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- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator's job-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I am coming to that. The Minister will shortly be bringing a report to Cabinet on bed capacity. There have been intensive care beds opened. Senator Mullen is entitled to his opinion-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: -----but he is not entitled to cite false information about the health service.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator did actually.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The problem you have is that you come in with a one-dimensional speech. Look at the overall collective approach to health.
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Let me make it quite clear. There is a Government plan on health. There is increased investment. There is an increase in staffing and there is a restoration of pay. What we must do now is commit ourselves further in the face of increased demand to see how we can make the health system deliver more for people, whether it is in the case of investment in increased intensive care beds or...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I would very much like that or whatever the Cathaoirleach wants to implement. I am replying to the 22 Members. The issue of Syria is a very important one. We will have a debate on foreign affairs next week or the week after. Senator Bacik raised an important matter. I noted her remarks on the gender pay gap and I am happy to have the Minister come to the House on that. The Minister...
- Seanad: Order of Business (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I will.
- Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I commend Senator Kelleher for a very personal speech and join with other speakers in commending and congratulating our colleague and friend, Senator Noone, on her very fine chairing of the committee. I begin by wanting to end the narrative that the process adopted by the committee was wrong. The process was very fair, balanced and came up with a report that we can all be justifiably proud...
- Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: We heard powerful testimonies. We did not hear bias; we heard the truth. Expert witnesses from the legal and medical professions laid before us the realities of what is in our Constitution. As politicians and as people, we have buried our heads for far too long. I do not agree with abortion but it is happening every day. Women are travelling. These are not women without names. Many of...
- Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: As a new generation of politicians in this House, we have done the State some service up to now. Let us continue to do so, through the leadership of the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, the Ministers of State, Deputies Jim Daly and Finian McGrath. Let us lead. Let us have a debate and allow our citizens to decide. Let us respect that process.
- Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I do.
- Seanad: Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (17 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Dé Máirt seo chugainn ar leath uair tar éis a dó.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jan 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re EU (recast) Reception Conditions Directive 2013, back from committee, to be taken at 4.45 p.m. and to conclude no later than 6 p.m., with the time allocated to all Senators not to exceed six minutes and the Minister to be given no less than four minutes to reply; and No. 2, Life Saving Equipment Bill 2017 - Second Stage, to be taken at 6 p.m., with...