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Seanad: Role of Broadcasting Authority of Ireland: Statements (18 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Compelling stuff.

Seanad: Role of Broadcasting Authority of Ireland: Statements (18 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is changing tune today.

Seanad: Role of Broadcasting Authority of Ireland: Statements (18 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: It is all doom and gloom at the moment.

Seanad: Role of Broadcasting Authority of Ireland: Statements (18 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The facts hurt.

Seanad: Role of Broadcasting Authority of Ireland: Statements (18 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: There are 400,000 unemployed and people are losing their houses.

Seanad: Role of Broadcasting Authority of Ireland: Statements (18 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Government has not tackled the economy.

Seanad: Role of Broadcasting Authority of Ireland: Statements (18 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Does the Senator mean the Dog Breeding Establishments Bill?

Seanad: Role of Broadcasting Authority of Ireland: Statements (18 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I would say it was way down.

Seanad: Health Services (18 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Moloney. There is a need for a clear and precise statement on current and future rehabilitation services in Cork. The HSE has announced plans to close the orthopaedic hospital in Cork and transfer its operations elsewhere. That means there will be changes in the health care system with regard to the provision of prosthetic and orthotic services in...

Seanad: Health Services (18 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I note from the Minister of State's reply that there is no timetable for or commitment to the provision of capital funding for rehabilitation services in Cork. I hope he will prioritise meeting the needs of rehabilitation services provided in Cork.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I second the amendment to the Order of Business proposed by Senator Norris. Senator Ross has yet again raised an important point and exposed the fault line in our democracy. CIE has deliberately frustrated the will of the members of a committee, the people who represent ordinary citizens. It is a disgrace and an abomination that CIE can tell a committee of the Houses that its...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: They cannot hold a by-election.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: One year on from the publication of the Ryan report it is important that we revisit the issue and have a full debate on what we have learned since its publication, the new structures which have been put in place, where are we in the protection of children and whether they are better protected since the publication of the report. Its dreadful narrative has been publicised, but we need to move...

Seanad: Employment Action Plan (20 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Chair for allowing me raise this matter. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary. The matter I raise is not just about the announcement by Pfizer this week of job losses in Cork. Over a period it has let go a substantial number of employees in Cork and throughout Ireland on a phased basis. The latest announcement is a devastating blow to the Cork region, particularly...

Seanad: Employment Action Plan (20 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister of State ignored the high-end job losses experienced in Cork and the rate of unemployment among under 25-year-olds, which stands at over 4,000. Will he ask the Minister to make it a priority that the IDA work with the agencies in the Cork area and the south to ensure Cork is prioritised, as it is losing out?

Seanad: Order of Business (25 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: That is right.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: They should boycott Fianna Fáil next.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I endorse my colleagues' demands for a debate on care of the elderly. Do we cherish our people? Last Thursday I attended the Cork carers' forum, at which concern was expressed about the comments of the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Ó Cuív, on pensions and home help hours. I agree with Senator Callely that a separate debate is needed on home help and the role of carers in...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: -----developed by Ministers who sit around the Cabinet table and make their decisions collectively. Fianna Fáil for the past 13 years, and the Minister for Health and Children for the past 18 months, has engaged in ageism.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: My question is simple. When will a Minister step up to the mark and say: "I am responsible, I am accountable and the buck stops with me"? Stop blaming officials. It would be like the Cathaoirleach blaming the officials for being unable to do something in this House. The Leader, as the Government representative here, and Ministers are the accountable and elected face of this Government....