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Seanad: Shoppers Task Force: Motion (3 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Green Party no longer has any credibility.

Seanad: Shoppers Task Force: Motion (3 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I commend Páirtí an Lucht Oibre on tabling the motion. I was intrigued by the commentary from many speakers on the Government side of the House because the reality is simple. Whether we like it, our consumers are being ripped off. We can talk about competition and the groceries order but we are living in a society in which it is very difficult to...

Seanad: Shoppers Task Force: Motion (3 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator should be because his party went into government on a platform of reform but it has done nothing and is in denial.

Seanad: Shoppers Task Force: Motion (3 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: As a consequence of the Government's decisions, the average family will pay almost €2,500 more in taxes next year.

Seanad: Shoppers Task Force: Motion (3 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I challenge the Senator to prove otherwise.

Seanad: Shoppers Task Force: Motion (3 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The purchasing power of the consumer is diminishing. The motion is timely and I congratulate the Labour Party on tabling it. We must have action rather than soundbites from the Government and not indifference to the people who are being forced to pay more. It is not their fault we are in a recession. They did not blow the boom and squander billions of euro in Exchequer surpluses. The...

Seanad: Shoppers Task Force: Motion (3 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: People matter and we do not look on them as a statistic or a commodity. They are living individuals who are struggling. I challenge Members on the Government side to go shopping next Saturday to establish the cost of doing business in Ireland and to witness how ordinary citizens must survive.

Seanad: Shoppers Task Force: Motion (3 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Government gives local authorities the funding to do so.

Seanad: Shoppers Task Force: Motion (3 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Councils are given money by central government.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Mar aon leis an Seanadóir Ó Tuathail, táim ag iarraidh díospóireachta ar an deontas do na coláistí samhraidh, mar tá an Rialtas ag baint €1.5 milliún ón nGaeltacht. Cad atá á rá le seo faoin ár dteanga dúchais, na coláistí samhraidh agus na mná tí? Is í an cheist ná: Cén fáth go bhfuil laghdú ag teacht ar an deontas? We are talking about increasing our support for...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The situation is much worse now.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: There is no evidence of that thus far.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader is trying to divert attention from the Government's failure to manage the economy.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Taispeán an t-airgead dúinn.

Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I have. We need answers to our questions so I hope this debate will not be jettisoned for the sake of time and brevity. This is important; we are talking about taxpayers' money. The Minister of State referred to the board of FÁS. What mechanism has it put in place for reporting to the Government? What action is the Government taking about the role of FÁS and its reporting mechanism?...

Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: No, but the Minister of State said——

Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: It is the responsibility of the Government and the role of management in FÁS. The Minister of State should not blame the Opposition. We have not done this. We have not created the problem.

Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I am not ignoring the Chair. I am defending the people of FÁS and my party's right to advocate on their behalf.

Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I have a question regarding the Minister of State's speech. What assurances did the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment receive from the board that there would be no repeat of what happened? What is the reporting mechanism of the board of FÁS to the Government? What has changed since these revelations?

Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State for attending the debate and for answering the questions put.