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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The cow that Senator Leyden was flogging yesterday is well gone. I will repeat my points from yesterday. A man of such learned experience and wisdom will know that the Budget-----

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: -----Statement of October highlighted the issues with the closing date that the Senator raised yesterday and today. We all recognise that it has been a difficult year for agriculture. The Senator knows full well that the Government has no role to play in determining the prices that farmers get for beef from processors. However, we are supporting sustainable and efficient development...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: All the Senator wants is for nothing to happen so that he can come in here and whinge every day.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: It is a pity that the Senator was not kept on.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I am glad that Senator Norris came to my assistance. I was about to say that as well.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Well, there we go.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: We will not go back over the beef tribunal. I am sure the Senator will want to discuss that, too.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I suppose Senator Leyden supported Mr. Philip Reynolds on the radio last Saturday, although he was probably busy at the Ard-Fheis and did not hear him.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Perhaps the Senator should recognise that the Government is investing €300 million under the rural redevelopment programme to support the suckler sector. As the Senator rightly stated yesterday, there is a pilot scheme for suckler farmers worth €20 million specifically aimed at further improving the carbon efficiency of beef production. Besides the €20 million for the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (27 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Boyhan referred to the publication this morning of an important report on the housing choices for older people in Ireland. Senator Marie Louise O'Donnell also raised the matter on the Order of Business yesterday. The points made by Senator Boyhan should be addressed in this House and it is my intention to have the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government come to it...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (27 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I propose that we amend the Order of Business today to allow an extra ten minutes for the debate so the Minister of State can reply at the end.

Seanad: Defence Matters: Statements (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I will not need five minutes. I welcome the Minister of State and thank him for the work he is doing. All of us are immensely proud of the Defence Forces. As Senator Nash said, it is not an ordinary job. What the Government has done in respect of the opening of recruitment and the allocation of extra capital expenditure for the Defence Forces is welcome. I commend all who serve in the...

Seanad: Gambling Legislation: Motion (27 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Minister of State for the work he has been doing and commend Senator Craughwell on his motion and the way in which he has articulated, not just tonight but on other occasions, the issue of gambling. It is important to say, as has already been eloquently said in the House, that there is a need for regulation, for a regulatory authority and a regulator. Senator McDowell speaks...

Seanad: Gambling Legislation: Motion (27 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Ar 10.30 maidin amárach.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 - Committee Stage, resumed, to be taken at 4.45 p.m. and adjourned at 7 p.m., if not previously concluded. With your indulgence, a Chathaoirligh, I welcome to the Visitors Gallery the friends and guests of Senator Ardagh, the leader of Fianna Fáil in the House.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: That is beneath the Senator.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Stop it.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I have. I am a former Chair of the health committee.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: What about Alan Dukes?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Fianna Fáil must have had a bad weekend.