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Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Margaret Cox stood over there.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is dreaming. He is in Utopia and should go back to sleep or, even better again, wake up.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Given his contribution, I wonder if Senator Ó Domhnaill is for or against NAMA.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I am glad to hear it. Will the Leader arrange a debate on Ireland, as a matter of urgency? Since the Seanad last met, 174,000 more people have joined the dole queue and net emigration is once again exceeding immigration. That causes a brain drain and skills deficit. Perhaps the largest skills deficit we have is in the Government. In light of the Tánaiste's comments this morning in the...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I come from the county with the most All-Ireland titles in Cumann Lúthchleas Gael. There is a need for a debate on sport, given that the McCarthy report has called for the abolition of the relevant Department, there has been a cut in funding to various organisations and it is getting nearer to the London Olympics in 2012.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader needs to say a lot of prayers.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader could go to the back of the porch.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader's party has been in government for 12 years.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: What about zero tolerance?

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Will the Leader vote in accordance with what he has said?

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Will he vote that way?

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I hope he will vote that way now.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Sep 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader should stop talking out of both sides of his mouth.

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (23 Sep 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Healy Eames for sharing time with me. We are putting aside €54 billion for the banks, developers and Fianna Fáil, a cosy cartel. The Minister of State, when on "Tonight with Vincent Browne" last night, had an opportunity to apologise to the people for the mistakes made by his Government but he did not do so. Senator Healy Eames is correct that today there are many...

Seanad: The Economy: Statements (23 Sep 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Neither the Taoiseach nor the Minister for Finance has answered that question. I hope the Minister of State will address that fundamental point.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I have asked him two questions already. Given that we have had no debate on the Cork docklands area, unemployment is heading towards 15% and yet again there has been a guillotine on the Ryan report, will the Leader explain why the House is going into recess today? Why can we not sit until the end of July? My final question for the Leader is about a matter of grave urgency. From 24 July,...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: From 24 July a pensioner cannot go to the post office with his or her pension book and pensions will be paid into bank or post office accounts, which will result in serious emotional and psychological difficulties for many elderly people. I ask the Leader to communicate to the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Deputy Hanafin, as a matter of extreme urgency, that she should desist in...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: She did not say that.

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Jul 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of order-----