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Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (20 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I second the amendment. I welcome the Minister of State to the House. To the surprise, perhaps, of Senator Daly, I want to acknowledge the significant investment up to this point by the Government in overseas aid. It is regrettable we have had a reversal of such investment and that overseas aid has become the Cinderella of the Department of Finance and of the Irish finances. Those of us...

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (20 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I know the truth hurts.

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (20 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I am responding to Senator Daly's contribution. We are having a debate and if the Senator cannot-----

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (20 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I realise Senator Daly is embarrassed by his own Government. I appreciate that.

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (20 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: The facts are-----

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (20 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I am not being political in my contribution but the reality is-----

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (20 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: The reality is that as a consequence of what the Government has done, programmes on HIV, famine relief, education and gender equality will be adversely affected. I agree with Senator Daly that we should create good governance and put in place new practices where people can be empowered and learn, but monitoring programmes and empowerment education require financial resources. We heard...

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (20 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: How does the Minister square the comments made-----

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (20 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I know it did not. I did not say the OECD criticised it, but I ask how the Minister sees the drain on personnel having an impact. The OECD report said we need to be an advocate for trade, agriculture, development, getting private sector initiatives going and gender equality across the world - Senator Daly alluded to this. We will not meet our aid target, however one looks at it. What are...

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (20 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Daly is embarrassed and I do not blame him. If I were in his position I, too, would be embarrassed.

Seanad: Companies (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (20 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I fully support and second the Fine Gael amendment to the Government motion and I hope the Members of the House will support it.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear. Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: He had the wind behind him.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: He did not say that.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I again raise with the Leader the need for an urgent debate on the consumption of alcohol in this country. The research yesterday which blamed alcohol for 6,500 deaths over a five-year period illustrates the seriousness of the alcohol crisis. The Leader knows well that I have raised the point in this House previously. When are we going to learn that we have a national epidemic and crisis...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Where was the Minister?

Seanad: Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: That is what she is saying, apparently.

Seanad: Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of order, given the enormity of the report, which is the single biggest report we have had in this House, it is wrong that the debate concludes today. Three Members on this side have offered to speak but have been unable to do so. I understand the Acting Chairman's position but this debate should be allowed to adjourn rather than conclude this evening.

Seanad: Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I appreciate that——