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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...

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

Jerry Buttimer: However, it is important that we have a debate on higher education in the context of the new model unveiled by the Minister yesterday. It is exciting. Not everybody has to go to college but we cannot have barriers to people doing so. That is the important point about yesterday's plan. I will conclude by saying that everybody should be able to access to higher education. Not everybody has...

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

Jerry Buttimer: I am happy to accept that correction.

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

Jerry Buttimer: I am happy to take it. I am sorry for interrupting Senator Wall.

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (5 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (5 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister to the House. I will be brief. Like Senator Dooley, I am a member of the transport committee, which has engaged in an inordinate amount of informed debate and consideration of this issue. Senator Dooley referred to the issue of architecture and to Michael Kingston whose testimony and evidence are to be commended. This is a technical Bill. It is about protecting...

Seanad: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (5 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Dé Máirt ar leath-uair tar éis a dó a chlog.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask the Deputy Leader to arrange a debate on the future of the pharmacy sector. Next week the Irish Pharmacy Union, IPU, will hold its annual general meeting, AGM. I want to take the opportunity on the floor of Seanad Éireann to pay tribute to the outgoing general secretary, Mr. Darragh O'Loughlin, for his professionalism, commitment, advocacy and drive, along with so many others in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Do not forget me Acting Chairman. I have joined the meeting as well.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Can I not participate then?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Strategy for the Greater Dublin Region: Discussion (4 May 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes but can I participate now as a non-member?