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Written Answers — Constitutional Referendums: Constitutional Referendums (22 Nov 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 214: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total cost, including an itemised breakdown, of the Referendum Commission in respect of the thirtieth amendment to the Constitution; the amount paid to date; if he will detail any further anticipated costs and expenses; the costs and expenses expected to be incurred in the period provided for the commission to report to...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Nov 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 486: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress being made on legislative proposals to abolish upward only rent review clauses; if he has considered other alternative options for facilitating commercial tenants to obtain reduced rents which reflect the current economic realities faced by businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36171/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (22 Nov 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 487: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality in an effort to alleviate the pressure that commercial rents are placing on businesses if he will consider legislating to provide an incentive for landlords to reduce commercial rents to a verifiable sustainable level provided that any such incentive would be proportionate to the effect of a rent reduction on the landlord's income;...

Written Answers — Hospital Services: Hospital Services (22 Nov 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 629: To ask the Minister for Health the steps that have been taken towards establishing a stoke unit at Cork University Hospital; when the unit will be open and staff assigned to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35980/11]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (22 Nov 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 647: To ask the Minister for Health the amount spent by him and the Health Service Executive on agency staff in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36167/11]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (22 Nov 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 648: To ask the Minister for Health if there has been any instruction given to local Health Service Executive service providers to cease using agency staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36168/11]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (22 Nov 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 649: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider mandating the Health Service Executive to assign the budget used for agency staff to recruit additional front-line HSE staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36169/11]

Road Transport Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister. This is very important legislation. The State was legally obliged to have it implemented by 4 December 2010. It is extraordinary that there has been a two year-----

Road Transport Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: I cannot cope with the heckling from the other side of the House; it is terrible.

Road Transport Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: I have not even started yet. There has been a two year delay in addressing this issue and we now have to deal with it at the last minute. I am not blaming or criticising the Minister but it should not have taken this amount of time to deal with legislation. The legal obligations of the State should not be dealt with at the eleventh hour; it is bad business and bad practice. I am glad the...

Road Transport Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Thank God we still have power in Cork. We are the most important county in the country, in my mind.

Road Transport Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Nov 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: It is important that we work with the local authorities and people in Cork on this issue. Deputy Harrington raised the issue of fluorescent colour coding and people have raised this issue with me as they seek measures to prevent a decline in road safety. Many of those to whom I have spoken have said it would be a way to assist drivers. A tangential point on road safety is that our haulage...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (23 Nov 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 139: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the progress being made and any instructions issued by her regarding the implementation of Labour Court recommendations for the introduction of an agreed pension scheme for community employment scheme supervisors and assistant supervisors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36491/11]

Written Answers — Company Law: Company Law (24 Nov 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in view of the high cost of company examinership procedures and that such costs effectively preclude many companies from using this option, if he will consider allowing examinership to be carried out at Circuit Court level for companies with turnovers below a certain predetermined level; and if he will make a statement on...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Nov 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Are these the brains Fianna Fáil had for 14 years?

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Nov 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Does the Deputy's leader claim expenses-----

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Nov 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister and compliment him on his speech and proposed amendment. I listened to Deputy Boyd Barrett and did not heckle.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Nov 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: I listened to Deputies Murphy and McDonald. I was going to close my eyes and go to sleep because I thought I was living in Utopia, a land where milk is plentiful, there is gold in the streets, no unemployment and nothing is wrong. However, there is no pot of gold. Sinn Féin is in government in the North and is making tough decisions on behalf of the people it represents. I am sick of...

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Nov 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: I am aware of that, but the Deputy's colleagues still took the money.

Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (29 Nov 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Members of the Deputy's party are also abstentionist in this House; they have not put forward one proper proposal.