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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I do not mind. We can start with whoever wants to speak. This is about getting answers to help us progress and make our public transport better.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I was struck by the concept of starting early and ending by forming new habits. Linked to that is the matter of reliability and being child-friendly. We have a journey to take to cause this modal shift. This report is a breath of fresh air. I hope it is a wake-up call for public transport and local authorities that are not cognisant of the barrier, impediment and lack of safety in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I have a question on the basis of that last comment, if I may. It is linked to the whole area of public transport and safety. I refer to a dedicated transport policing corps. Is that a big issue? Is it something we should pursue or is it just a one-off thing that is a kind of sound bite?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Okay, but-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: In the context of the intercity or commuter rail from commuter towns around Dublin, Cork, Galway or Waterford, I am looking for another debate on a different day on whether there is a need for dedicated public transport security, as opposed to what we have currently, which is hit or miss with the Garda and Iarnród Éireann. Should we look at a different type of resourcing model and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Dr. Rock's last point is something we should start from. It need not necessarily be prescribed from the beginning that it should be a dedicated force.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: That is a very important point. I want to finish on the process as a whole. In Ms Cahill's contribution she speaks about this being the start of a journey. I hate using the phrase "corporate buy-in" but how are we on the buy-in from TII, Iarnród Éireann, Bus Éireann, Luas, the metro or whatever? I asked a question about how we can ensure we are never back here again having...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Travelling in a Woman's Shoes Report: Discussion (9 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: -----because it is an important matter that transcends the Departments of Justice, Health and Education. There is a myriad of issues we can address as part of our approach to this particular matter.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: We are on the cusp of St. Patrick's week. The latter gives us, as a nation, an opportunity to have the focus of the world on us and on our diaspora. Ours is a history of emigration, in some cases forced, and of having to leave our homeland in Ireland to travel to Sydney Harbour, Ellis Island or the UK. Senator Dooley spoke very eloquently. We stand with the people of Ukraine today and we...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I will begin with a text message I received this morning from a friend who worked in Kyiv and who I had the pleasure of meeting when I was an election monitor. It reads as follows: Talking with all my co-workers, it's like 1939-1941...trying to flee West, jumping on trains, finding cars, leaving wives and kids at the border..the amount of destruction to infrastructure - horrible. That...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agricultural Shows (2 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: It is worldwide.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Agricultural Shows (2 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Let us hope for a dry summer.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Facilities (2 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I commend Senator Dolan and Deputy Stanton who have been championing the after-hours use of school buildings. In addition, could we give further consideration to the use of higher education facilities, for example, universities or institutes of technologies? The reality is that the usage of our school buildings and associated facilities, outside of school hours, would benefit and empower...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Facilities (2 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I will be brief. I thank Senator Dolan for her work. I also thank the Minister of State for his reply. I commend him on his commitment to community development, not only in his brief as the Minister of State but prior to that. Sometimes Ministers who come into office have no feel for the Department for which they are responsible but in the case of the Minister of State, Deputy Joe...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (2 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask that we as a House join in calling all airlines to keep their prices low or free for those people fleeing Ukraine on humanitarian grounds. We accept that flights from Ukraine have been suspended but there is a real need for airlines - not just Ryanair and Aer Lingus - but all airlines to look at keeping the price of flights for the Ukrainian people fleeing neighbouring countries as low...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome all our witnesses and thank them for their engagement. I will show a little bias in welcoming Mr. O'Brien to the meeting. I had the pleasure of being in school with his dad. It is a family tradition-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: His grandfather and grandmother were also great entrepreneurs. In fairness to Mr. O'Brien, he has been very proactive.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: Will's dad and I were in school today but our politics are very different. That is beside the point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021: Discussion (2 Mar 2022)

Jerry Buttimer: We are still friends. I thank everybody for being here. It is important that this engagement and that which we have had previously can set the scene for what is very important legislation. Having used electric scooters on a trial basis, albeit in a very controlled environment, I know that the safety issue is absolutely paramount. We had representatives from the National Council of the...