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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Thank you for allowing us to speak on this, Chairman. We will keep the petition open and go back to the petitioner. The decision of Dublin City Council not to have an official Christmas lights ceremony in the capital city is unprecedented. I was in Cork last Sunday when we had 20,000 people at an event. It was well-managed, policed and stewarded. There were no issues of public health or...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: In Dublin, our capital city, we have the Pride parade every June. The Dublin team has had four homecoming events in a row in Smithfield, a cobblestoned area, where the council has held the celebration of Dublin coming home with the Sam Maguire cup. We have had the Dublin Pride parade in Smithfield. It is a wonderful space and it could be used. Like Deputy Ryan, I think the response of...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Could we include my suggestion that the council use the space in Smithfield as an alternative to O'Connell Street, notwithstanding the difficulties it has highlighted in its reply? Could we invite council representatives to come to Cork next year to look at how we successfully managed 20,000 people last Sunday?

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Not yet.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (21 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish to convey my apologies as I will be unable to attend that meeting as I will not be in the country.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations, referral to committee, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business without debate; No. 2, European Investment Fund Agreement Bill 2018 - all Stages, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and to adjourn no later than 2 p.m. if not previously concluded, with contributions from group spokespersons on Second...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Members for their contributions to the Order of Business. On my behalf, on behalf of the Fine Gael Party and on behalf of the House, I join Senator Norris in extending our deepest sympathies to the daughters, brother and sister of Sandy Harsch. Coming here from Rhode Island, she brought an encyclopaedic knowledge of country music to our airwaves. Like Senator Norris, we were...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: That is the answer Senators are getting, although they may not like it.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I will be very happy to have a debate on the sports capital programme and we will go through the record entirely. That would be no problem at all. I am quite happy to make representations on behalf of the sporting and community clubs in my area as the Senator does in his.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I am very proud of the fact that my Government reopened the sports capital programme at a time when there was little money in the country.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Craughwell spoke about a winter of discontent; it is like the morning of discontent in here at the moment. I remind the Senator that the FEMPI legislation has been rescinded and we are now restoring pay.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Some of the contributions make it seem as if the Government is doing nothing or that we are taxing people to the hilt. The Taoiseach is criticised if he mentions tax.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Let us be fair.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I would be very happy to have the debate that was suggested. The Senator's work with COSAC is very important and I commend him on it. The points he makes are very relevant and valid and I would be happy to have a debate with the Minister in due course.

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Conway-Walsh referred to orphan drugs. This morning, the Joint Committee on Health is discussing rare diseases and the issue of the drugs in question. It is important to have that debate. To be fair, there is a level of transparency. Professor Michael Barry has been very open in his presentations to the committees. I chaired the Joint Committee on Health for five years and he...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Byrne made reference this morning's media reports on water treatment plants, sources of water and E. coli. This highlights the importance of inspections and of having a good water infrastructure. I would be happy to have the Minister come to the House for a debate on water. How do I answer Senator Leyden's question?

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I am sure he is yearning for the day-----

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I wonder who said that. Would it have been a former leader of Fianna Fáil?

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Is Senator Wilson saying that we should leave Senator Leyden out?

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Nov 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: There are students in the Gallery who will not remember The Irish Press, thankfully, but I am sure Senator Leyden is yearning for the return of that newspaper as the Fianna Fáil propaganda unit.