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Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: It is not lies. The problem with the Sinn Féin guys is that they want to engage in old politics the whole time.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: The highest ever spend in the history of the State-----

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: The highest ever spend-----

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: It is the highest ever spend in the history of the State on health and something is fundamentally wrong. I ask the Senators to reflect on that. Senator Norris raised two issues.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: In terms of home care packages, I have not got the figures to which Senator Gavan referred but it is a bit unfair to come in when Senator Colm Burke is not here to defend himself and raise the matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: If the Senator wants to take it up again, I would be happy to have him debate it but to be fair, the Government has increased the number of home care packages and home help hours that are available.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: If the Senator had his way, the Government would do nothing.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Senators Norris and Ó Ríordáin raised the issue of the eighth amendment. I would say to Senator Norris that it is not the Government's to lose. This is a democracy. It is up to the people to make a decision. It is up to the Members of the Oireachtas to show leadership and, if they are for repeal, to go out and campaign for it, not to come in here criticising those who are...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Votáil 100 is an important event in the history of our country. It is right and proper we celebrate the women who have been and are elected to the Houses of the Oireachtas. Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell raised the issue of An Post and commended its chief executive, David McRedmond. It is good to see An Post going in the right direction. It is about all of us using the service. The...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: It is important there is parent representation on the expert advisory group's sub-committee. I would be happy to talk to the Minister again on the matter. Senators Feighan and Coghlan raised the issue of the House of Lords vote on Brexit yesterday and the statement it sends. We should all reflect on what the House of Lords voted on yesterday. The Seanad Brexit committee, which Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I am not getting into that debate today. Senator Warfield is also right on the LGBT issue. Some of those people would not give us any rights at all. That must be highlighted and called out.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding (i) Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Variation of title: Dietician), and (ii) Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Variation of title: Speech Therapist) - referral to committee, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business without debate; No. 2, motion regarding arrangements for the address to Seanad...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 22 Members of the House for their contributions to the Order of Business. I join with all Members in offering our condolences to the bereaved in Toronto and we extend our sympathies to Mayor Tory on the tragic loss of human life. As Senators Ardagh, Bacik and Craughwell rightly said, this was a person causing carnage by driving a truck down a busy street. I extend my sympathies...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I commend the schools for their creation of an urban Gaeltacht. Senator Ardagh is right to highlight the matter. The national development plan has included the MetroLink north and south projects. As Members will be aware, legitimate concerns are being raised by Senator Ardagh but also by residents and stakeholders affected by the route of the proposed development of the MetroLink....

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: From reading the report and the testimony of the men, one cannot but infer that it was. I hope the Minister's meeting with the men will bring further clarity to what the Government intends to do. I do not have any information on the meeting for the House today.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: That is not for me to decide today but a matter for the Minister in consultation with the Departments involved. I will be happy to have him come to the House to discuss the matter. The important point is that he is meeting the men today and that their case is being heard further. I hope we will see justice prevail in the case, given the ruling made earlier which, to be fair, many of us...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I join Senator John O'Mahony, first, in congratulating Leinster on their magnificent victory at the weekend in the Champions Cup. I wish them well in the final. I also pay tribute to Munster and express pride in the manner of their comeback in the second half of the match. I share the Senator's dismay and disappointment at the prohibitive cost of flights being offered to supporters of...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes.

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Regulations 2018: Referral to Joint Committee (24 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:(i) Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of title: Dietician) Regulations 2018; (ii) Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (Section 95(3)) (Variation of title: Speech Therapist) Regulations 2018,copies of which were laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 10th...

Seanad: Address by Commissioner Phil Hogan: Motion (24 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That Seanad Éireann agrees with the recommendation of the Committee on Procedure and Privileges that, in accordance with the provisions for the address to Seanad Éireann by Distinguished Persons, Mr. Phil Hogan, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, be invited to address Seanad Éireann on 26th April, 2018, and, notwithstanding anything in Standing...