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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...

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: That is what was proposed by the Minister, Deputy Batt O'Keeffe, in his remarks on the budget. I look forward to debating this with the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Ó Cuív. The closure of many hospitals in regional Ireland sends out the wrong message because patients must now travel farther to gain access to basic medical facilities. Senator MacSharry...

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is being political.

Seanad: Rural Development: Statements (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: An Seanadóir féin.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Unlike previous speakers, I blame the Government rather than this House for the lack of legislation before us. It is the Government's job to bring forward legislation. I ask the Leader whether the Government plans to amend the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 in light of the Green Party's targeting of civil servants. I join others in condemning the killing of innocent Shane Geoghegan in...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Has the Government's public relations gone into this?

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear. Let us see action from the Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: No, Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of clarification——

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Leader misrepresented me.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I did not say that.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I asked the Leader——

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Nov 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of order——