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Seanad: Living with Covid-19 Restrictions: Statements (Resumed) (18 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I know people who have never been contacted by the contact tracing team or the HSE. In saying that, I pay tribute to the men and women working on the front line in Covid wards and ICUs for the way in which they look after and care for patients. Equally, I pay tribute to the people who work in nursing homes for the care they give to older citizens. There is a real debate needed, whether...

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Byrne for sharing time. As an aside, a Leas-Chathaoirligh, the amount of time allocated for this debate is inadequate, given that many of us are from areas where communities are experiencing huge difficulties with flooding. It would be appropriate for the House to review how we do our business. We are the Upper House. We are a bicameral system of-----

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I am just making the point that every debate this week has been truncated and many of us cannot get in to speak. That is not good enough for the Upper House of the Oireachtas. I commend the Minister of State, Deputy O'Donovan, on his handling of his ministerial responsibility for the OPW and his courage and bravery in taking on vested interests and putting forward a vision and a plan for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank all our witnesses and wish to reiterate what Deputy Lowry said. Certainty is very important and if this committee can help to progress the national broadband plan, it is important that it does so. Many of us have issues with the blue and amber areas. I genuinely want to applaud NBI for its honesty today, for the work it is doing and for its engagement with committee members,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I am trying but there is a fundamental difficulty with that service provider. If we learn nothing else from today, it is that there needs to be a synergy between NBI and other providers. Members of this committee are being parochial in referring to particular areas and I can list Matthew Hill, Douglas, Ballinora, Ballyphehane, Glasheen, which are predominantly urban areas in the middle of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: That is what drives people berserk. Information, no matter how good or bad, is critical for people. I appeal to our guests to give people information. They mentioned a leaflet drop or whatever, and that is great, but they also need to use social media, whether Facebook or any other platform. They need to engage with people and tell them. What drives people berserk is both a lack of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach. Ar an gcéad dul síos aontaím leis Seanadóir Ó Donnghaile maidir le cúrsaí Gaeilge. Senator Cassells made a very telling and important contribution to the Order of Business. I do not want to usurp the role of the Cathaoirleach or the very generous remarks made by Senator Cassells but I ask that the...

Seanad: Criminal Justice (Hate Crime) Bill 2020: Second Stage (17 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: Notwithstanding the remarks of Members of the House, this is a very important Bill.Senator O'Loughlin deserves to be supported for bringing it forward. There are many people in our society who are less privileged that us, in particular those in the transgender community, and we have a lot of work to do as a society. I want to commend the Senator on bringing this legislation forward and it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. I recognise the role played by the workers and union members in our airports who have made gargantuan sacrifices, adopted new work practices and endured lower pay and job losses. I thank them sincerely, particularly the members in Cork. All of us on the committee are acutely aware that the presentations today are about getting planes back in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is a good man to text and email councillors himself.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: Fair enough.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I know the rules of the House.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to the Cathaoirleach but it is disingenuous of Members to come in here and claim different things. We are a political people and we are entitled, as Members, to share information just as Departments are entitled to share information. Senator Craughwell is a good man to give it but he had better take it as well. I apologise to the Cathaoirleach as it would not be my intent to be...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I appreciate that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I did not hear the Senator and ask him to repeat what he said.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I can assure Senator Gallagher that when it comes to the collective sharing of information, we can do that. I am sure that he knows what I mean by that. A Chathaoirligh, I ask that the Minister for Health comes to the House as a matter of urgency. There is absolute confusion around the flu vaccine this morning. At the time of a pandemic, there is a need for certainty and confidence in the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I commend the Cathaoirleach and the Ceann Comhairle on their decision to invite President-elect Biden and I congratulate him and Senator Kamala Harris on their election. I join with Senator Byrne in congratulating John King of CNN on his wonderful exposé of how to carry out analysis of politics and I commend my past pupil, Brian O'Donovan, of RTÉ. I primarily rise to support...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Recycling Policy (6 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I congratulate the Minister of State, Deputy Brophy, on his appointment as I have not seen him since then. I thank Senator Burke for sharing time with me. Section 60 of the Waste Management Act 1996 is very important, but it urgently requires clarity. As Senator Burke has eloquently outlined, a myriad of plastics is used for business, commercial, building and farm purposes. A uniform...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Recycling Policy (6 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I support Senator Burke and thank the Minister of State, although I acknowledge it is not a matter for the Department in which he has responsibility. The industry needs support. The collection, holding and recovery of this material urgently needs a new way of thinking and a new model that can assist private and public contractors in working together.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Nov 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: I join Members in asking that we support Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization. Lawmakers in most European countries are in favour of Taiwan joining the WHO. It makes no sense, if we are collectively trying to defeat Covid-19, that Taiwan cannot participate in the WHO. I urge the House and the Minister for Foreign Affairs to lend Ireland's support to its participation. I...