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- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: Let us be quite clear. As a country and a Government, and in terms of local authorities, there are three ways of providing social housing, namely, direct build, acquisition and lease.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: That is the point I was making. I was not in any way being derogatory towards Senator Boyhan. They are the three ways we deliver social housing. If the Senator disputes that, we cannot agree to disagree on it because-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: We also have approved bodies, so there are ways of delivering housing.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: It is not just the old way of delivery by social build. The other point I want to make is that targets announced today are a significant step in the provision of social housing. What we must make happen, as I have said repeatedly, is that we deliver in terms of affordable and social housing. That is why the unveiling of the commitments here is a significant approach by Government. I am...
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: If it makes Senator Boyhan happy.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I am not in any way casting aspersions on the Senator's figures. What I was implying-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: If the Senator would do me the courtesy of letting me answer-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: What I was saying, if the Senator is prepared to listen to me-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I was not disputing his figure at all for the direct build but where he is incorrect-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: -----is that county councils and city councils in the acquisition, building and leasing-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator was being selective in what he said in his figures. I am happy to clarify that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I commend Senator Ruane for her leadership on the issue of back to education and allowing for people to return to education. She should be admired for what she stands for and for encouraging people to come back into education. I commend her for launching the initiative today. It is about offering people second chances, but also first chances for those who go to school, leave early and opt...
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I have never heard him say anything about it.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I asked Senator Gavan a specific question. I have never heard him come in and say what he would do.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: We have had the debates.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The largest amount of money in the history of the State has been allocated to the health budget. Per capita, we are one of the top four in Europe for investment in health.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: I will make the point again. The Senator claims to be a trade unionist, and I will take him as he is.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: He is a trade union leader who deals with people every day. There is something radically wrong with our health system when Government allocates the highest spend in the history of the State to a health budget.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: It is not lies. The problem with the Sinn Féin guys is that they want to engage in old politics the whole time.
- Seanad: Order of Business (19 Apr 2018)
Jerry Buttimer: The highest ever spend in the history of the State-----