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

Jerry Buttimer: Now.

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

Jerry Buttimer: Now.

Seanad: EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Motion for Earlier Signature (5 Jul 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I move: That, pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date on which the Bill shall have been presented to him.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: On what is International Day of Parliamentarism I join Senator Hoey in calling for us to redouble our efforts to ensure that members of staff in the Oireachtas, in particular secretarial assistants, receive an urgent pay upgrade.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: That is something we in this Chamber should all keep to the forefront of our minds. I would welcome a debate on transport, as requested by other Senators. This morning, the NTA published, for public consultation, details the preferred route options for the 12 sustainable transport corridors under BusConnects in Cork. The consultation period begins today and will run until 9 September. It...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Motion (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I move: That Seanad Éireann agrees to the amendment made by the Dáil consequential on its agreement to Seanad amendment No. 48.

Seanad: Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Motion for Earlier Signature (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I move: That, pursuant to subsection 2° of section 2 of Article 25 of the Constitution, Seanad Éireann concurs with the Government in a request to the President to sign the Regulation of Providers of Building Works and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022 changed from Regulation of Providers of Building Works Bill 2022 on a date which is earlier than the fifth day after the date...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I have a question on the process of removing the chief executive. Why did we not go with a provision for a two thirds majority of the board? I appreciate that section 22(4)(b) there is the issue of natural justice, which I support fully. I am nonetheless curious why we did not go with a two thirds majority rather than a simple and straight majority, which could potentially split the...

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise if I have not read this right here. In the appeal of the dismissal or removal of a chief executive, I presume the board members who are party to the appointment initially may not be part of that process.

Seanad: Electoral Reform Bill 2022: Committee Stage (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I am curious about that. It is not an important point but I know that, for example, in the GAA the people who made the decision about the suspension of a person do not sit on the appeals board. Is that the process here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I will defer to others because I was late.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Will the Chairman say that again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to our guests for being in and out of the meeting. I thank them for their work. Today is an important day because, as the Assistant Commissioner said, it is about people. We have seen a lot of commentary about the upsurge in road deaths. It is people to whom that is happening. That is what we are about. The comparable figures to this year are those for 2019 rather than...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: My next question is in the context of Professor Curran's piece around Health Research Board Ireland and the finding that cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug, followed by stimulants such as ecstasy and cocaine. That is another conversation. The RSA had a very good advertising campaign. Has it given any consideration to pursuing an advertising campaign along those lines?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Okay.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Excellent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Farrell. I compliment the RSA. Its advertising campaigns have been very effective and it should be commended on that. I have a question for the assistant commissioner in the context of Deputy Lowry's intervention earlier, to which I think Superintendent Murphy replied. The Deputy made a very positive suggestion about meeting young people immediately after a night out,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety Strategy 2021-30: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Okay.