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Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Saving the Services of the Owenacurra Centre in Cork: Discussion. (7 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. Kelleher. It is important. It shows she cares. We care as well.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Saving the Services of the Owenacurra Centre in Cork: Discussion. (7 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. Kelleher. I hope she did not think I was trying to be argumentative; I was not. I am trying to get information so that we can go back again to the HSE to have further engagement with it. That is why I am proposing that, arising from this meeting, if necessary we bring in the Mental Health Commission and the HSE to continue this discussion. This is a very important issue. I...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Saving the Services of the Owenacurra Centre in Cork: Discussion. (7 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: The Chairman will have my support if he does that before the summer recess or the week after we return. I will be happy to accommodate him in that regard.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Saving the Services of the Owenacurra Centre in Cork: Discussion. (7 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: May I ask a question? Has HIQA been involved and made a report on Owenacurra?

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Saving the Services of the Owenacurra Centre in Cork: Discussion. (7 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: No. I thank our guests for attending. The continuum of care and service is important. It is also important that there be engagement and that we ask the HSE to discuss the situation and explain it to us. I thank our guests.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petitions Received (7 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I am happy to go along with the consensus and whatever next steps are being taken will have my support.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petitions Received (7 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: What does the Chairman propose that we do?

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petitions Received (7 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: That is fair enough.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (7 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I believe David Joyce from Cork City Council gave us a very comprehensive reply.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (7 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I again commend the officials in the secretariat on the quality of their work on our behalf. As we come to a recess, we should acknowledge publicly the fantastic work of the staff of the Committee on Public Petitions secretariat. The quality of the work that members of the committee receive in advance of petitioners or presentations by the different ombudsman offices is just brilliant. I...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (7 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: We should go into private session for five minutes rather than having a discussion in public.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (7 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Can the committee hear me now?

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (7 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (7 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: We can meet next week when we are here.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (7 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: If that is agreeable, yes.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. I join in welcoming Ms Cara Hunter, MLA, to the House and I commend her on her courage and bravery not just in her political life but in her personal life. Cuirim míle fáilte roimpi inniu chuig Seanad Éireann. I rise today predominantly to ask for the Minister of State with responsibility for disability to come to the House to discuss...

Seanad: European Directive on Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation: Motion (5 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. On behalf of the Fine Gael Party, I concur wholeheartedly with Senator Horkan's remarks. It is critically important that we send a message from the House that we support this important legislation. It is extraordinary that it has to be introduced in the context of what is happening in many parts of the world. It is about safeguarding the...

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister of State is very welcome to the debate on this very important legislation. As my colleague, Senator Murphy, has said, the issue of energy security and supply is one that will be critical. The backdrop to this debate is the words and comments of the European Commissioner, Ms Mairéad McGuinness, who raised the prospect and possibility of fuel rationing in the winter....

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (5 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Now.

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (5 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: In the context of what Senator Burke said about access to revenue and funding, when it comes to retrofitting, we must make it simpler and more straightforward for people to fit solar panels to their family homes and businesses. If we do that, it will be a bit like the comment on the issue of public transport in that we will get buy-in from people and people will move towards retrofitting and...