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Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator cannot come here and vote against something and speak out in favour of it.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator cannot be two-sided.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: But he is——

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Glynn has no consideration for the Irish people. None whatsoever.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Bill has not even been passed yet.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I assure the Minister of State that I am not upset. It is important, in devising the composition of the board of the authority and its sub-committees, that cognisance is taken of the fact that charitable organisations have vast experience. Given that today's debate was largely consensual, it is disingenuous of Senator Glynn to lampoon Members on this side of the House. Let us not forget...

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Let us call a spade a spade.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: It was Senator Leyden who said that Members on that side of the House were not Trappist monks. Will the Minister of State give recognition to the role of local authority members by making provision for their inclusion in the membership of the board? Will he ensure that the majority of board members are from the charitable organisations? We must learn the lesson of what happened at FÁS...

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I am referring to the provisions of the Charities Bill. The Bill relates to the activities of a vast array of organisations which come under an umbrella body which has done great work. I pay tribute to those efforts.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister should talk to his backbenchers.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (5 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, an Teachta Mansergh. Senator Hanafin opened his remarks very eloquently. To borrow Bill Clinton and James Carville's famous line, "It's the economy, stupid." How right they were. It is the economy, the pounds, shillings and pence in the pocket of ordinary citizens. It is the capital and liquidity that small enterprises, farmers and businesses need....

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: What about the Charities Bill?

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Will the Senator support the promotion of human rights through the Charities Bill? Show us the money and the colour of the Senator's support.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Government is running scared.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: As a long-standing Member, will the Leader review Friday's schedule? With the greatest respect for Senator Ó Murchú and in the hope that the Leader is not involved, the Government——

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Government is afraid to be held accountable in the House. I will give an example and ask the Leader to facilitate a debate on two matters. The Minister for Education and Science has not attended the House since 14 October to discuss the education cutbacks. He is ashamed of what he has done. This is the first debate required.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Statements have been made in the House concerning FÁS, unemployment and consumer affairs, but the senior line Minister, the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, has not attended. Why is that? Why have the two Ministers in the eye of the political storm over education and unemployment not attended the House since the budget? This fundamental question must be...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of information, eight weeks have passed since the budget was announced.

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Some two months have passed since the budget was announced and the Minister for Education and Science has not yet been available to come into this House.