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Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Has the Leader a couple of accounts there?

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Dr. Somers does not know.

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Is it real or what?

Seanad: Order of Business (28 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Monageer Report: Motion (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Cuirim fáilte roimh an tAire Stáit. The motion before the House is important not least because of the tragedy involved but to ensure lessons are learned for the future. Senator O'Toole is correct that there is a need for joined-up thinking on this matter. We all know that early intervention is critical and that this requires resources, action and political motivation. Similarly, there is...

Seanad: Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: That is what she is saying, apparently.

Seanad: Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of order, given the enormity of the report, which is the single biggest report we have had in this House, it is wrong that the debate concludes today. Three Members on this side have offered to speak but have been unable to do so. I understand the Acting Chairman's position but this debate should be allowed to adjourn rather than conclude this evening.

Seanad: Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I appreciate that——

Seanad: Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: We need to roll over this debate to another day.

Seanad: Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse: Statements (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: It would be wrong if we concluded the debate today with a statement from the Minister of State because Members on both sides of the House wish to speak on it.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: He did not say that.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I again raise with the Leader the need for an urgent debate on the consumption of alcohol in this country. The research yesterday which blamed alcohol for 6,500 deaths over a five-year period illustrates the seriousness of the alcohol crisis. The Leader knows well that I have raised the point in this House previously. When are we going to learn that we have a national epidemic and crisis...

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Where was the Minister?

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear. Well said.

Seanad: Order of Business (27 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: He had the wind behind him.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: I seek a debate on the reconfiguration of HSE services. This morning's Irish Examiner reported that Cork University Hospital would be the sole acute care centre for the region. I am concerned by the consistent and persistent downgrading of medical services in Cork city. Is there political interference in the HSE? Are members of the Government interfering in the running of the HSE? A...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Fianna Fáil will get the returns it deserves all right; there is no need to worry about that.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (20 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: What policy does he have? Where was he for the past ten years?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (20 May 2009)

Jerry Buttimer: Fianna Fáil Ministers presided over the banking crisis. The Leader should give the facts.