Results 15,601-15,620 of 24,350 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I will not name names just to give the Senator a headline.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I will not name names just to give people some amusement.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I am the calmest one of all in this debate at present.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: We were told there was no consultation. Is that not correct?
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I am outlining through the Chairman-----
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I am outlining through the Chairman the facts that Members opposite might not want to hear. It is incumbent on us, if we are to have a debate-----
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Humphrey's contribution-----
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I did not storm in at all.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: There are people here who know everything.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: There are people who profess to have knowledge on every subject and that is fair enough.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I advise Senator Humphreys that we have had 40 regional events, 1,000 submissions from the general public, including 150 from Members of the Oireachtas, so let us not say there was no consultation and participation.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The key point is that there was a draft plan and now we will have the final plan. Let us have perspective. When I hear Senator Murnane O'Connor say that Fianna Fáil is not political, who does she think she is codding?
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is a member of a political party.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: We have a newly-formed coalition against the national development plan who were out on the plinth this morning. How could they be against it when they have not even seen it?
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: If that is not being political, then the Senator can call me Davy, because that is being opportunist and political, which her party - as Senator Humphreys said and on which I agree with him - did for generations and look where our country ended up.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The point is there was consultation and engagement. Let us not say there was not because there was.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Humphreys is being personal again.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Well said.
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: For what reason?
- Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (14 Feb 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: On a point of order, I want to correct Senator Craughwell. I never criticised his contribution at all.