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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.

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 FÁS 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.