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Seanad: Education and Training: Motion (24 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Education and Training: Motion (24 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Cuirim fíor fáilte roimh an Aire agus déanaim comhghairdeas leis. Ar shon Fhine Gael, tá áthas orm an leasú seo a mholadh. I second the amendment. I welcome the Minister of State to the House and congratulate him on his appointment. Senator Daly gave us a good quotation at the beginning of his remarks. We should take cognisance of where we stand. A couple of weeks ago the chief...

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: A new cosy cartel.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: The problem is the Telethon now, is it?

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Bring forward the legislation.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Revisionism is great.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Gerrymandering is coming back.

Seanad: Order of Business (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: What about the Government?

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator's party is in government and should know a lot about it. It was accused of pantomime politics last week.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Not here. The pantomime is on the Government side of the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: We heard enough lectures last week in the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Has the programme for Government changed again?

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: That is another flip flop from the Green Party.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: I echo Senator Kelly's call for an urgent debate on aviation policy in light of the revelations earlier regarding Shannon Airport and Aer Lingus. While I do not wish to engage in a debate now, clarity is needed on aviation policy and the Minister for Transport's role in the Shannon Airport issue. An Alice in Wonderland quality surrounds him. I would also like the debt free status of Cork...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: His comments are ambiguous.

Seanad: Serious Crime: Motion (17 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Serious Crime: Motion (17 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: I am sure the Minister of State, Deputy Michael Ahern, is a happy man given Carriagtwohill's victory in the Cork county hurling final last weekend. Tackling crime is a collective responsibility. It is the job of the Opposition to hold the Government to account. Senator Boyle spoke about pantomime politics, yet the crime figures between 2001 to 2006 tell a different story. In this period,...

Seanad: Serious Crime: Motion (17 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: Gabh mo leithscéal, I should have referred to him as the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform who called for zero tolerance. Gardaí claim they work in poor conditions, that their hands are tied and there is a need for more community policing. The Garda must be provided with the resources it needs. Equal resources must also be given to youth work initiatives and early intervention...

Seanad: National Drugs Strategy: Statements (17 Oct 2007)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome to the House the Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Deputy Carey, to discuss this important matter. The issue of the misuse of illegal drugs was once confined to fiction novels or to small areas of social deprivation of our inner cities but the drugs climate has changed significantly in the past 15 years. Today the issue of illegal drug...