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Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Apr 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator has changed his tune. He has bought into the Government position.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Apr 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: And the Government.

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Apr 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Who is the political master and where is the leadership on this issue?

Seanad: Order of Business. (30 Apr 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: We want the facts.

Seanad: Tourism Industry: Statements (24 Apr 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Tourism Industry: Statements (24 Apr 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire. This debate is important and timely given that we are about to head into the peak summer season of Irish and international tourism. Senator Boyle spoke about the pillars of tourism. If we think about it, it is about bringing in people, encouraging them to stay, having an enjoyable experience and, hopefully, having people come back while, at the same time,...

Seanad: Accident and Emergency Services (23 Apr 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Cuirim fáilte roimh an Aire Stáit, an Teachta Smith. I hope the Minister of State, Deputy Smith, can make progress with the issue I am raising if he is not moved in next week's reshuffle. The Mercy Hospital is one of the most important hospitals in Cork. The Government and the HSE provided funding of €5 million for an accident and emergency department at the hospital which remains...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: He should stop digging. He is interested in sport all of a sudden.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Green Party is running the country.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: We did not get it.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: We did not get it.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish to share time with Senator Fitzgerald. The motion before us is timely. The Minister gave us a flowery speech with lots of waffle and rhetoric.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: I restate the arguments of Senators O'Toole and Boyle. This motion is not about finance or resourcing but about categorisation and about people knowing where they are on the schools building programme.

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The motion is about providing answers to school principals, staff, parents and pupils. If the Minister of State at the Department of Education and Science, Deputy Haughey, does nothing else tonight but relays that simple message to the Minister, we will have got somewhere. If Senator Boyle can use his influence in Government, which he professes to have, then he will have done a great day's...

Seanad: Schools Building Projects: Motion (23 Apr 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: It does, thanks to the teachers. The Senator is dead right. We get flowery rhetoric but no delivery and no accountability. The time has come to deliver on the schools building programme and to be honest with schools and boards of management. They should be told when their waiting time begins and ends.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: We got no answers. We just got rhetoric.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: We had no chance to ask questions. We were only allowed to ask one question.

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Apr 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: While I agree with Senator Mary White regarding the Leader's innovation, yesterday's question and answer session with the Minister for Health and Children was tokenism and a farce. It was a brief session with Members only allowed one question. None of Senator White's questions was answered. An urgent debate on health issues is required because there is no accountability in the health...

Seanad: Patient Safety: Statements (22 Apr 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senators on the Government side stayed quiet on the Order of Business.

Seanad: Patient Safety: Statements (Resumed) (22 Apr 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: Another new one.