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Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: The explanatory memorandum outlines the introduction of a four-year time limit. Why is the Minister imposing a time limit? People make a contribution to their State pension. I have received telephone inquiries about this section in the context of the return of contributions as outlined in section 8(3). Is the Minister in some way creating a back-door system to deprive people of their...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Much of what I want to say has been said by Senator Norris. This is a bit like Big Brother.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: This a bit like Big Brother. To paraphrase Senator Norris, the State is out to get the citizen. It is putting an unfair burden on the contributor, the taxpayer. I understand from where the Minister is coming but it should work both ways. The malaise in social welfare will further confuse people. Is the Minister open to holding a series of information meetings around the country with...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: He is speaking sense.

Seanad: Budget 2010: Motion (16 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: We supported the bank recapitalisation the first day.

Seanad: Budget 2010: Motion (16 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: The Government abolished the Christmas bonus and cut payments to the poor, the handicapped and the blind.

Seanad: Budget 2010: Motion (16 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: That is an unfair comment. Senator Healy Eames has the facts to hand.

Seanad: Budget 2010: Motion (16 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State and remind him that he is vested with the power of a Minister of State. I remind him that he is also an elected representative for the people of Cork. He spoke about a stimulus but this budget has no stimulus package. The Cork docklands, with which the Minister of State is familiar, have been cast to one side. Other Senators mentioned the national spatial...

Seanad: Budget 2010: Motion (16 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Some Members are afraid to go out. I understand that and I do not blame Members on the Government side. I know that Senator O'Malley agrees with me.

Seanad: Budget 2010: Motion (16 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: We have produced a set of policies to get people back to work. We will defend the interests of the weakest and most vulnerable in society. The Minister of State is wrong; we have always put the country first. That was seen with the banks, when Fine Gael put the country first. We did not play party politics with it. This is in contrast to the Government, which never listened and will not...

Seanad: Budget 2010: Motion (16 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: How many do I have left?

Seanad: Budget 2010: Motion (16 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I will give her three minutes. I will be nice to her.

Seanad: Budget 2010: Motion (16 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I will not do unto Caesar what others have done to Caesar.

Seanad: Budget 2010: Motion (16 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: The motion before us is commonsensical, simple and devoid of politics. It allows us to show a better, alternative method.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: This is worse.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Show us the economic manual for the last ten years.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Read the proposals.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Read them. Fianna Fáil members are living in a fantasy world.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Remember the June local elections results.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions (No. 2) Bill: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I expect interruptions.