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- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is not seconding the Bill. He is seconding the amendment.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: I always try to be helpful.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: The bully boys are out. The bully boys are back. Long live the Progressive Democrats. The Progressive Democrats are back.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: Sit down and be quiet.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: Sit down.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is a good man for doing deals himself.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: He is a good man for-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is deluded.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: I know it is pantomime season but-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: The sooner next Wednesday comes the better. I thank the 20 Members of the House for their contributions-----
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: I counted 20. I stand by the Leas-Chathaoirleach's 21, if it is 21. I thank the Members of the House for their contributions to the Order of Business. Senators Ardagh, Ruane, Bacik, Humphreys, Burke, Devine, Ó Domhnaill and Nash raised the issue of the report Building Community Resilience published by Dr. Johnny Connolly. It is a very important report. As Members will be aware, Dr....
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: Absolutely. We have drug testing in sport and I do not see why we should not have it in the workplace.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: That will not last for long, I can assure the Leas-Chathaoirleach.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: I appreciate that. Senator Gavan quoted The Jam. The words of Yeats come to mind as I come to the next part of the Order of Business: "And I shall have some peace there, for peace comes dropping slow". The Judicial Appointments Commission Bill has been mentioned by eight Senators, namely, Senators McDowell, Bacik, Craughwell, Ruane, Marie-Louise O'Donnell, Wilson, Horkan and Norris.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: I did mention the Senator.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: I will begin with Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell's contribution. There has been a lot of hot air over the 109 hours of debate on the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: The Judicial Appointments Commission Bill has been discussed in this House for 109 hours. Senator Craughwell should note there were 99 hours on Committee Stage.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Dec 2019)
Jerry Buttimer: I understand and accept that Members have to protest over the curtailment of the debate today and be seen to be doing so. The guillotine or the restriction of the debate is a long-standing parliamentary practice that has been used by Senator Bacik when in government, and by Senator McDowell when in government-----