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Seanad: Support Services Grants. (6 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State for his reply but it is disappointing. In meeting the Archbishop, would the Minister of State also include Bishop Colton of Cork? What happens to those who cannot afford to pay fees? What happens if a school loses a teacher? Will the State provide education? That has not been addressed.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Unlike previous speakers, I blame the Government rather than this House for the lack of legislation before us. It is the Government's job to bring forward legislation. I ask the Leader whether the Government plans to amend the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 in light of the Green Party's targeting of civil servants. I join others in condemning the killing of innocent Shane Geoghegan in...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Has the Government's public relations gone into this?

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear. Let us see action from the Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: No, Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of clarification——

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader misrepresented me.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I did not say that.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I asked the Leader——

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of order——

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I did not say what the Leader indicated I did.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: He misrepresented what I said. I asked a specific question.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I asked a specific question.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader misrepresented me. I will resume my seat.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader misrepresented what I said.

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Maraon leis an Aire, tá áthas orm cúpla focal a rá faoi chursaí forbartha tuaithe mar tá a lán fadhbanna i measc pobal na tuaithe. Fine Gael welcomes the publication of the Leader programme or rural development programme, despite the delay. As the Minister stated in his address, rural Ireland has two great assets, its natural resources and its people....

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Not only do they need to go ahead but they must also come to fruition. They cannot be stalled in a piecemeal manner. The major components of Transport 21 are centred around the hub of Dublin. The commuter belts around the rest of the country must be considered in a balanced way. The bus strategy for rural Ireland, involving Bus Éireann, does not inspire confidence. The company has been...

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: That is what was proposed by the Minister, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, in his remarks on the budget. I look forward to debating this with the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Ó Cuív. The closure of many hospitals in regional Ireland sends out the wrong message because patients must now travel farther to gain access to basic medical facilities. Senator MacSharry...