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- Seanad: Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom: Motion (13 Apr 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: In terms of No. 1, I will add that I seek agreement that the report be adopted, laid before the Houses and printed. Can I get agreement on that?
- Seanad: Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom: Motion (13 Apr 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: To help Senator Norris, it was debated yesterday at the CPP. It is a technical motion, as the Cathaoirleach has said.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Companies Accounting Bill 2017 — Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 4.45 p.m. and to be adjourned no later than 6.30 p.m., if not previously concluded; and No. 2, Courts (No. 2) Bill 2016 — Second Stage, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 1, with the time allocated to group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and all other Senators...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The budget was increased.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: It was increased.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Joan Freeman should be fair.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator should be fair.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The budget was increased, a Chathaoirleach.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Let us be fair.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: She is.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Well said.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 24 Senators who contributed on the Order of Business. I will begin by responding to Senator Catherine Ardagh and the other Members who spoke about the issue of housing. They were Senators Kevin Humphreys, Victor Boyhan, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh and Catherine Noone. It is important to work together collectively to ensure the provision and supply of...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I understand that, but Fianna Fáil cannot absolve itself, although I know that Senator Catherine Ardagh was not there at the time. It is about ensuring we will have supply, availability and an increase in the number of first-time buyers. We all meet people in our constituency clinics and offices who cannot get onto the housing ladder and are finding it difficult to find social housing....
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: We have to read it again. I am quite happy-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I am quite happy to scrutinise the remarks that Senator Diarmuid Wilson rightly made about Sinn Féin's commitment in government in the North of our country in delivering housing. I canvassed in the Assembly election and the second issue that people mentioned to me in the North-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: -----was the issue of housing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Let us make it quite clear-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The Government is committed-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I am glad the Cathaoirleach is protecting me.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The Government has announced €226 million of enabling infrastructure investment to facilitate the supply and construction of 23,000 homes by 2021. That is the yardstick we can be measured on. Senator Ó Clochartaigh knows full well that one cannot just build a house in 90 seconds. It takes a bit of time.