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Seanad: Payment of Wages (Amendment) (Tips and Gratuities) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I still believe in this though.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Where is that now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise for being late and missing some of the start of the meeting. I welcome Mr. Hendrick and Mr. Malone. There will be three parts to my questioning. The slippage rate in the roll-out is a concern. Some 22% of homes have had connections built. I would like to hear more about NBI's commitment to get involved in deployments out in the field in Cork but also more generally. Our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: From a layperson's perspective, what is the import of the self-install product for the homeowner or business person?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: The difficultly the company has is everybody wants it now, as our guests know. They want to be connected now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I want to finish my contribution. I apologise again for being late and I must go to another meeting now. I say genuinely as a politician that we get representation requests around intervention areas and where we are at with broadband. I thank Adam Ledwith and Damien Dineen of the NBI, with whom I have engaged. I wish other organisations would be as welcoming to our representations. We...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I just think this is a great story we need to get behind and that we all need to move to the final point. I thank our guests for being here and I apologise once again for being late.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to Deputy Ó Murchú, but could I just get a piece about Cork off air rather than delay the meeting? If I could, it would be helpful. I apologise to the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask Mr. Malone to give me a briefing very quickly rather than delay the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Okay. I thank Mr. Malone. I thank Deputy Ó Murchú.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Okay. Again, apologies if I missed this earlier but where is the NBI on the recruitment of additional subcontractors?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Update: National Broadband Ireland (29 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: The Chair has covered much of the ground. I reiterate that the important point is about delivery and ensuring we implement the national broadband plan. I thank the witnesses. The important point is we overcome the obstacles to the delivery of this. I hope we will have the national broadband people back in regularly.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask that the Minister for Transport comes to this House to facilitate a debate on the plans for Dublin Airport. Senator Ó Donnghaile has been slightly alarmist with what he said. The members of the Defence Forces are not going to work as security guards but will support and augment the work that is being done by the staff of the Dublin Airport Authority.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: It would be more in the Senator's line to support the workers than play politics with the issue in here. The reality is that the prevalence of Covid-19 is increasing, staff are missing, airlines across the world and in Europe are cancelling flights every day and there are strikes in parts of the world. I applaud the Dublin Airport Authority for being proactive, notwithstanding the...

Seanad: Higher Education Authority Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I have the misfortune of having to follow Senator McDowell. He makes a pertinent point in two parts. I congratulate Senator Dolan on the work she has done in the committee on the Bill bur it needs further parsing and teasing out. Perhaps if Senator McDowell reviews section 68, it may answer some of his questions. I was reading this the other night. I was wondering why, to my mind and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I am happy to let Deputy Leddin go first if he wants, just to be fair to him. He has been here a while.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: First, I endorse the remarks of my colleague, Senator Seery Kearney, about metro south west. We have had much engagement from members of that group and principals in that area who are articulating strong views. The officials have received a couple of emails, as we have as correspondence, from that committee around the whole Dublin transport authority and Dublin transport plan. I welcome Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: On that, is there any hope the NTA could meet either the regional assembly or the council, on foot of both Deputy Catherine Murphy and me raising it during this meeting? There was reference to 11 options, only two of which are going through St. Catherine's Park, but genuine concerns have been articulated during this meeting, although I appreciate the demands on the authority’s time. ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greater Dublin Area Transport Strategy 2022-2042: National Transport Authority (28 Jun 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: There was a launch of BusConnects in Cork last week and there were no-----