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Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Jun 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill. The Minister is correct that it is absolutely important we protect small building subcontractors who have been denied payment from larger companies. The basic tenet of this Bill is that we must protect the small person. As the Minister knows from his work with the Office of Public Works and through his constituency work, many of...

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (26 Jun 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 161: To ask the Minister for Finance regarding the disabled drivers scheme the reason there is a limit on engine capacity when there is a cap on the amount of money which can be reclaimed under the scheme; if he will consider removing the limit on engine capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30288/12]

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (26 Jun 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) will be facilitated in purchasing a car under the disabled drivers scheme of the same make and model which they previously purchased under the scheme in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30289/12]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (26 Jun 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 518: To ask the Minister for Health the numbers of persons treated and the numbers on the waiting list for treatment at the Cork University Hospital dental clinic for young adults with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30275/12]

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: How many reports did the Deputy commission when he was in government?

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy is the King Kong of spin.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Corporal O'Dea is back.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: Bring back Dan Boyle.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: What did the Deputy do in government?

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: The altar boy mask is slipping.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: The only job the Deputy was after was Brian Cowen's job.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy is only a con artist.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: He is only a con artist.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy is only codding the people.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: He is only a con artist.

Leaders' Questions (27 Jun 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy ought to be ashamed of himself. He is a fraud.

Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences Against Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Alan Shatter, to the House and compliment him and the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, on their ongoing efforts to safeguard children and other vulnerable individuals in our society. The Minister, Deputy Shatter, indicated in his opening statement that the primary purpose of this Bill is to close an existing loophole in the...

Microenterprise Loan Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish to share time with Deputies Lawlor and Humphreys.

Microenterprise Loan Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Bill and the Minister's commitment that employment will continue to be the Government's top priority. This Government is committed to jobs but I ask the Minister to tell his Cabinet colleagues that rather than carry out the budgetary process in public and on the airwaves of our national broadcaster they might do it privately in the Cabinet room. That would do us all a service....

Order of Business (3 Jul 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: A well-known supermarket chain advertised a so-called children's allowance day promotion in four of its stores, aimed at mothers of children. I hope the Taoiseach agrees that this was a reprehensible marketing campaign. It is time the Minister of State, Deputy Róisín Shortall, expedited legislation on the below cost sale and marketing of alcohol, in which Deputy Micheál Martin was very...