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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: The people in question are predominantly volunteers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: The stipend that members receive will not rock the boat – no pun intended – or make them rich.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: May I refer to – I will use the phrase carefully and advisedly – the spirit of fear now enveloping the Coast Guard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: My next question relates to a comment from Senator Craughwell. The witnesses should not take what I am saying as being my view, but in light of the presentations we have received today and the questions and answers session we have had, how would they address the claim that they were a group of cranks, disillusioned and disenfranchised, wanting to cause trouble?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Then I am going to rephrase it again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: For us to be at this point today, there is a gargantuan grievance and morale is low. For the witnesses to come here today took a huge reason and it is a significant statement by them. It is clear to me and, I am sure, other members that something is fundamentally not right here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise for interrupting but when Mr. Lucas says "fall out of favour", what does he mean? He is a volunteer.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Mediation could be the next step. What would the witnesses' view be if the next step was, for example, binding arbitration between the witnesses, the Coast Guard management and the Department or different parts of the stakeholder engagement? What is the witnesses' view of arbitration, binding or otherwise?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: We are at a point where we, as a committee, need to take a step back. How many members does Mr. Farr's group have in the overall context of 100% per cent of the pie chart, versus CUAG?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the witnesses for their service and the risks they take every day on our behalf. I know Mr. Farr and have the highest respect and admiration for him. I have known him and the work he does in Crosshaven and other parts of Cork for a long time. I thank him for that and thank the other witnesses for attending. It was not an easy decision for them to come in and make this presentation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I will not delay because much of what I wanted to ask has already been said. I want first to thank all of the members of CUAG for being here. I thank Mr. Murray for his chairmanship and presentation and Mr. Cahill for his work in Cork. We have two divergent roads here, Chairman. I ask Mr. Murray, in the context of the minutes of meetings and morale, where I am sure he heard the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Chairman, my comments are not in any way meant to be judgemental about anybody but in the context of the previous presentation we had, which Mr. Murray saw, how would Mr. Murray describe the nature of that presentation from his world view?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: They have not, or have they?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I am okay Chairman. I thank our witnesses for attending and for their commitment and dedication. We all participate in this meeting in the spirit of trying to make the Coast Guard a better place and I thank them for that.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rail Network (10 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: In the Visitors Gallery are fifth year students from Nenagh. I welcome them to Leinster House today and hope they find their visit to the Houses of the Oireachtas beneficial. I thank the Cathaoirleach for allowing me to raise the issue of the Dublin-Cork rail service. The Minister of State, Deputy Troy, is very welcome. As he will know, the all-Ireland rail review is currently being...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Rail Network (10 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply and acknowledge the positivity in it. It is imperative that Irish Rail delivers on an early morning train service from Dublin to Cork. A 7 a.m. departure time from Dublin is no longer acceptable or tenable. Notwithstanding the 14 daily services from Dublin to Cork, it is important we have delivery of that early morning train. The...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the decision of the Minister for Finance and the Government to extend the 9% VAT rate to February 2023. This is a very important decision that is designed to support the sector most hit by Covid-19 in order that it can continue to operate in the shoulder season. Senator Conway asked for a debate with the Minister for Education and for a review of the use of schools and related...

Seanad: Finance (Covid-19 and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (10 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister to the House and I thank him for his stewardship of the Department of Finance. I congratulate him on listening to the views of many and on his own vision in terms of the extension of the 9% VAT rate in the hospitality sector. Retention of that rate is important in terms of jobs and people. If the Minister were to listen to the dystopian view of the world from Senator...

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

Jerry Buttimer: I wish the Cathaoirleach well on his trip on Monday. I wish him Godspeed. Today, the Central Statistics Office announced that the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.8% in April, when it was 7.5% in April 2021. We have 129,500 people unemployed in this country. In her Bill, Senator Sherlock speaks about the whole issue of flexible working and the need for flexibility in working. In reading...