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Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Some of us were here until the very end.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I was in the House. I might not have been in the Chamber.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator does not need to leave. I am not asking him to leave at all.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank all members of staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas, including the ushers, the stenographers, the recording people, the lads who tally the votes at the back and the Seanad staff, for their courtesy last night. It was an exception in this Oireachtas that we sat late. There was a precedent for late sittings in previous Oireachtais. A 2 a.m. finish was a bit unusual. I thank the...

Seanad: Sittings of Seanad: Motion (12 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders relative to Public Business:(1) The Seanad shall meet at 10.30 a.m. on Thursday, 13th December, 2018 and the following arrangements shall apply:(a) Standing Orders 29 and 30 shall stand suspended; (b) there shall be no Order of Business; (c) the business to be taken shall be confined to the items set out in the Schedule to this...

Seanad: Fifth Programme of Law Reform: Referral to Joint Committee (12 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That the draft Fifth Programme of Law Reform, a copy of which was laid before Seanad Éireann on 11th December, 2018, be referred to the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality, in accordance with Standing Order 71(3)(k), and that the Committee, or a sub-committee thereof, be instructed to report thereon to Seanad Éireann on or before 22nd January, 2019.

Seanad: Children's Digital Protection Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: It is always good to oblige a willing colleague.

Seanad: Children's Digital Protection Bill 2018: Second Stage (12 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, to the House. I am delighted he is back in ministerial office. I have always found him to be very courteous, conscientious and helpful. I welcome Senator Freeman's Bill, which presents us with an important opportunity to have a debate on providing protection in the digital world. Many of us have been involved long before today in...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of information, if I could, as Leader, acknowledge the presence in the Gallery of a former colleague and Deputy, Mrs. Áine Brady. She is very welcome.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: There is only one Chair.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Senators should respect the Chair.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Whatever can be said about Senator Coghlan, he is not aggressive by nature, to be fair to him now.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: He is not that either.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: That does not matter.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: It is not relevant.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: It will not.

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: On a point of order, it is important that we have a certain amount of decorum in the House. I made the point last night that I understand there is a certain amount of filibustering going on by some Members, not by all. The House has an obligation, and it behoves us that when we make our deliberations we do so on the relevant section and amendment. I have great respect for Senator Norris...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Finance Bill 2018 (Certified Money Bill) - Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 12.45 p.m.; and No. 2, Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 - Committee Stage (resumed), to be taken at 2.15 p.m. or at the conclusion of No. 1, whichever is the later, and adjourned not later than 10 p.m., if not previously concluded. With your indulgence, a...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Members of the House for their contributions to the Order of Business. All of us this morning stand united in our hope and our desire that the issue of Brexit will be resolved. I again commend the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste and the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, on their sure-footedness on the issue of Brexit. The decision to postpone the vote in Westminster is the...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I am.