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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Autism Support Services (22 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. Thank you for allowing me to raise the matter. I, too, welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank her for being here. I wish to raise the case of Mr. Gary Walton. He is a 33 year adult who requires support services. I seek an update on what services are available to him and his family. He was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome along with...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Autism Support Services (22 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. From my observation the family would question the ongoing engagement and they would have been of the view that there was no engagement. The bottom line is there should be engagement between the HSE and the family. It would be appropriate for the HSE and the family to get together. The correct modus operandi is to have ongoing engagement and...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Data Protection Bill 2018 - Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and conclude not later than 3.15 p.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 12 Senators who contributed to the Order of Business this morning. I join Senators Catherine Ardagh, Victor Boyhan and James Reilly in commending the men and women of the Dublin Fire Brigade on their heroism in preventing any loss of life last night. I congratulate and thank them for their profound bravery in responding immediately and swiftly to the fire at the Metro Hotel in...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Can I finish? The Minister has said in this House and elsewhere that due to the fear of intimidation or whatever, confidentiality commitments were given to people living in the communities. The Minister has said he is open to looking at this. All of us recognise that part of the report was given to the McAnespie family in the past. In the interests of bringing closure to the family and...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: He has helped to make the church a friendlier and warmer home for people than it was in the past. It is disappointing, as Senator Norris rightly mentioned, that a wide variety of families, including LGBT families, single-parent families and lone-parent families, were removed from a brochure promoting this event. I hope the church will recognise that the traditional family model has changed...

Seanad: Data Protection Bill 2018: Report Stage (22 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Leathuair tar éis a dó, Dé Máirt seo chugainn.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018 - Second Stage, to be taken at 6.30 p.m., with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed ten minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed eight minutes; and No. 2, motion regarding Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018, to be discussed in conjunction with the Second Stage...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I cannot hear the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator must be hoarse.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator should have been here. Perhaps he should not have come back.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: He is not a senior Senator but a new one.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 15 Members who contributed to the Order of Business. I begin by paying tribute to the former Ceann Comhairle, Seán Treacy, and I offer the sympathies of the House to his family on his very sad passing.On my own behalf and that of Fine Gael and the House, I join Senator Terry Leyden in extending sympathy to the families affected and the Russian Federation on the tragic loss...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I am only beginning my reply to the Senator whom I am happy to support. It is an issue that requires further analysis by the Department. We are all united in wanting to ensure every child has the opportunity to realise his or her potential, including through changes to DEIS status. Many of us have raised the issues outlined with the Minister. I cannot understand, for example, why some...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I do not have all of the facts, as I am not a member of the Cabinet, but I will request the Tánaiste to come to the House, if that is the request being made, for a debate on the issue, or if the Senator would prefer a briefing, it can be given to him. Either way, I am amenable to both. However, it is important that we stand against the use of chemical weapons. Senator Craughwell also...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: It is important to welcome Pope Francis and that he is given a céad míle fáilte to our country. Senator Mullen raised a specific issue about a lady and our health service.I will not get into a tribal response, but the Government is making changes. Rather than focusing on the political end, we should look at the management end. The Senator spoke about a triage nurse. I had...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: If we did not spend it, the Senator would be complaining that he would be stuck in his car and could not go anywhere or there were not enough buses. There is a public consultation over a €3 billion expenditure on metro. I accept the Senator's point. If residents or business owners-----

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ----- in that affected stretch have issues, let us hear from them. Let us overcome the challenges. Let us work to ensure there is a process that is open and transparent, which takes on board the views of people.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I have no idea. I am not the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, but I would be happy to have him come to the House. Let us not always look for the Minister, Deputy Ross, to come in and be complaining about the poor Minister, Deputy Ross.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: He has become the guy the Senator wants to beat up in this House again.