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Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I appreciate that but in terms of human rights, it behoves all of us to speak up but on the definition of "human rights" is where I differ from the Senator in the case she mentioned.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: That is why freedom of speech is available to us all.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: In reference to Senator Coghlan's comments, will the Leader outline the days on which the House will sit before Christmas and the business ordered to be taken? It is important, out of respect for the House, the staff and Members, that we know where we are going. Will the Leader ask the Minister for Finance to come before the House on Tuesday to outline in advance of the budget what he is...

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

Jerry Buttimer: I wish to object to the adjournment of the House tonight. We adjourned at 7 p.m last night and we are adjourning at 6.10 p.m. this evening. That is not good enough. The House is due to sit tomorrow. However, we could take the business ordered for tomorrow this evening. Why is the House being adjourned now?

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

Jerry Buttimer: Is the House being adjourned to facilitate the dinner being hosted by Cairde Fáil?

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

Jerry Buttimer: Is the House being adjourned to facilitate the Cairde Fáil dinner?

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

Jerry Buttimer: I am objecting to the adjournment of the House.

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...