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Seanad: Order of Business (11 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: What happened in 2001?

Seanad: Order of Business (11 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the immediate banning of substances sold in head shops and compliment Senator Wilson other Senators who were very much to the fore in the campaign to ban them, Grainne Kenny in particular, who has been a champion in this respect, and RTE's "Liveline" programme, despite Senator Leyden's misgivings about it, which has very much led the charge to ban these products.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The decision to ban head shop products is but one step on the journey. It is unfortunate we still lag behind other countries in tackling the issue of head shops. I ask the Leader to provide time for a debate on head shops, especially on measures that can be taken to pre-empt the arrival of new products on the shelves of head shops. We must never allow the drugs trade to go underground or...

Seanad: Tourism Industry (11 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I tabled this Adjournment matter last week but, unfortunately, it was not selected until today. I acknowledge the work done by the Minister since last week when I first tabled this motion. There is need for a wider debate on the strategy we as a country need to have in place for tourism if we are to attract more visitors and to assist the Irish tourism...

Seanad: Tourism Industry (11 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister for her reply. However, I note she did not make any reference to the travel tax. Based on her experience yesterday, is the Minister willing to host a tourism forum similar to what happened in Farmleigh regarding the economy? I am concerned that the top end of the market is under severe pressure. We are all driven by value and competitiveness and the top end of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is rewriting history in a very negative way.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I join Senator Fitzgerald in asking for a series of debates on the pre-budget submissions. Yesterday's edition of The New York Times had a very good piece opposite the editorial page which suggested that the tooth fairy is dead and we are now engaging in a period of root canal politics. It was a very good piece of journalism because many unpalatable choices are being faced and will not be...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I seek a debate. More importantly I am seeking the removal of the Government from office.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The debate will be a help in highlighting the failed policies. Even in this House we cannot move mountains but we can help to shift policy.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: It is incumbent on the Minister, Deputy Lenihan, to go before the people in a state of the nation address, be honest and tell them the facts, not lies and hiding behind figures. He should tell the people the truth.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Is that about keeping your own jobs or about jobs for the people?

Seanad: Order of Business (12 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: It is a pity you do not have a plan for the rest of the nation.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Spadework.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: What about unemployment?

Seanad: Order of Business (12 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: What about the unemployment figures?

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I add my voice to the calls for a debate on the tribunals. I find it nauseating to hear Members opposite questioning the tribunals. If I am wrong, the Leader can correct me, but is it not the Government which sets the fees and the Minister for Finance on behalf of the Government who agrees to them? Therefore, the Government has the power to set the fees, to increase and decrease them. I...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: As the pro-Europe party, Fine Gael is best placed to protect the national interest. At a time of economic crisis both here and worldwide, it is important that we do not further weaken our national democratic institutions, as Fianna Fáil has done. Senator Donohoe raised the new national question, the relationship with the European Union, to which we should return in a further debate.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Has the Government any plans to reduce the fees?

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I asked a question.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Government can reduce the fees.