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Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Is there a copy of the Minister's speech available?

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: It is a little like the Government in general at present.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I indicated earlier that I wished to respond to the Minister's opening remarks. I welcome the Minister of State and assure him that Fine Gael will not be opposing the Bill in principle. Indeed, my party has worked with the Minister of State on this legislation. I pay tribute to the officials in the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs for their courtesy and briefing. In...

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I would prefer not to divide the House on the substantive issue of human rights and sport, upon which there does not seem to be a consensus. This is a good Bill and Members on this side of the House recognise its importance and the need for regulation in this area. However, it would be wrong to divide the House on the absence of human rights in the Bill, which I still cannot comprehend.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I appreciate that but I am pre-empting a division that will occur later on the fundamental principles of the advancement of sport and of human rights. It would be wrong to divide the House on such matters.

Seanad: Charities Bill 2007: Committee Stage (4 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I move amendment No. 6: In page 9, to delete lines 38 and 39. Amendment No. 6 proposes to delete "(c) an approved body of persons within the meaning of section 235 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997,". This section of the Taxes Consolidation Act refers to bodies established for and existing for the sole purpose of promoting athletic or amateur games or sports and therefore prevents them...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Bring on the by-election, he said.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: He has not granted it yet.

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

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Boyle should not forget Cork.

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

Jerry Buttimer: He often forgets Cork in Government.

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.