Results 22,841-22,860 of 24,340 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator included.
- Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator has the most elite constituency in the country.
- Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Expand TCD.
- Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Well said.
- Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: We learned it from you.
- Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Healy Eames for a fine contribution. This debate is necessary and welcome. It is not about personalities, hair cuts and washes, foreign travel or the appointees of Government to State boards; it is about leadership. In this case, it is about lack of leadership, bad management and lack of accountability and transparency. As Senator Healy Eames asked, have we heard an apology...
- Seanad: FÁS: Statements (2 Dec 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: I wish to clarify that no one on this side of the House has maligned the work of FÃS staff or the work of community employment schemes. It is disingenuous of the Minister of State to suggest we have. He is trying to divert attention from the fact that the Government has not exercised oversight.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Daly should ask the Minister.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: A lot said, nothing delivered.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Will the Leader ask the Members opposite to stop coming into the House and treating it with disrespect? Day after day, week after week members of the Leader's party in particular come in here and decry Government policy. They should come over to this side of the House and vote against their Government which is letting them down. They should stop coming in here and playing politics with the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Daly can talk about Kenmare hospital and Senator Leyden and Senator Ormonde can raise other issues, but they have never once voted against the Government whose policies they support. They should stop talking out of both sides of their mouths.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: They should come over to this side and vote with us and represent the people with honesty.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: They should represent the people.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator should not mind other Members of the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: I have asked the Leader a question and it seems to have struck a chord because they are all upset, which is good.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Their consciences are obviously troubling them.
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: I join other speakers in paying tribute to the people involved in the "Prime Time Investigates" programme last night. It is an investigative programme which deserves accolades for what it has done. I ask the Leader to invite the Minister with responsibility for labour affairs to the House for a discussion on the deplorable working conditions of many workers. I am sure the Leader will join...
- Seanad: Order of Business (2 Dec 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: That is incorrect.