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Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: There was.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I actually spoke in the debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I make the point that there is a cosy consensus within Sinn Féin that Members must be in the Chamber for every debate. The Senator is only here less than 12 months and is still learning. The Senator's day is not going to be spent in the Chamber every day.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: What I was saying was-----

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: What I am saying is that the Senator will not spend all day every day in the Chamber.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: Do not expect Members to be in the Chamber all day every day.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I am not.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I am not.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I do, as the Cathaoirleach knows.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: Absolutely. I want to protect the Members who make contributions in the Chamber. To be fair, we actually had a very good debate on the matter last week. I ask Members to reflect on what the Minister, Deputy Coveney, said and to then come to me. We might have another debate about it then. I discussed the matter Senator Craughwell raised, but we should have that debate. Senator Wilson...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Finance Bill 2016 - Committee Stage, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and adjourn at 3.30 p.m. if not previously concluded; No. 2, statements on climate action and low carbon development, to be taken at 3.30 p.m. and to conclude no later than 5 p.m. with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes each, those of all other Senators not to...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: What item is that?

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: That relates to Orkambi.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 15 Senators who contributed to the Order of Business today. On Senator Mark Daly's amendment to the Order of Business, the Orkambi issue is being discussed tomorrow in the House because the Minister for Health, as we speak, is in Lisbon meeting his EU counterparts in health to discuss, amongst other matters, the issue of Orkambi. I hope that the Senator, rather than divide the...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I saw it, yes. I commend Senator Norris on his very fine letter defending the Seanad. To be serious, we have been very well served by the members of our Judiciary.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: They are independent, and their willingness to judge and impart their decisions has been fair and balanced. It has always been about the case in question, not their own viewpoint or whatever.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: It is important that we have a period of calm and do not engage in hyperbole. We must not transcend the line between the Executive and the Judiciary, which must remain clear. The programme for Government is committed to making significant reforms in the process of judicial appointments but my personal view is that the Chief Justice should play a role in that. It is important that we allow...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re appointments to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business without debate; No. 2, Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2016 - Second Stage, to be taken at 1.30 p.m. and to conclude no later than 3 p.m., if not previously concluded, with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the eight Senators who contributed to the Order of Business. I join those who have acknowledged today the centenary of the birth of T.K. Whitaker and I wish him a happy 100th birthday. It is important to acknowledge and pay tribute to him today as a former Member of this House, appointed by both Jack Lynch and Garret FitzGerald, which was a sign of his ability to override political...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: True. That is a fair point. It is important - something we do not do enough in this country - to pay tribute and recognise greatness, no matter who they are. T.K. Whitaker is certainly a person who, for all of us as young people growing up, was the person who we looked up to. He was the architect of modern Ireland. I wish him well and thank him for his service. His life is the epitome...