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Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister was here two weeks ago.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: She.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 20 Senators who contributed to the Order of Business. Ba mhaith liom mo chomhgairdeachas a gabháil le Bridget Doody as ucht post nua a glachadh. In congratulating her on her appointment, we are blessed and lucky as a House to have a person of her calibre. I have had the pleasure of working with her on a number of initiatives in the Oireachtas and I have always found her to...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: It is important that Members are aware there will be a motion before the House tomorrow night regarding the Grace inquiry and there will be statements on the Tuam issue on Thursday. It is imperative that as a society we deal with the awful legacies of our past, as the Taoiseach said. They are an awful blight on the name of Ireland, on our people, on our culture and on ourselves. It is...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask the Minister for Finance to pull the hand brake a small bit in terms of the Central Bank. We all accept that there should be regulation and oversight. The credit union movement that Nora Herlihy set up was not meant to be considered a bank but to work for people in communities in all parts of Ireland. I am very concerned at the way the Central Bank has treated credit unions. Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Humphreys, has commissioned a report on rural Ireland that shall be chaired by Pat Spillane. I am of the viewpoint that we need post offices in rural Ireland. The Government is committed to rural Ireland and the Minister was in the House. We have an Action Plan for Rural Development. If the Senator wishes to...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I am happy to invite the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Deputy Denis Naughten, to the House-----

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: -----if the report ever sees the light of day.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (7 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: It is important to note the Action Plan for Jobs because more people are now back at work. The biggest area of job creation in this country was outside Dublin in the past year. Approximately 1,300 jobs per week have been created. As much as 70% of the jobs created last year were located outside Dublin. That proves the recovery is beginning to happen beyond Dublin, which is a fact that we...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business on International Women's Day, 8 March 2017, is-----

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The race to populism never ceases to amaze me.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on Seachtain na Gaeilge, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and conclude not later than 2.15 p.m., with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes each and those of all other Senators not to exceed five minutes each and the Minister to be called on to reply to the debate not later than 2.10 p.m.; and No. 3, Sea-Fisheries (Amendment)...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I dtús báire, ar mo shon féin agus ar son an Tí ba mhaith liom mo chombhrón a ghabháil do na clanna tar éis bás na mná agus na leanaí maidin inniu i Cluain Dolcáin. It is important that Senators send their sympathies to the families of the mother and two young children who were tragically killed this morning in Clondalkin. It is awful...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: -----to celebrate the historic achievements of women around the world in sport, civic life, arts, culture, music and other spheres. It is important that we recognise and pay tribute to women. It is a pity that we do not have the first female President of the US. That would have shattered a glass ceiling. We saw what Presidents Robinson and McAleese did in Ireland. We have seen what many...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: While I do not wish to strike a discordant note, the facts are facts, but the Senator can have alternative facts, if she so wishes. It is important to indicate that the Government is doing work.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The Government is doing work.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I also accept that the Government must play catch-up because funding was not provided in some areas during the worst recession in the history of the State. I will work with Senators to deliver in these areas, but they should not claim the Government is not doing anything when, to be fair, it is doing work.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Gerard P. Craughwell referred to Paddy Power, Betfair and the gambling Bill. I join him in calling for the introduction of legislation on online gambling, in particular. He is correct that gambling is a secret addiction which has shattered and ruined many lives. We must tackle the issue collectively rather than creating silos. It is frightening to note that profits of €1.5...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I agree, but one cannot have megaphone diplomacy on the national broadcaster. Both sides should engage, discuss and reach a solution in talks to ensure a service will continue to be provided. Nobody wants a strike, which would not be in anyone's interests. I understand a strike has been proposed for next Wednesday.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Both sides should engage in talks. Senator Joe O'Reilly referred to the misuse of alcohol at teenage discos. I know that the Senator has been proactive in his home area and the House on this matter. I was involved in a sports organisation which ran teenage discos. They were well policed by volunteers and no alcohol was consumed. However, it seems the phenomenon of pre-drinking has...