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Seanad: Road Traffic Bill 2009: Second Stage (29 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: There are no trains in rural Ireland.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I join Senator Fitzgerald in asking the Leader a specific question. Is it the case that the Government of which he is a member puts more value on the stag and on dogs than on human beings? If the Leader answers that question honestly, the answer will be that it is.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Not one Member opposite came into this House to vote against the cuts in social welfare or any financial matter which affected people. We have not heard one positive comment about employment from them, and today we got a frenzy by the national media and backbench Fianna Fáil TDs and some Senators about stags and dogs. What happened to people? What happened to the people in Neilstown last...

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: That is a specific question to the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Those are comments attributed to members of his Government who came into Government on the crest of zero tolerance. Where is it today? There are cuts in gardaí. There are gardaí in Cork city who have not a car to drive in because it has been taken off the road because it has gone over the threshold of miles. There are gardaí who cannot get the proper equipment because of the cutbacks....

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: There is a reference to "Rip-off Ireland" on the website.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: It was called "Rip-off Ireland".

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Is Senator Leyden now the Cathaoirleach? He should respect the Chair.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader did not answer the question the Senator asked.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Answer the question he asked. The Leader is ducking and diving.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader should answer the question he was asked. It might send me a signal.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader would not answer the question he was asked. There is a cosy cartel over there all right.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: He did not answer the question.

Seanad: Order of Business (29 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: He has had 20 minutes in which to do so, but he has not answered it. He has been waffling for 20 minutes.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I wonder if she would be happy about that.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I do not know how one could follow that.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I am glad that Senator is on the road that leads to the park.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I support the comments made by Senator Coffey. This morning 50,000 students are finishing their leaving certificate and they are bereft of hope. They see a Government with no vision and no plan and their future as one of idleness from which they will be forced to emigrate. That is not what we want for them or the Ireland we want to have in the 21st century. Senator McCarthy spoke this...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I am. It is a disgrace that there are so many apprentices who are now unable to finish their training and who are unable to get a proper qualification when they could be put to work either on houses that need to be finished or upgraded, or on our roads. The Government must start showing leadership and I want that debate urgently. I refer to the impending visit of the Queen. I support...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Will she get an invite to the tent?