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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: That is an easy one for the Senator. Take the free ball and run with it.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 20 Members of the House for their contributions to the Order of Business. The issue of JobPath was raised by Senator Ardagh. Senator Conway-Walsh raised the issued of JobPath. Some 41,000 people who participated in the job activation programme are in full-time work and 5,000 others are in part-time work. The programme has worked. The contract for the current programme expires...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I join Senator Ardagh in commending Deirdre Clune, MEP, on her remarks around the use of wet wipes. I agree that they are not biodegradable or in any way helpful to the environment. On the issue raised by Senator Craughwell-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Gabh mo leithscéal?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator will have an opportunity next week to have a debate with the Minister for Defence on the Defence Forces and the Air Corps.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: In regard to the quorum-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: No, the Minister with responsibility for Defence is Deputy Paul Kehoe. The Taoiseach will come to the House as well in-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: There was a full moon this week. The remnants must be falling far from the-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I was responding to the issues raised by Senator Craughwell. The Committee on Procedure and Privileges, CPP, had a good discussion yesterday on the use of the quorum and the numbers required for a quorum. Senator Craughwell seems to be fixated on a narrow prism through his eyes of the quorum under the guise of the Judicial Appointments Commission Bill and the filibustering employed by...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Craughwell is here long enough to know how the business works. I know he thinks the Independent group is the fulcrum around which everything else revolves.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The CPP represents all Members of the Seanad. As I said, we had a very good discussion at yesterday's meeting of the CPP. The facility about which Senator Craughwell speaks so passionately and which he wants to protect and preserve is not being done away with. The Senator will still be able to call a quorum whenever he so desires. That facility is not being diluted or taken away and so...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: That is a different matter. Some day, God forbid other Members of the House will be where Senator McFadden is-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: -----and they will have to, as Senator Wilson did, provide a quorum not for the purpose raised by Senator Craughwell but to have the business of the day commence. The point being made by people on this side of the House is that a quorum should not be just the responsibility of Government, although it is. We are in a minority situation and therefore there is an obligation on all sides of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I am not disagreeing with Senator Conway-Wash.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: We can come into this House and be critical of people or entities but we need to do so in a manner that is constructive. As Senator Hopkins rightly said, it is important that a strategy is put in place to work with the families on a pathway to services for young people. I reiterate my support in that regard. Senator Nash raised the issue of migrant workers, in particular migrant fisherman....

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: To be honest, I do not know where to begin.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I want to commend Senator Feighan, who is not here. I recall when Senator Leyden was in government there was a former Independent Deputy named Tom Fox, who was elected on foot of the Roscommon hospital issue, which highlighted the failure of the Fianna Fáil Government of which Senator Leyden was a member to invest in Roscommon hospital. Thankfully, subsequent to that we had the arrival...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: As stated by Senator Hopkins the funding for the design process for the Sacred Heart Hospital has been put in place. The HSE has confirmed that construction of the 50 bed residential care unit is expected to commence in late 2020. We should be focused on the overall capital spend. It is important to make the point that no project will be cancelled as a result of the reprofiling around the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I can say it because-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I recall the great plan of Charlie McCreevy for decentralisation. Where stands that?