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- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I will accept the amendment. I will not divide the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Education (Digital Devices in Schools) Bill 2018 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, to be taken at 12.45 p.m., with the time allocated not to exceed two hours; No. 2, Mental Health (Amendment) Bill 2016 - Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 3.30 p.m. and to conclude not later than 4.15 p.m. if not previously concluded; No. 3, National Archives...
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The match is to be held in Newbridge on Saturday night.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: That is incorrect.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator's party drove a wedge through it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator's party drove them away.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Her party cut their pay.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator's party made a mess of the economy. She has some cheek.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: It is not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: They are not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Here we go.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Is the Senator running?
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: That is the worry.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Well said.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I am probably in stoppage time at this stage. I certainly hope we will not have VAR in the House after the soccer match the other night involving Iran and a penalty. I thank the 12 Members for their contributions. I begin with Senator Ardagh's comments on the important and welcome decision of the Government to take in 25 immigrants. I congratulate the Tánaiste and Minister for...
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I am very fond of Senator Ardagh but she should look at what we have done in seven years. We have almost full employment and we have turned the country around. The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, was here this week. When she was last here, we had the men of the IMF coming in with their suitcases on dark, grey nights.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The bailiffs were at the door, people were emigrating in their droves, the construction sector was gone, the banking model had collapsed and the country was on its knees.
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: All I hear from the Members opposite is "ochón agus ochón agus ochón."
- Seanad: Order of Business (27 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senators have a brass neck coming in here and lamenting the fact that we have the greatest number of people at work in the history of the State. We are near full employment. Under Fianna Fáil's watch, we had 15.8% unemployment.