Results 23,301-23,320 of 24,340 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Ormonde should be quiet.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: She did not say that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: She did not say that. The Senator is incorrect.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: They are all bad this morning.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator was waffling.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Make it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: What is the Senator's point?
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (10 Jul 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: The Leader is going to bring out a CD.
- Seanad: Economic Policy: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Not quickly enough.
- Seanad: Economic Policy: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is suffering from a bad dose of forgetfulness.
- Seanad: Economic Policy: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: What schools are these?
- Seanad: Economic Policy: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is correct on that.
- Seanad: Economic Policy: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator sounds like Senator Boyle now.
- Seanad: Economic Policy: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Of course the Senator does.
- Seanad: Economic Policy: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of Stateââ
- Seanad: Economic Policy: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh, or perhaps I should call him the chairperson of the joint public procurement operation involving the OPW and the Department of Finance. The days of "Mac the Knife" are back and it is time the Government side woke up to the reality. Senator O'Malley in her spiritedââ-
- Seanad: Economic Policy: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: ââdefence of the Government sounded like a member of the Dibley parish council. In the past ten years we heard the slogan: "A lot done, more to do". Last year we heard: "Now, the next steps". We were then told by the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh, and his cronies that we could not be trusted with the economy.
- Seanad: Economic Policy: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: The Government built the boom on a false premise with no foundation and this has cost the people dearly. This debate is about the Government, its performance, its economic competence and its lack of credibility in dealing with the economy. Let us not cod ourselves, or use language that will camouflage or hide the reality. This Government is the master of overspending, overruns and lack of...
- Seanad: Economic Policy: Statements (Resumed) (9 Jul 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: This Government makes it up as it goes along. Senator Butler spoke about the elderly and pensions today but the Government has hurt these people. What has happened to the fair deal scheme for people in nursing homes?