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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Staff (12 Feb 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State. The issue of public health doctors is an important one in our community, notwithstanding Senator Mullen's remarks. There have been numerous reports recommending a restructuring of the public health medicine scheme and specialists are awaiting consultant status. The Crowe Horwath report was the most recently commissioned and was published in January 2020....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Health Services Staff (12 Feb 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: My information is that the talks are at an impasse and the IMO has walked out. The Crowe Horwath report stipulated that the training of a cohort of specialists in public health medicine should be at a standard recognised internationally and equivalent to other medical specialties. I appreciate the commitment of the Minister of State. Specialists in public health medicine and medical...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Feb 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: The topic that is on many people's lips this morning is the decision of the ASTI to withdraw from talks on the leaving certificate, which Senator O'Loughlin raised earlier. As a former teacher, I understand where ASTI is coming from regarding calculated grades. We need perspective in this debate but, as Senator O'Loughlin said, to walk out of talks is wrong.I would appeal to the ASTI to...

Seanad: Mental Health and Covid-19: Statements (12 Feb 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Mental Health and Covid-19: Statements (12 Feb 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Mental Health and Covid-19: Statements (12 Feb 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State and commend her on her work. The welfare of people is important to us as a collective and also individually. The important point all Members can make today is that there is significant investment, but there is a need, as Senator Mullen correctly said, to teach people resilience. In that regard, I ask the Minister of State for her co-operation on the need for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Mr. Kent. I have three questions. First, what is the policy of Bus Éireann, working with the NTA and local authorities, on bus shelters? Clare County Council recently had a big discussion on this. When Cork City Council did a great deal of work around the Broadale estate and up Maryborough Hill, it did not put in any bus shelters despite the work of Councillor Deirdre Forde,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (9 Feb 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: How does Bus Éireann promote connectivity and how do people who have no access to a service get such access, if that is the model?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Facing the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Feb 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: A copy of the final sentence stated by Mr. Hackett should be sent to every Oireachtas Member and taken note of. As a committee, we should come back to it and I ask that we revisit this section of the meeting. I thank Fórsa and its members for their work. Turning to Mr. Dawson, what can we as a committee do to help travel agents with respect to refunds from Ryanair? From a Cork...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (2 Feb 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the witnesses for their participation today. Deputy O'Connor in his narrative painted a picture that there is nothing happening in the south west, but the contrary is the reality. The purpose of our meeting today is to ensure that the investment in the regions continues. Never before have we seen the need for investment in the regions outside Dublin. Both Deputy O'Connor and I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (2 Feb 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: As a member of the N28 group, may I make the point that if TII had engaged meaningfully on the first day, we would not be where we are today. I am not seeking to have an argument, but let us be fair. The residents of the area were trampled on. If there had been proper engagement, the problems could have been avoided. The majority of people in the area were not against the road but they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (2 Feb 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise for interrupting. I was involved with those residents. The majority of them were not against the road but they were against the way in which they were treated. For the information of the Chairman, I am in Leinster House.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (2 Feb 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise for interrupting Deputy Ó Murchú.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (2 Feb 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I was not looking for a file this time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Development Plan: Discussion (2 Feb 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: The point made by the Chairman about the context of this review is important. I suggest that in our private meeting we discuss the remarks made by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Deputy Michael McGrath. First of all, the plan is being extended to 2027-30. Second, the Minister said in October that the existing budgets may not cover the ultimate costs of mega infrastructure...

Seanad: Response to Covid-19 (Social Protection): Statements (1 Feb 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Déanaim comhghairdeas leis an Aire as a bheith ina seanmháthair. I congratulate the Minister on becoming a grandmother. It is a wonderful day for her and her family and I join the Leas-Chathaoirleach in congratulating them on the birth of Arthur Humphreys Egan. The name sounds wonderful and I hope that he may be a Member of this House in future years. Two years ago, our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Mr. Kingston to the meeting and thank him for his advocacy. Everything that has been asked has been answered by Mr. Kingston. He certainly spoke about the issue of transparency and safety. What would failure to hold this meeting result in exactly? In the context of marine accident investigation, if Mr. Kingston had a wish list of what we should say to the Minister for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Is Mr. Kingston suggesting something along the lines of the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (29 Jan 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister. I will not take up all that time because everything has been encapsulated. What we are trying to achieve collectively is to restore confidence in the independence and greater transparency of the Marine Casualty Investigation Board. Many people who have suffered the trauma of losing loved ones are unhappy. The European Commission referral of Ireland to the European...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jan 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I join the Cathaoirleach in paying tribute to our former colleague, Professor Brian Hillery, on his tragic death. Ar dheis láimh Dé go raibh a anam dílis. I ask the Leader to facilitate a debate next week on the Government's Covid-19 plan. The people have found this third lockdown much more challenging than other ones. Therefore, there is an onus on the Government to level...