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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: And I will repeat it today.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Members opposite have been given an alternative to what was to be done. Some of them want to stop the hospital project completely, more of them want to go off and build a new one and the remainder are talking nonsense. If it was a runaway train, we would not be here today at all. The train would be continuing out the gap. That is another ill-informed comment. What we have now is a...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I will have the Minister come before the House. Senators Boyhan and Swanick raised the issue of today's NAGP protest and the issues raised by the doctors. It is important we have progress made on the contracts for GPs. The delay is inordinate. Progress needs to happen rapidly. I fully concur that there is now an obligation on the HSE to drive this new contract on. Senator Nash referred...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: That is the Senator's prerogative. Senators Murnane O'Connor and Butler raised different matters concerning Revenue. Both matters would perhaps be better suited to the Commencement. The Senators would get more expeditious replies. Senator Mulherin raised the very important issue of supports for women in vulnerable positions travelling from Dublin to the western seaboard. I will ask the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I appreciate that. To be fair to Senator Ó Ríordáin, this is an important issue. It is a matter of protecting people in communities. It is about ensuring that the operations of An Garda Síochána within the community - I will not name names - are carried out properly, that a thorough analysis of them is carried out and that there is a debate between public...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I am just trying to be helpful.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: If I said "black", the Senator would say "white" at this stage.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: As part of our role as public representatives, we have an obligation to raise matters pertaining to local communities with officialdom. There is a shield emerging, and it has emerged through its creation by the party opposite, around health in particular such that the Minister is not responsible for the HSE and that in the case of An Garda Síochána, it is an operational matter. It...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes, I endeavour to do so. To be fair, the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Flanagan, is probably one of the few Ministers who is open to talking about issues and engaging on them. As a general rule, however, we need the opportunity to question officialdom on issues that affect the communities we represent. I agree with the Senator on that.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Senators Swanick and Conway-Walsh referred to Spinraza. The HSE is carrying out an assessment. I appreciate the difficulty and the sensitivity surrounding this matter. I do not have the answer they are seeking, but it is a matter of extreme importance and one that needs to be resolved more quickly. To respond to Senator Humphreys, we had the Minister was here to discuss housing. Again,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I will work with the Senator on a date for the debate.

Seanad: Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important legislation. On this side of the House, despite some of the narrative, there has been extreme activity to try to progress the Bill, as Senator Bacik and other Members know. The Minister of State deserves credit for reaching out. All of us in government support working parents and recognise the motivation of this Bill. We need consensus...

Seanad: Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I compliment the Minister and her officials. This is very important legislation, not least because, as the Minister rightly said, it is about ensuring that people get what they pay for and that it is genuine. We have seen a growth in television programmes such as "Antiques Roadshow", and then we had the whole cash for sale issue. I commend the Minister. I said here a number of weeks ago...

Seanad: Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Do not forget jobs.

Seanad: Hallmarking (Amendment) Bill 2016: Committee and Remaining Stages (6 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Maidin amárach ar 10.30.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to the Members. The first I was aware of this was when I received a telephone call from the Seanad Office. I have never seen it happen during the Commencement debate previously. Given that there is a division in the Lower House, I propose that we check if a Minister is available to respond to the remaining matters.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on housing by the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy, which is in reply to the debate that did not conclude last week, for the information of Members who were here, to be taken at 4.45 p.m. and to conclude not later than 5.15 p.m.; No. 2, Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017 - Committee Stage, resumed, to...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: It must be getting near St. Valentine's Day.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Does the Senator want to test it out with Taca? Does Senator Leyden remember that?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: Does the Senator remember Taca?