing policy. We accept we have a road to go on this issue and there are challenges to meet. Up to the end of November, 37,300 help-to-buy claims had been made, of which 36, 500 were...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I commend the Minister and the Minister for Defence on their extension of the seagoing credit for Naval Service personnel, which is covered in sections 10 and 11. As somebody who comes from the constituency Cork South-Central, which includes Ringaskiddy, the Naval Service base and Haulbowline at the core of its operations, I commend the extending of this tax credit and congratulate the...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Michael Coghlan to the Gallery. He is the son of our friend, former Senator Paul Coghlan. I wish them all well and particularly Paul. This is a very important issue for me. I have spoken about it at parliamentary party level and I have spoken to the Minister on it. The living city initiative has been successful but it can be improved. I know we have made changes to it, as...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I second the recommendation.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I support what Senator Maria Byrne said and welcome the changes made thus far. Given the new weather advisory for tomorrow, in the short term this will not help us, I know.We will not get the Bill through by tomorrow. Given that climate change has become part of our world and we must take it seriously, there is an urgency about making houses more energy-efficient and improving their energy...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2022: Committee Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Very briefly, on a related digression, if I may, I commend the Minister on the changes in the digital gaming tax credit. In Cork, we are very proud of our gaming industry and sector. I know he is committed to making Ireland a digital gaming hub of world renown and I commend him on that.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2022: Second Stage (7 Dec 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank her for her stewardship of the Department of Social Protection. In his contribution earlier, Senator Kyne rightly book marked where we have come from with where we are today. In this evening's debate we should acknowledge the importance of the Fine Gael, Labour Party Government over a five year period. It stabilised the country and created a...

Seanad: Statements on COP27 (8 Dec 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Statements on COP27 (8 Dec 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I will be brief in my contribution. First, I congratulate the Minister. Senator Dooley made the point about the Minister's refreshing contribution. It was brilliant. The Minister, in his speech this morning here without a note, spoke in a simple way. I hope the Houses of the Oireachtas will take what the Minister said and replay it widely to the students and, as Senator Chambers said, to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motorway Toll Charges: Transport Infrastructure Ireland (29 Nov 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: May I make a comment? I compliment the Chairman on the alacrity with which he arranged this meeting. It is an important issue and it highlights the importance of our committee system. The Chairman should take a bow for what he has done.