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Seanad: Order of Business (11 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: What happened in 2001?

Seanad: Order of Business (11 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the immediate banning of substances sold in head shops and compliment Senator Wilson other Senators who were very much to the fore in the campaign to ban them, Grainne Kenny in particular, who has been a champion in this respect, and RTE's "Liveline" programme, despite Senator Leyden's misgivings about it, which has very much led the charge to ban these products.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The decision to ban head shop products is but one step on the journey. It is unfortunate we still lag behind other countries in tackling the issue of head shops. I ask the Leader to provide time for a debate on head shops, especially on measures that can be taken to pre-empt the arrival of new products on the shelves of head shops. We must never allow the drugs trade to go underground or...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Was the Senator in short pants?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Government still cannot put in motorway stops or rest areas. Why is that?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: There are none on the motorway from Cork to Dublin.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: It is like being in the ass and cart.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Brian Cowen is no Garret FitzGerald.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: He has neither the vision nor the leadership.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of order, before the question is put to the House, will the Leader to clarify the nature of next Thursday's debate? What order and structure will it have?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Will we have a debate on Thursday? Will the Leader ensure it is not guillotined?

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I know I do not but the Leader does.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I will withdraw it on the basis of the Leader's comments.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I again ask the Leader to bring forward a debate on the public sector agreement, the so-called Croke Park deal. It is important we have this debate this week and I propose an amendment to the Order of Business that we have it today. It is important for two reasons. First, it is about leadership. Unlike other political parties, the Fine Gael Party has been strong on the need for reform of...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes.

Seanad: Ministerial Pensions: Motion (5 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: In welcoming the Minister of State, Deputy Calleary, to the House I am conscious there has been a tied vote in the other House on the writs for the by-elections. This debate is important because the body politic needs to reconnect with the people. There is a sense among the wider population that there is cronyism and that politicians are looking after themselves. We must, therefore, not...

Seanad: Ministerial Pensions: Motion (5 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I was speaking about the cost of running for office. Ministers are well looked after when in office with the different arrangements in place both in their ministerial and constituency offices. These arrangements should be the subject of another Private Members' motion.

Seanad: Ministerial Pensions: Motion (5 May 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: It is not a circus. The Minister of State knows full well the numbers of advisers and members of staff a Minister can have in his or her office. Reform is needed in electoral spending. I expect the Standards in Public Office Commission to look at candidates' expenditure between elections. We must examine the issue of how political parties and candidates are funded. I am in favour of the...