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Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: We have had a €2 billion surplus during the lifetime of this Government. The Government is a little like Tom Thumb sitting on its hands while having its fingers in the pie. It is time we had an urgent debate not alone on the national development plan but on the economy. I want to hear what the Green Party Members have to say on the programme for Government which is now in tatters.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: It is in tatters.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I remind the Members on the Government side that the cutbacks being introduced hurt the poor, the old, the disabled and the young and it is on their heads.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: What will Deputy John Gormley do at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government?

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Go back to the organic farming.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Green Party intervened and fought with cabbages.

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Jun 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: With the Green Party in Government.

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?