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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish to comment on this section, in the context of the articles of association and the appointment by the Minister. It is important that in the overarching debate we have and will have on aviation policy, that there is a reflection on the composition of the board of the Dublin Airport Authority and that there would be a recognition and an acknowledgement that there are airports beyond...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: That is correct. One may argue the point and say that I am being very parochial and I take the point in the spirit that it is being made by Senator Boylan, but I am making this point. I have every confidence in the Dublin Airport Authority and great respect and admiration for its chief executive, Dalton Philips. However, I am of the view that the second busiest airport in the country is...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: The issue of appointments is a bugbear of mine and I know Senator Craughwell will agree with me. In this case, it is about Members of the Oireachtas and Members of the European Parliament. If a member of a local authority is considered for an appointment, he or she should not be overlooked just because he or she is a member of a local authority. In other legislation, we have precluded...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Those of us who are members of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications have received a number of emails. You may not have had knowledge that the culture within the IAA was not good. However, when you investigate and speak to people, you become cognisant of it. To be fair, that is not the fault of the Minister of State. I do not necessarily think that the amendment put forward...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister of State's reply gives us an answer in the context of what we can achieve. The Minister of State's bona fides should be accepted on this. There is a win in terms of a new board, a new independent regulator, a new CEO and stakeholder engagement. The Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy Ryan, should meet with a representative body of air traffic controllers because there...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I hope that she will.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I acknowledge the Minister of State's response but the in-house mediation has failed and there is no confidence. The Joint Committee on Transport and Communications has proposed that an independent mediator should be appointed. She can correct me if I am wrong but I understand that Fórsa is willing to come to the table. The Government should intervene and say that there is an issue...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: At 10.30 a.m tomorrow.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I join with the father of the House in extending my sympathy to the family of the late Mervyn Taylor, a Trojan, progressive politician who was very brave, as was Senator Norris. Our country is a better place today because of Mervyn Taylor's time in office and I pay tribute to him. I ask the Deputy Leader for a debate on the future of work in the context of the living wage, the minimum wage...

Committee on Public Petitions: Election of Acting Chairman (30 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I propose Deputy Buckley.

Committee on Public Petitions: Annual Reports of the Ombudsman for 2018, 2019 and 2020: The Ombudsman (30 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: It is only a recall so I am happy to wait a while.

Committee on Public Petitions: Annual Reports of the Ombudsman for 2018, 2019 and 2020: The Ombudsman (30 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I begin by thanking Mr. Tyndall for his engagement with this committee but more importantly for his courtesy and extraordinary professionalism to us and members of the public. I was a member of the old Committee on Public Petitions and met him on a number of occasions. I offer him sincere thanks for all he has done. Perhaps I am being futuristic. In the event of any review of how the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Annual Reports of the Ombudsman for 2018, 2019 and 2020: The Ombudsman (30 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Is Mr. Tyndall referring to complaints pertaining to nursing homes or complaints in general?

Committee on Public Petitions: Annual Reports of the Ombudsman for 2018, 2019 and 2020: The Ombudsman (30 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Would such a broader consideration include the HSE or Departments?

Committee on Public Petitions: Annual Reports of the Ombudsman for 2018, 2019 and 2020: The Ombudsman (30 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: The presentation by Mr. Tyndall regarding access to transport for people living with a disability is one that I hope the committee will take up under the headings of the disabled drivers scheme and access to public transport. He referenced lifts in the context of access to public transport. The committee may consider inviting representatives of CIÉ or Iarnród Éireann to...

Seanad: National Lottery (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (29 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I begin by commending Senator Ward for his work on this Bill and for bringing it to the floor of the House. It is an important Bill. Not just now but on successive Stages, we should look at it in the context of what we are trying to achieve. There has been a great deal of movement by the Irish Bookmakers Association. Senator Carrigy referred to the national lottery and regulation. It is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I request that we have a debate on transport. I so doing I welcome that Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, and the National Transport Authority, NTA, have awarded a contract to Jacobs Engineering Group to undertake route option analysis and develop an initial design for light rail from Ballincollig and Mahon Point as part of the Cork metropolitan area transport, CMAT, strategy. I also...

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Second Stage (28 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish to share time with Senator McGahon, six minutes and two minutes, if that is okay.

Seanad: Air Navigation and Transport Bill 2020: Second Stage (28 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister of State, Deputy Naughton, is very welcome to the House. Her appearance here today is very important. First, I congratulate her on the appointment of iar-Sheanadóir, Pádraig Ó Céidigh, as the chair of the Shannon Group. He is a person we all admire. He brings huge experience to the role. Second, she comes to us today on foot of Ryanair's announcement of...