Results 20,841-20,860 of 24,447 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: What about Deputy John McGuinness?
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Ellis should not lecture me. People in glasshouses should not throw stones.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Cassidy's ancestors were members of Fine Gael and he should come home to us.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: No wisdom.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: Where was the Minister? He was not here.
- Seanad: Order of Business (24 Jun 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: Are we in the bunker?
- Seanad: Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Jun 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: That is somewhat harsh.
- Seanad: Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Jun 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: This Bill is long overdue; it is a scandal that we had to wait so long for it. Electricity generation has changed; it is now a complex market. However, it should not be; there should be transparency. There are two groups - consumers and businesses. The best thing the Minister did was to introduce smart meters. I have one in my house and it allows the user to monitor the use of electricity...
- Seanad: Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Jun 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: I am doing so.
- Seanad: Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Jun 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: I apologise. Fine Gael supports the overall principles of the Bill. It is important the consumer benefits from this and that we provide stimulus for the domestic economy to grow. This can be done by reducing our energy costs and the financial gains being passed to the economy to assist in rebuilding our competitiveness, be it in the tourism industry or elsewhere, I do not mind. This...
- Seanad: Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Jun 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator McCarthy missed his slot.
- Seanad: Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Jun 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator McCarthy is on the right wing of the Labour Party.
- Seanad: Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Bill 2010: Second Stage (24 Jun 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: I would not call him a gentleman.
- Seanad: Criminal Justice (Psychoactive Substances) Bill 2010: Second Stage (23 Jun 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. I also thank the Whip for allowing me to speak now. I compliment the Minister on the Bill. Notwithstanding the cross-party support for the legislation, some of the measures taken by the Government to tackle the drugs problem have not worked and Government policy on the wider issue of drugs and drug abuse has created major problems. I look forward to engaging...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: On a point of order, Members opposite have given out to me in the antechamber on many occasions and I have never done anything about it. We are mature politicians and grown men and women.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: How could one follow that poodle?
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Coffey made a very relevant contribution on the Order of Business. We need not only a debate on housing but real action on the issue. Thousands of people are living in housing secured with rent allowance or in council housing and they are up to their eyes in debt. At the same time thousands of houses are idle because councils across the country do not have the money to refurbish...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: I would like to have a debate on journalism, public discourse and how columnists influence what is happening in the world.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jun 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Hanafin is gone but I should clarify that Mr. Alan Greenspan was the chairman of the Federal Reserve, not the Treasury in the United States.
- Seanad: Innovation and Job Creation: Statements (22 Jun 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.