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Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Ó Clochartaigh raised the Pobal deprivation index report that was published. The Government has created the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Minister, Deputy Ring, is the first Minister at Cabinet with responsibility to respond to the challenges facing rural Ireland and to ensure that the recovery that is happening affects the four corners of the country....

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: There are positives in the report too, that Senator Ó Clochartaigh should reference as well. The Senator should not always be the harbinger of bad news. There is good news in it too and it is important to hear that.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Senators Humphreys and Boyhan made reference to housing, Rebuilding Ireland and affordability. I would be happy to have the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, come to the House in regard to the matter. Senators Paddy Burke and Feighan made reference to the articles written by Joe Brolly in regard to Peadar Heffron. It is disturbing to read those articles, and disappointing to hear that there...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Leyden asked about the Government-----

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator asked about the Government action.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator asked about the Government action and I will tell him what we have done so far. We reversed the closure of Templemore.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Leyden supported its closure. We have reversed the embargo on recruitment which the Senator supported. We are now recruiting in the Garda. We have increased expenditure in equipment.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: We have increased investment in capital expenditure in new vehicles, in new equipment and in new ways of doing policing which Senator Leyden's party put a freeze on when it was in government.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is a long-standing Member of the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: It ill-behoves him to scare people, engage in populist rhetoric-----

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: -----and try to drive fear through communities. He has an obligation and a duty, as Senator Paddy Burke said yesterday-----

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: -----to work with the gardaí in their communities. I agree with the Senator that there are drug dealers and drug pushers who must be held to account.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: It is up to every one of us to give their names to the gardaí to help them to arrest these people and put them behind bars. Equally, as the Senator knows quite well, as a long-standing Member and former Minister of State, it is the courts that decide on the punishment, not us in this House or Government. I am happy to have the Minister come before the House and for the matter to be...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: -----but it ill-behoves the Senator to come in here scaremongering and whipping up hysteria. He should work with all of us to ensure our communities are safer and better places rather than engage in populist nonsense.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Senators Paul Gavan and Colm Burke raised the issue of Palestine, and I commend the Senators for their contributions. It is important we bring resolution to the matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I am happy to have a debate on Palestine as soon as possible with the Minister, Deputy Coveney. Senator Byrne raised the Threshold report. It is a very important report for tenants and their rights, and I am happy to have the Minister, Deputy Murphy, come before the House to discuss the matter. Senators Craughwell, Gallagher and Wilson raised the issue of councillors' pay and conditions....

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Fianna Fáil could not mind her; it lost her. That is indicative of Fianna Fáil. It cannot mind people.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: In fairness, no one is undermining anyone.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: No one is undermining anyone. We are all acutely aware of the need for a resolution to the matter and we will all work to ensure our councillors, at urban and rural level, receive fair pay. Recommendations from our side of the House and the other side will be well heard by the Minister, and we will all work on that.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I am happy to accept Senator Swanick's amendment to the Order of the Business. I will short-circuit the amendments proposed. I am happy to accept all amendments to the Order of Business, to be clear. I agree with Senator Swanick about tobacco. I join with Senator Feighan in encouraging all Members of the House to attend the Armistice Day commemorations. It is important we remember those...