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Seanad: Credit Institutions (Eligible Liabilities Guarantee) Scheme 2009: Motion (3 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I want to call a vote on this matter.

Seanad: Flood Relief (3 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this Adjournment matter and commend the Minister of State at the Department of Finance on his commitment to those who have been affected by recent flooding. I wish to speak about the years of under investment by the Government in Cork's quay walls. These walls, which date back to the 18th century, are in a precarious state and cannot be...

Seanad: Flood Relief (3 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I hope the Minister of State's sentiments will bear fruit and that, after years of waiting, we will see the quay walls enhanced through the provision of Government investment. I thank him for being here, as it is good to have the line Minister of State present to respond to the matter.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask the Leader to outline the broad principles of the Government's budget strategy. It is clear from recent days that the Government has no idea about where it is going. Unlike the Government, David Begg gave a good and sensible analysis on last night's "Tonight with Vincent Browne". It is time that the Taoiseach addressed the nation to explain in simple English where we are and what is...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: That party has been in Government for the majority of the past generation and it cannot be absolved from the policies it pursued. Now it is pitting the public and private sectors, husbands and wives or brothers and sisters, against one another. Untold tension has been caused in households by the budgetary policies of the Fianna Fáil Party. We must see leadership if we are to make progress...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Will the Leader invite the Minister for Finance and the Taoiseach to the House to discuss this so-called agreement? It is a classic Irish solution to an Irish problem with obfuscation and confusion. I am sure the Leader will agree we have a Taoiseach who talks like Rambo and acts like Bambi while Mr. McLoone could not run FÁS, yet he can govern the country. Where are we going? Many...

Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: They never do.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Report and Final Stages (1 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I second the amendment. I listened to what the Minster of State said during the debate on an earlier Stage. As Senator Coffey said, what is proposed will change the statutory obligation on local authorities. The flooding during the past two weeks illustrated the need to maintain the status quo. Population centres of 2,000 and fewer require their own specific plan. I heard what the...

Seanad: Flood Relief (1 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise the need for compensation for flood victims throughout the country, but especially in Cork city, on the Adjournment. I call on the Minister for Social and Family Affairs to outline the measures that will be put in place as a matter of urgency, in particular for the middle parish, Grattan Street...

Seanad: Flood Relief (1 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State. It is important that we make the scheme non-bureaucratic, accessible and fast for the people affected.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (26 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Chathaoirligh for allowing me to raise this matter. Cuirim fáilte roimh an tAire Stáit, an Teachta Seán Haughey. I am raising this issue in connection with St. Francis College in Rochestown. It concerns the success story of a school that went through lean times. The Capuchin Order made a brave decision to appoint a lay principal, and the school has made a tremendous leap...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (26 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I neglected to say in my earlier remarks that I knew the meeting took place on Monday with the departmental officials. In his reply, the Minister of State referred to "the requisite pre-architectural issues", but when will those be concluded? When will the school be notified as to the next step in the process?

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I disagree fundamentally with Senators Ó Murchú and Quinn. It is political opportunism to say we should forget about the past when we know that past Government policies have brought us to where we are now. To learn from the past we must ensure we never again follow those policies. It was not the ordinary citizens but the high financiers in the banking profession, developers and...

Seanad: Order of Business (26 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Yesterday, Oireachtas representatives from Cork met with the ESB to discuss the flooding in the city of Cork last weekend. I understand the Minister, Deputy Gormley, is frustrated at what has happened but it is wrong to blame councillors for this. The zoning of land does not automatically ensure planning permission. We all know that planning permission is the preserve not of the local...

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Brady, and thank her for coming to the House. It is disappointing the Minister, Deputy Gormley, is not in the Chamber. This debate is about looking after people following the destruction of their homes and livelihoods. In the city of Cork there is no running water and flooding is continuing. Extraordinary efforts have been made by front-line services...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: There are inconsistencies in what the Minister of State is saying. We are removing the element of accountability. What is the tic-tac between the county council and the regional authority? I repeat the question asked by Senator Coffey about who has the power to be the final arbitrator. I am concerned that we are vesting this power in the few and that we are making them powerful. The...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: It does.

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (25 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Cuirim fáilte roimh an tAire Stáit. I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh, and thank him for the work he is doing. I begin by extending my sympathy and solidarity with the people of Cork, Galway, Clare and elsewhere who have been hit by flooding. No words of mine can adequately express the devastation and loss that people feel as a result of this flooding, whether they are in...

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (25 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I believed we were to continue until 2.40 p.m. given that we adjourned until 1.40 p.m.

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (25 Nov 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: That is fine.