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

Jerry Buttimer: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I join others in sympathising with the Hoey family on a very sad loss. I ask the Acting Leader for a debate on aviation as a matter of urgency. As the Acting Leader will know, all airports must be, and should be, treated fairly and proportionately. Given that the Government is looking at putting in place an incentivisation fund to assist airlines in restoring routes, it is important that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State for being here and for his comprehensive presentation. I would like to make a specific point. I have to give the Minister of State great credit. I have grown to admire him because he has a huge depth of knowledge of his brief, which is refreshing to those of us on the periphery of this debate. Reference has been made to the cyberattack on the HSE and in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: That is a good point. I know we have been moving towards this point . As the Minister of State indicated, however, it is about unifying waiting lists and having patient identifier numbers for hospitals and consultants. It is important that we learn from this and all of Government must ensure that the waiting lists are tackled. I commend all those who have been involved and who have worked...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (16 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Griffin is attending Leaders' Questions in the Dáil.

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Given we are no longer going to be in the convention centre, why was it included in the Chairman's notice? Could we have that reference transferred to include our places of residence or offices in the constituency, given that the convention centre is no longer applicable, in my interpretation?

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I meant to raise this matter in the private meeting. I apologise for not doing so and I will not hold up the meeting for much longer. Could we get clarification regarding the situation as it relates to our constituency offices or places of residence, given that the whole issue around Covid-19 has changed and considerations around parliamentary privilege notwithstanding? Perhaps we could...

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Chair. I have a meeting at 1 p.m. and I hope to come back again. I thank our witnesses for their presentations. As Senator Craughwell and I also are members of the transport committee, we are aware there is a delay in the issuing of driver theory tests and driving tests. Is that linked to the Covid-19 delay or is it a different matter? That is my first question. Maybe Ms...

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: If I may, I ask Ms Gibney come back to me on that issue. As a member of the transport committee, I would like to pursue that important issue as well. On the vulnerability assessment, can Ms Gibney explain that a bit more in the context of her presentation and in light of the commentary that we have seen today and during the past couple of weeks from people who are living in direct...

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: The reason I asked the question was I thought it had to be done as a matter of form. That is why I am surprised.

Committee on Public Petitions: Direct Provision Policy and Related Matters: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I am happy just to review the transcripts. I thank our witnesses for being here. It is an important issue that we must progress and find solutions to because these people deserve our support. The Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, has been with us and has given a commitment. We must work to that timeline and hope that we can bring this issue to a conclusion. It is about quality of life for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland (15 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: This is an important discussion. Deputy Lowry summed up for many of us the importance of the national broadband strategy. It is akin to rural electrification. Our country requires this national broadband plan to be successful. The rebirth of our country in a post-Covid world hinges on the national broadband plan being successful. I am not trying to be dramatic. If we are looking at a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland (15 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: So there will not be any impact on the State or cost to the State in the contract.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland (15 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: On the issue of work shortages, how successful has the outreach and targeting been?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland (15 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank NBI for its presentation. Despite what Senator Horkan alluded to, there is a lot of detail in the opening statement in the context of the issue of subcontractors and the disruption. As an educationalist, I impress on the witnesses the importance of our education establishments, especially primary and post-primary but now also third level. The frustration people have experienced...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland (15 Sep 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I concur with the Chair.

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second and Subsequent Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister. It has been absolutely extraordinary to listen to the lectures from people. There has been an honesty to the debate from the Government side. Not one of us, including the Minister, want to be here with this legislation. None of us do. However, there is a fundamental line at which many people, particularly Senator Keogan, have not looked. On the first page of the...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second and Subsequent Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I am happy to do that. This Bill is very important. I understand there are genuine views but the language we use matters and people look to the Houses of the Oireachtas for leadership not for populism.

Seanad: Workplace Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I will take up the Senator's point. It is important that the Bill is passed. The key issue for me is "workplace". Those of us who have been involved in advocating for, and representing, people recognise that the workplace is a complex, diverse institution, whether it is the public or private sector. Senator Gavan touched on vulnerability, but people are afraid, in some cases, to come...

Seanad: Workplace Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I have a question for the Minister of State about the adjudication officers. Who appoints them and what are their qualifications? When we create legislation, I worry that sometimes, the practicalities in respect of the courts' decisions are different. I want us to make it easy for people. Senator Seery Kearney mentioned the referee process and I fully support that. However, I seek more...