Results 20,921-20,940 of 24,340 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Apr 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: Like Senator Coffey, I ask the Leader to ask the Minister for Finance to come before the House to explain his gargantuan U-turn on Anglo Irish Bank. It is a pity he was not open to persuasion or other points of view on the bank, as he could have saved taxpayers billions of euro. We must restore public trust in politicians and accountability among practitioners of politics, in particular,...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Apr 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: Does the Senator know his name?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Apr 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: That is irrelevant. The Leader should withdraw that unfair remark. It is a sexist remark.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Apr 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: The Leader should withdraw it.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator does not have the courage of his convictions.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: I renew my call for a debate on the future of politics, a matter I have raised on numerous occasions. Yesterday's events illustrate that there is a disconnect between the body politic and the real world. It behoves us, as Members of this House, to represent the people and give them a voice. We are on the verge of making politics the profession of a chosen few, be they business people,...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (28 Apr 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: If he was alive, James Connolly would be on the streets promulgating change and a different course of action. When will time be made available for a real debate on youth unemployment? Let us consider the number of people under the age of 25 years who have no jobs or a sense of hope and lack a sense of fulfilment. Senator Callely, with whom I seldom agree, is correct when he states there has...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: I join with other speakers in calling for a debate on the commemoration of 1916. The events of 1916 are not the preserve of any party or group.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: We should collectively commemorate and celebrate the bravery of the people who fought and died for Ireland. We should not allow it to be the preserve of any particular party. The debate should happen now so we can properly prepare to celebrate the events of 1916 as a collective nation.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: I ask the Leader for a debate on the future of politics. I asked for such a debate in this House a number of months ago. The events of this week have led to one thing, which is the conclusion that the Government has been in power for too long, lost touch with reality and needs to be changed.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: Senators can give me the lip if they want but it is the reality.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: I have a question. If the Government had taken its leadership from Deputy Enda Kenny in taking a pay cut and his forfeiting his pension as a Minister, we would not be where we are today.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: I know it is embarrassing for the Members opposite.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: The vulgarity of Members opposite, who come here-----
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: I am on the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: With respect to the Chair, I was not allowed ask the question.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: I am in no hurry.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: I am in no hurry at all. My position is quite clear.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (27 Apr 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: My position is quite clear. A pension is for retirement and should not augment a salary. When will the Government show leadership on the issue? When will the Leader set a date for a debate on the future of politics because the biggest fear I have is that we will make politics the preserve of the rich and we will go back to part-time politics like we had in the 1950s and 1960s, which is bad...
- Seanad: Banking: Statements. (27 Apr 2010)
Jerry Buttimer: That is right.