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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish them a very peaceful and joyful Christmas. They are the unsung heroes of this Upper House. I thank the men and women who work in the Oireachtas, in particular the men and women who record and tape us, and turn our microphones on and who make us look much better than what we are sometimes. I thank them for their unstinting professionalism and their ability to work very late in the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish all the Members and their families a happy, safe and joyful Christmas and a prosperous new year. Christmas is the tenderness for the past, the courage for the present, and the hope for the future. May all here have a great rest and we will see them all, please God, back in January.

Seanad: Oireachtas Secretarial Assistants: Motion (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I second the motion.

Seanad: Election of Acting Chairman (17 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I propose Senator Wilson.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re the arrangements for the sitting of the House on Tuesday, 17 December next, to be taken at the conclusion of the Order of Business without debate; No. 2, Industrial Development (Amendment) Bill 2019 - Report Stage, amendments from Dáil Éireann, and Final Stage, to be taken at the conclusion of No. 1; No. 3, Landlord and Tenant (Ground Rents)...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes. Senator Devine asked for a discussion on this specific matter. It is for 30 minutes. The reason it is at 1.30 p.m. is that the Minister is not available until that time.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 12 Members of the House for their contributions to the Order of Business. Senator Leyden, in his usual dramatic presentation - Senator Mullen will enjoy this - fails to recognise that the Holy Family were not homeless in Bethlehem. They could not find accommodation. They were from Nazareth and they returned to their home in Nazareth. If the Senator wants to use the Holy Family...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: If Senator Leyden wants to-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: If Senator Leyden wants to invoke the name of the Holy Family, he should get his facts right. They were not homeless. They were going to Bethlehem to fulfil the census obligation. The difficulty they had in finding temporary accommodation is very different from what the Senator outlined.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: They were not migrants.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Let us make it quite clear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: That is different. Senator Leyden did not refer to that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Leyden did not open up and cross-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: It is typical of Senator Leyden that he fails to recognise, as is normal, that €2.4 billion - the highest ever amount in the history of the Government of this country - is being spent on housing and homelessness.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator's party leader is not in favour of the national broadband strategy.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: That again shows the hypocrisy of Fianna Fáil.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Some €2.4 billion is being spent on housing and homelessness.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Before Rebuilding Ireland, child homelessness was increasing at a rate of 5%. It is now at 1%. Some 15,000 first-time buyers are out of the rental trap through the help-to-buy scheme. Senator Leyden did not refer to that, nor did he comment on the fact that supply is up 25% and that 64,000 new social houses are being built. He did not refer to Rebuilding Ireland. An additional 30,000...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator forgot to tell the people that the Government he voted for regularly decimated the building sector, changed the provision of social housing and destroyed our construction sector. That would never interest him in giving his-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: At total of 12,000 people exited homelessness last year. We accept that there is a challenge ahead. That is why we are working on this matter. It is a priority for the Government. I will make the point one more time for Senator Leyden. Some €2.4 billion, the highest amount ever in the history of the State, will be spent on housing and homelessness. I welcome a former Ceann...