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Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: It is what I call a flip-flop.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: There should be an amendment to the Order of Business.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Government is not putting the people first.

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Does Senator Boyle support the measure?

Seanad: Irish Agriculture: Motion (12 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Ó Domhnaill should look at the whole package in the budget.

Seanad: Irish Agriculture: Motion (12 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Government may tax bulls yet.

Seanad: Irish Agriculture: Motion (12 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: It is a pity there are not a few bulls on the Government side.

Seanad: Irish Agriculture: Motion (12 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Ó Domhnaill obviously failed agricultural science.

Seanad: Irish Agriculture: Motion (12 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: It has become the norm for Government Members to call on people to play their part in accepting budgetary measures. I found some of the remarks of the Minister of State extraordinary. I listened to Senator Boyle and I have never seen a party become so assimilated into Fianna Fáil like the Green Party has. It is appalling and they should be ashamed of themselves, especially regarding...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I rise, primarily, to clarify something that arose on yesterday's Order of Business. I asked the Leader a specific question and I shall repeat it again for him this morning. Given that Fianna Fáil's partner in government, the Green Party, is targeting civil servants through its website, looking for financial contributions, even though civil servants above a particular grade are precluded...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I can name two of them.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I will name two: Dennehy's Cross and Bishopstown.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader asked a question.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: That is Fianna Fáil. It wants no answers; it just likes to hear the sound of its own voice.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I asked the Leader for his view.

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: It is stopped now.

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: What about the take-up? What about the Budget Statement of the Minister for Finance, Deputy Lenihan?

Seanad: Schools Building Projects (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise this matter with the Minister of State agus cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit. I raised this matter on the Adjournment on 31 January. As I said then, St. Angela's school in Cork city has had meetings, engaged in a consultative process and promises have been made in respect of it. The school is concerned that it will not have a new school...

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. Maraon leis an Aire, tá áthas orm cúpla focal a rá faoi chursaí forbartha tuaithe mar tá a lán fadhbanna i measc pobal na tuaithe. Fine Gael welcomes the publication of the Leader programme or rural development programme, despite the delay. As the Minister stated in his address, rural Ireland has two great assets, its natural resources and its people....

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Not only do they need to go ahead but they must also come to fruition. They cannot be stalled in a piecemeal manner. The major components of Transport 21 are centred around the hub of Dublin. The commuter belts around the rest of the country must be considered in a balanced way. The bus strategy for rural Ireland, involving Bus Éireann, does not inspire confidence. The company has been...