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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (5 Mar 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I offer mo chomhghairdeas don Cheannaire, an Seanadóir Seán Kyne, as ucht a phoist nua. Beidh sé go hiontach sa ról sin, is dóigh liom. I congratulate the Senator on his appointment and thank him for raising this very important matter of the N59. In total, €411 million of Exchequer capital funds was provided for national roads through TII through local...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (5 Mar 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I accept the Senator's comment that he is disappointed by the reply. The national roads allocation for this year will be announced in the near future. The Government is committed to funding road projects and the N59 fits into this category. As the Senator knows, the project is progressing and is a major project in terms of being in or near the end of construction. It comes under the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Heritage Sites (5 Mar 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator O'Loughlin for bringing this matter to the attention of the House. I am responding on behalf of the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence who cannot, unfortunately, be here today. He has asked me to convey his apologies. To be fair to the Senator, she has raised this matter on numerous occasions in this House, including in her Private Member's Bill. As we all know, the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Heritage Sites (5 Mar 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator O'Loughlin for her comments. As the Minister with responsibility for defence, the Tánaiste is the custodian and guardian of the Curragh lands pursuant to the provisions of the Curragh of Kildare Act 1961. Under the latter, the Curragh Plains are recognised as a working environment for the State's Defence Forces, as well as being a place of historic and cultural...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Control of Dogs (4 Mar 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Deputy McGreehan again and I share her view. It is important for dog owners to be aware of their responsibilities, not just for the public but also for their dogs. The Deputy is right; accountability, awareness and human responsibility must work in tandem. In 2024, a major national awareness campaign entitled, "It's not your dog's fault, it's yours", was launched by the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Control of Dogs (4 Mar 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Ar an gcéad dul síos, gabhaim mo bhuíochas don Teachta McGreehan as an rún seo a chur os comhair na Dála. I thank Deputy McGreehan for raising the matter of dog control legislation. I share the Deputy's sentiments. She has very eloquently expressed the concern of many people across our country. As she said, that 88% of hill farmers have had their animals attacked...

Oideachas trí Mheán na Gaeilge: Tairiscint [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] (4 Mar 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Tairgim leasú Uimh. 1: Go scriosfar na focail go léir tar éis "Dáil Éireann" agus go gcuirfear an méid seo a leanas ina n-ionad: "a thabhairt dá haire go bhfuil an Rialtas tiomanta do chosaint agus do chur chun cinn na Gaeilge, agus go bhfuil geallta ag an Rialtas deiseanna a leathnú do scoláirí freastal ar Ghaelscoileanna agus ar...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Withdraw the remark.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (27 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I congratulate the Leas-Chathaoirleach on her election and elevation to the position. She will bring distinction to the role. Comhghairdeas leat agus beir bua. I thank Senator Cosgrove for raising this matter. I apologise that I do not have a copy of the written reply for her. I am taking this Commencement matter on behalf of the Minister for Education. I will ask the Department to...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (27 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Cosgrove is right that there is a need for clarity around additional accommodation. As a former school teacher, I understand fully the school community and its needs. I am told the school has been approved to progress a traditional building project, which will deliver a significant suite of classrooms, specialist teaching spaces and provision for students with special educational...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Emergency Departments (27 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Ryan for raising the matter of the emergency department in University Hospital Limerick. In the previous Seanad, the Leas-Chathaoirleach raised it continuously. Senator Ryan is correct, in that it is completely unacceptable. For those of us who do not live in the catchment area, it is beyond belief as to how we are continuously in a place where concern is expressed by...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Emergency Departments (27 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Ryan for raising the matter and she is right that investment alone will not solve the problem. A wholehearted, collaborative approach around management, investment and patient flow is needed. She is correct; the people of the mid-west deserve access to responsive, urgent and safe emergency care. It is about the combination of increased capacity and reforms, which the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (26 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. Thank you for your welcome. I thank Senator Duffy. As Minister of State, it is great to be here in Seanad Éireann, my second home, and thank you for the welcome. I am taking the Commencement matter for Senator Duffy on behalf of the Minister, Deputy O'Brien. I thank the Senator for raising the important matter of the upgrades of the N26 and...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Projects (26 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Duffy. He is right. Action is needed in terms of the simple asks such as changing traffic lights, traffic flow, orbital routes and easing congestion. It is not a mammoth ask and it should be done with ease. With regard to new national road projects, there was a funding constraint in 2024 as the bulk of the €5.1 billion allocated for new roads becomes available...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (26 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Not according to the newspapers.

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (26 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: What about the Áras?

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Tá mé ag éisteacht.

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Tá mé ag éisteacht.

Driver Test Waiting Times: Motion [Private Members] (25 Feb 2025)

Jerry Buttimer: Tá mé ag éisteacht.