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Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Who was in charge of the cervical screening programme at that time?

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 15 Members for their contributions to the Order of Business. Quite understandably, ten Members raised the issue of the cervical cancer scandal. Senators Ardagh, Boyhan, Conway-Walsh, Humphreys, Conway, Leyden, Ó Céidigh, Norris, Ó Ríordáin and Davitt spoke about it. I agree that it is time leadership was shown and required by those who, as Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Ó Céidigh has a Bill before the House and it can be debated during his group's Private Members' time. It is important to provide solutions. That is what Members of the Upper House should do, namely, be proactive in offering solutions. I commend Senator Ó Céidigh on doing so. Senator Feighan raised the direct flights from Hong Kong to Dublin and Beijing to...

Seanad: Prohibition of Conversion Therapies Bill 2018: Second Stage (2 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Catherine Byrne, to the House and I thank her for taking the Bill. I understand the great humanity and compassion she brings to her job in respect of this particular issue. It is always hard to follow the father of the House but, in the time allocated to me, I will start at the end of Senator Norris's speech. Despite the progress we have made as a...

Seanad: Domestic Violence Bill 2017: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I commend all Members of the House for their participation in this very important legislation. I commend the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, on his engagement, for listening and stewardship. It is important that, as Senator Higgins said, it is a single piece in the jigsaw but it sends out a very clear message from the country's Parliament. It addresses the needs of women and children primarily,...

Seanad: Project Ireland 2040: Statements (Resumed) (2 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I dtús, cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. This debate about Project Ireland 2040 is about the strategic vision we have for Ireland and, in my case, for Cork. Cork lies at the heart of Project Ireland 2040. I welcome the strong inclusion of Cork and the south in the plan and, as Senator Coffey correctly said, it is important that we focus on delivery of the objectives in the...

Seanad: CervicalCheck Screening Programme: Statements (3 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Refurbishment (8 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister for attending the Chamber and the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise the matter of St. Gabriel's special needs school, Bishopstown, Cork. The Minister is familiar with the school. It was originally designed for Scoil Cholumbáin and Scoil Therese primary schools. When they closed, St Gabriel's was allowed to use the building. It is fair to say that this...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Refurbishment (8 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister for his positive reply. It is a unique school and it shares a site with the Brothers of Charity and the Diocese of Cork and Ross. The staff need has been met by the Department but changes are needed to the built environment and the learning environment. I hope that tomorrow's visit will be the beginning of a positive progression of the proposed development.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding arrangements for the sitting of the House on Wednesday, 9 May 2018, to be taken without debate on the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2, motion regarding appointment of a member to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority, to be taken without debate on the conclusion of No. 1; No. 3, motion regarding Health and Social Care Professionals...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: No. 5 is the Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017 - Second Stage, to be taken at 4.45 p.m., with the contribution of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and all other Senators not to exceed five minutes, and the Minister to be given no less than five minutes to reply to the debate. No. 6, Private Members' business, is the Civil Law (Costs in Probate Matters) Bill 2017...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: She was.

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 12 Members who contributed to the Order of Business. On my own behalf and on behalf of my party, I offer my sympathies to Monica Barnes's husband, Bob, and her family. I commend her on a life well lived. She should be extolled for her diligence as a public servant. She probably was the epitome of the wing of Fine Gael many of us want to be part of. I had the pleasure of...

Seanad: Sitting Arrangements: Motion (8 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business the Seanad shall meet at 2.30 pm on Wednesday, 9th May, 2018, and the Order of Business shall be proposed at 3.30 p.m.

Seanad: Appointment of Member of Legal Services Regulatory Authority: Motion (8 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That Seanad Éireann, noting that the Government agreed on 20th March, 2018, to propose, for the approval of Seanad Éireann, Sara Moorhead SC to be a member of the Legal Services Regulatory Authority on the nomination of the Bar Council, and pursuant to section 9 of the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, approves the appointment by the Government of Sara Moorhead SC to be a...

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Regulations 2018: Motions (8 May 2018)

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

Seanad: Health and Social Care Professionals Regulations 2018: Motions (8 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: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 April, 2018.

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister and the Bill. As the Minister stated, this is significant and substantial legislation which overhauls our anti-corruption regime. None of us is above the law, irrespective of who we are or where we are from. There can be a sensational rush to populism and to be all things to all people. I have always taken the view that politics must not be the preserve of a few and...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Corruption Offences) Bill 2017: Second Stage (8 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Notwithstanding Senator Norris's remarks on the long gestation of the Bill, it is good the legislation is before the House. I remind Senator Ó Donnghaile of the import of what he suggested regarding Apple. The Government and Apple have appealed the decision of the European Commission in 2016. Apple will pay money into an escrow account which will be held on behalf of the Government....

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on the report of the Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach entitled "A report of the review of the credit union sector with specific reference to the Credit Union Advisory Committee review of implementation of the recommendations in the Commission on Credit Unions report (June 2016)", to be taken at 4.45 p.m. and to...