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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I have if I could ask it.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: When the new Cabinet has settled in, when can we expect to see its make-up, who is in charge of FÁS and responsible for job creation?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed). (24 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: When the new Cabinet settles into its duties, can we expect to see the Cabinet makeup and find out who is in charge of and responsible for FÁS and job creation?

Seanad: Finance Bill 2010 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage. (24 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: That is correct.

Seanad: Finance Bill 2010 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage. (24 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, Deputy Peter Power. The last section of Senator Doherty's speech resembled someone perhaps looking for transfers in the by-election in Donegal. I hope he will not need them and that Barry O'Neill will win the by-election. The backdrop to this Finance Bill is an economic crisis. Unemployment in the State is now 13.1%, according to Central Statistics...

Seanad: Finance Bill 2010 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage. (24 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Finance Bill contains no jobs stimulus package or incentives to reward entrepreneurship. For the public sector worker, there is a further accentuation of the 2008 taxation measures and the 2009 budget measures. The Government has successfully waged a war on the public sector worker. It has wrongly demonised those workers, accentuating the divide between the private and public sectors....

Seanad: Finance Bill 2010 (Certified Money Bill): Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I look forward to Senator Donohoe's recommendation on provisions for research and development. It is important the Bill fosters innovative changes for industry and allows businesses to prosper. Senator Butler spoke about entrepreneurship, rewarding enterprise, the smart economy and employment, with which I agree. We need to look after our small and medium sized enterprises. However, when...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: As they are all on the Front Bench on the Government side, I compliment the Green Members for taking control of the Seanad.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: On his Twitter account this morning, the Deputy Leader referred to the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Deputy Gormley, having to clean up the mess in the Dublin Docklands Development Authority. Has the Deputy Leader seen the report? If so, what did he mean by having to clean up the mess? I agree with Senator Coffey and Senator Donohoe, and formally second the...

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: A Government commitment.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Government should publish the report.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: It has not published the Cork docklands report yet.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Self preservation is the priority.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Forget the principles.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The truth hurts.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The hothouse is getting to Senator Boyle.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: There are a lot of emissions coming from that side of the House.

Seanad: Order of Business. (25 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Nothing stymies Senator Boyle.