Results 8,061-8,080 of 24,320 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: That is at a time when we have quotas in politics for candidates.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: There we go. Is it time we had quotas in respect of judges? I am just posing that rhetorical question.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: This a debate and I am only putting a question out there. The figures speak for themselves. I pose another question to Senator Clifford-Lee. We put supports in place in politics for women. I support those and I support women running for election. How do we put the same supports in place to change that imbalance in the legal-----
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I am posing my question as part of a debate. That is what this is about.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I did not realise my six minutes were up.
- Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Next Tuesday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re the joint sitting of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann for exchange of views with Mr. Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business without debate; No. 2, motion regarding the position of the UK and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice, annexed...
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 17 Members for their contributions to the Order of Business. We will have a debate later on the motion in respect of the 25th anniversary of decriminalisation of homosexuality, which is important. In advance of debating the motion, I appeal to the Sinn Féin Members not to table their amendment and that, instead, we have an agreed cross-party motion. It was put forward in...
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Senators Bacik, Mark Daly, Devine, Feighan, Gavan, Lawless, Reilly and Ruane raised the immigration policy of the United States Administration, which separates children from their parents as part of border controls. As Leader of this House, I thank all the Members for their contributions on this, although I single out Senator Lawless for his contribution. The policy is immoral, wrong and...
- Seanad: Joint Sitting of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann: Motion (19 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I move:(1) That Seanad Éireann:(a) notes that the Treaty on European Union recognises the active contribution of National Parliaments to the good functioning of the Union through being informed and having the ability to express their views on matters of particular interest to them; (b) in view of the economic, political and social implications for Ireland of the decision of the United...
- Seanad: Position of UK and Ireland in Respect of Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: Referral to Joint Committee (19 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I move:That the proposal that Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the...
- Seanad: 25th Anniversary of Decriminalisation of Homosexuality: Motion (19 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I move:That Seanad Éireann: acknowledges that the laws repealed in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 that criminalised consensual sexual activity between men: -were improperly discriminatory, contrary to human dignity and an infringement of personal privacy and autonomy, -caused multiple harms to those directly and indirectly affected, namely men who engaged in...
- Seanad: 25th Anniversary of Decriminalisation of Homosexuality: Motion (19 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: 25th Anniversary of Decriminalisation of Homosexuality: Motion (19 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: 25th Anniversary of Decriminalisation of Homosexuality: Motion (19 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: In welcoming the Minister, I acknowledge her bravery and remember Ann Louise Gilligan. I congratulate Senator Norris for his leadership over generations. There are people in the Gallery whom we must acknowledge and support, not least our good friend, Tim Hayes, a Leinster House usher, as well as Kieran Rose, John-Paul Callinan from Cork, and Edmund Lynch, people who stood up when it was...
- Seanad: 25th Anniversary of Decriminalisation of Homosexuality: Motion (19 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: It is about time the Senator was embarrassed. We always needed a leader. Today is about two people. It is about the bravery of Senator Norris and a Minister who signed the Bill to decriminalise homosexuality. That is why we are saying sorry. More important, that is why we are saluting the people in the Gallery. We thank and salute them for their courage. Our world is a better place for...
- Seanad: Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018: Order for Second Stage (19 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I move: "That Second Stage be taken today."
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is Nos. 1 and 2, motions re Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 and Offences against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 - continuance of certain provisions, to be taken at 12.45 p.m., to be discussed together and to conclude within 85 minutes if not previously concluded, with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes, time can be shared, and...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I was not invited.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Jun 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: There are a few gannets here.