Results 23,741-23,760 of 24,447 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Modesty is Senator Leyden's byword.
- Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Is she on Senator Leyden's panel?
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Here we go again.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator should not make the wrong quotation.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: He has not changed his mind.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Good.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: We are scared as it is.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: It is a pity Senator Boyle is leaving. Given his speech, he should be on this side of the House. I hope that, instead of addressing freedom of information legislation, he revisits the Government's decision on Cork Airport. I commend the Labour Party on this timely and opportune Bill. At the heart of this issue is the provision of information to the people. I cannot comprehend how,...
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Information should be open and transparent. Protectionism and the syndrome of keeping information are not understandable. While I may be in a political minority, we should be frank with people, give them information and move away from the Sir Humphrey and "Yes, Minister" syndrome or telling people a small amount, taking it back and confusing them. Democracy, which is about people,...
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: That was important.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: He was a very good Taoiseach.
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: The Freedom of Information Act is positive in its genesis and development thus far but it needs to be developed further. The word Informare is the Latin for "to inform", as Latin scholars such as Senator O'Toole from Corca Duibhne will know. I cannot understand why we are hesitant to give people information. The Minister of State noted the changes that have taken place since 1997, which...
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: I believe the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Martin, who represents my constituency, has appointed the largest number of people to boards over the past 12 months. The Fine Gael Party's spokesman on enterprise, trade and employment, Deputy Varadkar, has exposed issues pertaining to quangos which need to be addressed. At yesterday's meeting of the Joint Committee on...
- Seanad: Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2008: Second Stage. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: What about â¬150?
- Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: I join with Senator Fitzgerald in calling for a debate on the Health Service Executive, particularly relating to the issue of homelessness. The "Prime Time" programme last night revealed that seven people died on the streets over Easter in the capital city of Ireland. We are told this was down to a lack of resourcing involving facilities and staffing. I put it to the Deputy Leader that this...
- Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: We should have accountability. Those on the other side of the House should vote with the people of Ireland rather than to save their seats.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Norris and Sinn Féin.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Come off it.
- Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Apr 2008)
Jerry Buttimer: Who talked down the economy?