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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 12 Members for their contributions. I again pay tribute and offer congratulations to our colleague and friend, Senator Grace O'Sullivan, on her election to the European Parliament. I wish her every success in her tenure in the European Parliament. The fixed term of five years is a blessing in itself. To be fair, from a political perspective, Senator O'Sullivan has made a very...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: On a personal level and on a human level, the Senator has been an exceptional colleague and friend. Her good humour and ability to reach across the aisle, to cajole and to work with all Members in a very positive manner is one we should commend. We will miss the Senator. She has always been in good humour; I have never seen her in bad form even when she was under pressure or putting us...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator has all the answers.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I do not.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I challenge Senators to read-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I am making a point. Eir's submission was originally for €3 billion.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I appreciate that-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Hold on. It was €3 billion. Eir said yesterday - and the Senator can make all the faces she wants - that it was going to be €1 billion. How did that change? Why did Eir withdraw from the tender process? These are the questions it should be asked. We all want to have broadband. Eir referred to a separate company. It was part of the process that every applicant would have...

Seanad: Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019: Referral to Joint Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 (Specified Bodies) Regulations 2019,a copy of which was laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 24th June, 2019, be referred to the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, in accordance with Standing Order 71(3)(k), which, not later...

Seanad: Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019: Referral to Joint Committee (27 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft:Animal Health Levies (Pigs) Regulations 2019,a copy of which was laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 10th June, 2019, be referred to the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in accordance with Standing Order 71(3)(k), which, not later than 9th July, 2019, shall send a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 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., if not previously concluded. I thank the Cathaoirleach for welcoming Mary McDevitt Afflerback, her husband, Jerry Afflerback, their son, Reilly, and Cathy Goodwin. They are good friends of mine from the United States and are very welcome...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 11 Members for their contributions to the Order of Business. It is not surprising that the Mercosur trade agreement has been raised by Senators Ardagh, Boyhan, Conway-Walsh, Norris, Hopkins, Murnane O'Connor, Mulherin, Devine and Humphreys. I agree that it is a headline political agreement, but there is nothing agreed as such and nothing has been signed off yet. This has been...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Fianna Fáil narrative should be that Deputy Micheál Martin runs from everything.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Taoiseach and the Minister, Deputy Creed, have travelled around Europe, speaking to our European counterparts. If one looks at what the French and the Poles have been saying before the deal and what the Minister, Deputy Creed has been saying, one will see that we have been articulating a view long before that. There is a need now to have a debate, as Senator Humphreys said, in the round...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: -----priority is given to legislation.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: If an opportunity arises, we will endeavour to have the Minister, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, come to the House to discuss the matter. Hearing about Senator Conway-Walsh's ongoing battle with the Minister, Deputy Ring, is becoming a daily ritual. The issue at the hospital referred to has been well documented in the House and the Minister has been very much to the fore in protecting it. As I...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: With the agreement of leaders, last Wednesday I included statements on the climate action plan in the schedule. The making of statements on the plan had been requested by many Members. I will reflect on Senator Norris' comments. It may be a question of dovetailing or repetition.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I hope there will be a quid pro quofrom the Senator, rather than it all being one-way traffic from the Leader's office. I hope the Senator will reflect on his own performance in dealing with certain matters.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I could not possibly comment.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Jul 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I could not possibly comment.