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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I will move the amendment at the end. I just want to inform Members.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Norris raised a very pertinent and valid point regarding the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service online system. Those of us who every week meet people who are dealing with this issue will know that it is very vexing and needs to be resolved. I have a very simple philosophy. There should always be a human interface in this matter. I do not think electronic means are good...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: It is dangerous. Senators Gallagher and Conway raised the issue of shopping locally. Senator Gallagher raised the issue of the precarious position of businesses in the Border area in the context of Brexit. If all of us, including those watching and listening at home or sitting in the Public Gallery, could shop locally rather than going online to Amazon and so on, it would be a huge help....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I am happy to refer the matter to the OPW.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: He is indeed. Senator Gavan raised the matter of human rights in Bahrain in the context of two people who are threatened with execution on Christmas Day. As I said before, there is a need for us, as a Government, to be very proactive with regard to human rights around the world and not to sell our soul for business. I have a very simple view on that. We must get the balance right. We...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish them a very peaceful and joyful Christmas. They are the unsung heroes of this Upper House. I thank the men and women who work in the Oireachtas, in particular the men and women who record and tape us, and turn our microphones on and who make us look much better than what we are sometimes. I thank them for their unstinting professionalism and their ability to work very late in the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish all the Members and their families a happy, safe and joyful Christmas and a prosperous new year. Christmas is the tenderness for the past, the courage for the present, and the hope for the future. May all here have a great rest and we will see them all, please God, back in January.

Seanad: Oireachtas Secretarial Assistants: Motion (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I second the motion.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No.a1 on the Supplementary Order Paper and No. 1 on the Order Paper. No. a1, Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020 - all Stages, is to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business and to conclude after three hours by the putting of one question from the Chair, which shall, in respect of amendments,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the four Members of the House for their contribution to this extraordinary Order of Business. On my own behalf and on behalf of the Government, I thank all members of staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas for facilitating today's sitting and for their presence and work. I acknowledge the gargantuan, supreme efforts of all our public and civil servants, those who work in our shops...

Seanad: An Bille Sláinte (Caomhnú agus Cosaint agus Bearta Éigeandála eile ar mhaithe le Leas an Phobail), 2020: An Dara Céim - Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020: Second Stage (20 Mar 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank everybody for their presence today in the Houses of the Oireachtas. It is an extraordinary day. My father is 83 and was a nurse all his life, and he spoke to me about the polio epidemic in Cork and the outbreak of TB. Today we have our modern, more profound pandemic. Life has changed, perhaps significantly, forever. One thing that has not changed is that in the history of our...

Seanad: Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020: Motion for Earlier Signature (20 Mar 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish to inform the House that we could be sitting next week. The Dáil is sitting.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Mar 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 181) Regulations 2020, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business without debate; No. 2, motion re Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2020, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 1 without debate; No. 2a, Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19)...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Mar 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: Or at the beginning - whichever you prefer. At the end is fine.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Mar 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I send our deepest sympathies to the families of the ten people who died. On my behalf and that of the Fine Gael group, I extend our deepest sympathies to Senator Ruane on the death of her grandmother, Maureen Lotsy from Finglas. Death and bereavement is a very difficult time but it is even more so without a hug or ability to say goodbye. The legacy of Senator Ruane's grandmother will live...

Seanad: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 181) Regulations 2020: Motion (27 Mar 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Section 181) Regulations 2020, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 25th March, 2020.

Seanad: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2020: Motion (27 Mar 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I move: That Seanad Éireann approves the following Regulations in draft: Planning and Development Act 2000 (Exempted Development) (No. 2) Regulations 2020, a copy of which has been laid in draft form before Seanad Éireann on 25th March, 2020.

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (29 Jun 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach. Ar an gcéad dul síos ba mhaith liom mo chomhghairdeas a ghabháil leis mar Chathaoirleach nuathofa agus lena athair agus mháthair agus lena chlann. Cuirim fáilte roimh gach Seanadóir nua, go mór mór ar an lá iontach, stairiúil seo sa Seanad. As the former Leader of the House who was elected on...

Seanad: Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009: Motions (29 Jun 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I move: That Seanad Éireann resolves that sections 2 to 4, 6 to 12, 14 and 17 of the Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 (No. 39 of 1998) shall continue in operation for the period beginning on 30th June, 2020 and ending on 29th June, 2021.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Jul 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I want to join with other speakers in complimenting and paying tribute to the Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Tony Holohan, on the magnitude of his work and to wish him and his family every blessing and good luck in the next period. I ask that the Leader facilitate a report and debate, as requested by other Members, on the aviation recovery task force. I remind Members from counties Clare and...