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Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The truest words uttered by the Cathaoirleach were that Senator Leyden's time is up and that applies to Fianna Fáil as well.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I join Senators Fitzgerald, O'Toole, Bacik and Hannigan in seeking a debate on education. The OECD report is a damning indictment of the Government's policy and it is important we have a debate. Senator Boyle referred to the pupil-teacher ratio. As bad as it is, it is not the problem. The problem is the Government-----

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: If the Senator listened for a while, he might learn something. The Government has taken away the support structures in schools. When I started out as a teacher, there were 30 students in a class but while I welcomed the attempt to make education all-inclusive with children with intellectual disabilities, Traveller children and children of visitors to our country being added to the mix, the...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator O'Toole is correct. The support structures are failing and the Government has taken it away.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Members opposite are embarrassed and disappointed by the Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Will the Leader facilitate a debate on the failure to implement the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs, EPSEN, Act, the abolition of the rights of individual students and the failure to honour the commitment to the pupil-teacher ratio in the programme for Government?

Seanad: Budget Statement 2011: Statements (8 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, an Teachta Mansergh. When I speak in this House, I always seem to get into trouble with some Members. I decided, therefore, not to interject during Senator Butler's contribution.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2011: Statements (8 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Neither did I want to embarrass my good friend, Senator Coghlan, in the Chair. The calamitous 13 year reign of this Fianna Fáil-led Government is about to end. Senator Alex White referred to this budget as the bookend. The Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh, of whom I must say I have become fond, has been an elected and non-elected partner in this roller coaster reign.

Seanad: Budget Statement 2011: Statements (8 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I meant as an adviser. To paraphrase the bible, shouts of glee will go up with trumpet blasts when the Taoiseach calls time on this Government. Ireland's current economic position has been greeted with amazement and incredulity abroad. Friends of mine from across the world have e-mailed me wondering if we will be okay in this crisis. It is hard when one sees a great nation reduced as such...

Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader should not be heckling in the House.

Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader should not heckle.

Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Boyle should put it on Twitter.

Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader should not heckle.

Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of order, is a copy of the Minister of State's speech available?

Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Do we have a copy of the Minister of State's speech?

Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Am I not entitled to ask-----

Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Am I not entitled to ask a question? Normally, we get a copy of the Minister's speech.

Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Normally when we raise matters on the Adjournment the speech is written before we get the chance to say anything at all.

Seanad: Confidence in Government: Motion (8 Dec 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I was actually. Senator White is incorrect.