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Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Like other speakers, I compliment Senator Hannigan on highlighting this issue and I thank the Minister of State. Like Senator Norris, I do not feel so threatened by terrorism but it is important to have protection and I welcome the amendment.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I also would be happy to second it.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The amendment is an interesting one from the point of view of the definition of humanism. What is the meaning of humanism in modern 21st century Ireland? My party is not opposed to the amendment, but we would like to see a definition of humanism. Like Senator Norris, I am a regular churchgoer and I believe in the resurrection of the body and the soul.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The growth of humanism needs to be looked at in the context of the Bill. We have not included a definition of religion, which, I suppose, is an omission that perhaps should be looked at. In the context of where we are at in this Bill, we need to recognise the importance of people who, as Senator Norris stated, are of high ethical standards and who do promote values. Therefore, we would not...

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: But Senator Ó Murchú is imbued with it.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: What is before us is, to say the least, bizarre. We are talking about the advancement of the promotion of human rights in this section of the Bill. I do not agree with Senator Norris on the leverage held by the Green Party.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: If the Green Party is in government and is supposed to be an equal partner, why are we at this point? We will, no doubt, get a long lecture from Senator Boyle about Fine Gael and Labour opposing Bills and our record on human rights.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I am pre-empting the Senator's comments as I can read him like a book.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Why are we in the current position if the social conscience of the Government is Senator Boyle and his cabal? All this week we are, rightly, celebrating the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Today in Ireland we are restricting the inclusion of the promotion of human rights in consensus-oriented legislation for no apparent reason. Senator Norris is right in that we...

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: It is not.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I call for a vótáil on this amendment.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I move amendment No. 9: In page 11, between lines 32 and 33, to insert the following: "(d) the advancement of sport;".

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: We are not opposing amendment No. 10. Senator Boyle in his earlier remarks on human rights referred to forces being at work outside the control of certain sections. In the context of this section, which is of benefit to the public, I ask the Minister what the Senator means in terms of what forces are at work. Is there manipulation of Government at work? Is Fianna Fáil refusing to accept...

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Prior to the sos Senator Boyle referred to "outside forces" and I am concerned by those remarks. I seek clarification on what he said. Prior to the sos we took a vote to exclude sporting and human rights organisations from being considered as charitable organisations. A member of a Government party has referred to "outside forces". The section with which we are dealing refers to "a public...

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I concur with Senator Norris. In this amendment we are taking cognisance of the role of the church and religion, yet the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, by banning the Veritas advertisement, has done the exact opposite. There is no joined-up thinking by the Government and its agencies. In praising this amendment, one must seek consistency in terms of Government policy. I ask the...

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I move amendment No. 16: In page 13, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following: "the advancement or promotion of human rights".

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Report and Final Stages (11 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I too support the amendment and compliment Respond Housing Association on its representation on this matter. It is important that we protect voluntary directors, especially in the current economic situation where commitments made have been pared back, frozen or cancelled. It is incumbent on the Government to protect voluntary directors. Sometimes, in the rush to legislate and regulate, we...