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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Oct 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Is there any merit in the committee giving further consideration to that particular issue? I know it is a matter for the Joint Committee on Education and Skills and the petitioner refers to a specific area. However, it is an issue that is becoming more prevalent and a growing number of students are presenting. The Department has produced a report on the role of special education needs...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Oct 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I am not saying we should keep it open but asking if we could revisit the issue. The petition relates to Clondalkin but I refer to the wider issue.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Oct 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I accept that.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Oct 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I accept that.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Insurance Coverage (5 Nov 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State for being available for this debate. The House is well aware the traders in Douglas Village Shopping Centre have had a tumultuous time over recent years. There was a flood and then a fire that affected more than 30 independent traders in Douglas Village Shopping Centre.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Insurance Coverage (5 Nov 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I think the Leas-Chathaoirleach did. Engagement with the insurance companies has been complex and requires a solution from the point of view that not all of them have paid out. As the Minister of State knows quite well, the majority of the people have coverage to protect them from unexpected events. This fire was an unexpected event. To say the least, there has been obfuscation, foot...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Insurance Coverage (5 Nov 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State for his response. This is a matter of public interest and needs to be resolved. I welcome the Minister of State's commitment to speak to Insurance Ireland. This is a question of ensuring that the small to medium-sized shopkeeper or business owner is looked after. I look forward to the engagement of the Minister of State and Insurance Ireland in what is a...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Insurance Coverage (5 Nov 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: In that light, I welcome Cork City Council's parking initiative around Douglas for the Christmas season. The matter I have raised is of extreme public importance. I thank the Minister of State for his commitment.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on climate action, to be taken at 4.45 p.m., with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed ten minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed six minutes. I join the Leas-Chathaoirleach in welcoming our colleague, Senator Pippa Hackett, to the House and wish her and her family every success during her tenure. Comhghairdeas agus...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Was that a PD speech?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Was that a PD speech?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Leyden is playing for transfers.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Victor and Gerry wrote to them last week about it.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator was never in government.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: It is a pity the Senator was not here when Fianna Fáil was in government.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator got the same time.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I dtús báire, ar mo shon féin agus ar son Fhine Gael, cuirim fáilte mhór roimh an Seanadóir nua, Pippa Hackett. Déanaim comhghairdeas léi. In congratulating Senator Hackett, I welcome her on behalf of all of us to the House. I pay tribute to her two children, Heidi and George, for their endurance in what has been a test of strength for them in the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: True.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Hackett's maiden speech as a Member of this House is one she can look back on with pride. She is serving not just the people of Offaly but the people of Ireland. She has come on a huge journey as the first Green Party councillor elected in Offaly last year and I certainly hope she will not displace our Deputy, Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, in Offaly in the general election. The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Nov 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: -----which, as Senator Leyden knows quite well, is a matter for the Irish Wheelchair Association.