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Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Is the Senator giving us a tip?

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: It was each way.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Is that where the BT account is located?

Seanad: Business of Seanad (4 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: It is without consultation.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Imagine canvassing when it is on.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: It is important the Bill provides for the broadcasting of meaningful current affairs programmes. In this regard I refer to Part 3, section 39. We need more satirical programmes. We appear to have lost our sense of fun and comedy in our presentation of politics. "Scrap Saturday" was a huge success on radio.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: "Halls Pictorial Weekly" was used to malign a great man, Ritchie Ryan.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: We need to be able to poke a bit of fun at ourselves. Dermot Morgan was quite good at that.

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Pat Shortt did a good job also. The characters in "Killinaskully" remind me of certain people. It was quite good last weekend. It is important we are committed to the issue of public service broadcasting in terms of news and current affairs. I am concerned at the lack of coverage of regional issues. The national broadcaster sent an enormous amount of reporters to Washington for Super...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: It makes no sense that RTE was able to send so many people to Washington at great expense yet the Cork city marathon received minimal coverage on the 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock news. This was one of two major events in Ireland on bank holiday Monday. I believe there is a reduction in terms of news coverage at the weekend. This is wrong. I welcome that 20% of broadcasting time must be...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I support Senator Mullen's amendment, given his speech on the broad definition of culture. Considering the direction in which television is moving, now is the golden opportunity to reflect on the excellent programming of RTE. We have a rich and proud heritage of excellent programming. The old programmes of "Hall's Pictorial Weekly", "The Riordans" and "Glenroe" and the early Radio Éireann...

Seanad: Broadcasting Bill 2008: Committee Stage (4 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Sugar beet is gone. Advertising can be used to support the channel and the programming is already in place.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Who is the real Taoiseach? Padraig Walshe?

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I second the amendment moved by Senator Donohoe. I ask the Leader to seek an urgent debate today on the issue of road safety. Clearly, lessons have not been learned. It is four years since we were promised the roll-out of speed cameras. The strategy of road safety has not worked, the chairman of the Road Safety Authority is frustrated and angry and we have a silly dispute between two...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes. I have been very minimalist so far by comparison with other Senators.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Fair play. As a matter of urgency, will the Leader bring the Minister to the House today for an urgent debate? I ask that the Minister for Education and Science, who I am sure is well into his brief by now, come to the House to discuss a number of education issues. Today is very important for the thousands of students doing examinations. For many of us, it is the elitist legacy of pressure...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: He and Jody Corcoran.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Go on, say it.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Is Senator Cassidy admitting it?

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Government has squandered the boom and the people are paying for it. Senator Cassidy has finally admitted it.