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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Oct 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: Could I remind Members in general that nobody has been mentioned? I am not being windy, as accused in the newspapers today, by trying to protect all of us and the House. Like Senator Dooley, I am not one of those people either.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Oct 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: I remind Members we are on the Order of Business and it is on requests to have Ministers come to the House or to have a debate on issues.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Oct 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Senator. We are on the Order of Business.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (9 Oct 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask Members to bear with me as I have a lot of housekeeping. Senator Vincent P. Martin proposed an amendment to the Order of Business: That No. 12 be taken before No. 1, seconded by Senator Carrigy. Is the amendment agreed? Agreed. Senator Timmy Dooley proposed an amendment to the Order of Business: That No. 11 be taken before No. 1, seconded by Senator Malcolm Byrne. The Leader has...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Stationary Battery Energy Storage Systems) Bill 2024: First Stage (9 Oct 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: When is proposed to take Second Stage?

Seanad: Planning and Development (Stationary Battery Energy Storage Systems) Bill 2024: First Stage (9 Oct 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024: First Stage (9 Oct 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: When is it proposed to take Second Stage?

Seanad: Sale of Tickets (Cultural, Entertainment, Recreational and Sporting Events) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024: First Stage (9 Oct 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Maternity Protection Bill 2024: Second Stage (9 Oct 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: The debate will follow the normal pathway. We will begin with the Minister, who is most welcome to Seanad Éireann.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (8 Oct 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Joe O'Reilly - The need for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to review the qualification requirements for grant-aided small rural sewerage schemes. Senator Malcolm Byrne - The need for the Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works to...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (8 Oct 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: As Members will know, we are speaking today in memory of the late Mary O'Rourke, who passed away last week. Mary O'Rourke served as a Member of this House and of Dáil Éireann, and she was a former friend and colleague to many in the Houses of the Oireachtas. She had a long and distinguished career in politics and held several ministries throughout her career, including education,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: No Member of any House has been publicly identified, let alone charged with any offence in relation to any allegation. It is just a media story.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: And I appreciate that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: Less the Senator think I was being unfair to her-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: -----she was thoroughly within her right and it was legitimate for her to express her concerns about that position with regard to the newspaper story. As she knows, nobody has been identified yet. She was totally legitimate in her ability to raise the matter on the floor and I was not trying to stop her.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: The clock-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: The clock did not work. I am giving-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is on three minutes. I am watching the clock here.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: I will be generous to the Senator because he is normally within time, in fairness to him.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Oct 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: The clock did not work so we will start the clock again. I remind all Members we have time limits that are not being adhered to by the vast majority of Members so we might start our own internal clocks too.