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Seanad: Election of Acting Chairman (20 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I propose that Senator Horkan act as Chair.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Judicial Council Bill 2017 - Report and Final Stages to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I do not think so.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: We might keep the Acting Chairman in position because he is certainly fast-tracking the Order of Business. I thank the eight Members who contributed. I join Senator Ó Donnghaile in sending best wishes to Fr. Des Wilson who is celebrating 70 years in the priesthood. He is renowned as a champion of the people, particularly in the context of education. Fr. Paddy McCafferty spoke at his...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes, Ireland's Hidden Heartland, with Athlone in the middle.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: It is. The Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Deputy Griffin, has been very strong in promoting Ireland. The briefings that were held yesterday were very important. I join Senator Kelleher in welcoming today as World Refugee Day. All Members should send a message about Ireland being an island of welcome and a place of sanctuary. I do not have an answer...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I will make representations to the Minister on behalf of the Senator.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes, I will do that. I will talk to him. In response to Senator Conway-Walsh, I know that the Sinn Féin party is in a period of transition. Its members are modifying their language. They want to be warm, woolly and fuzzy but are they really-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Is Senator Conway-Walsh telling farmers that we should reject the €50 million from Brussels and should not take the money? Is that what she is saying to us?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Government-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Conway-Walsh knows full well that the Government went to Brussels and secured a €50 million compensation package from the European Commission.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator knows full well-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask the Senator to go back to the farmers in Mayo and tell them that she does not want them to take the money. They will tell her where to go with that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The European Commission-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The European Commission has given us a Brexit compensation fund.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: We will have a period of consultation until 31 July, when we will respond. The Government is awaiting the publication of the Commission's regulation. Consideration will be given to that, and the IFA is engaging with farmers across the country on the matter. The Government has put the case. It will have a response back and will do the right thing, as it has always done, for Irish farmers....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator McFadden raised the issue of anti-social behaviour, which is a very important matter. Anti-social behaviour is beginning to spiral upwards in many parts of the country. While I appreciate that we need to understand why people engage in such behaviour, there is an obligation on all of us to ensure that it does not continue or go unchecked and that those who perpetrate it on...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Library Services Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister for attending. I raise the need for the provision of a public library in Mahon and Blackrock in Cork city, the only area in the southside of the city without a library service. In light of the city's expansion, there is a need to open a library.The mobile library service has been discontinued. The library offers huge potential to the residents, both young and older, in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Library Services Provision (25 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister for his reply and welcome his support for the proposed library. It is important that, from today, Cork City Council expedite its plans for the provision of a local library in the Blackrock and Mahon area. To be fair to the Minister, he outlined a number of sites that are suitable for the provision of a library service in the area. I call on Cork City Council to submit...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 - Committee Stage (resumed), to be taken at 4.45 p.m. and to adjourn at 7 p.m.; and No. 2, Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2019, Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, to be taken at 7 p.m., with the contributions of spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and those of all other...