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Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Today is a great day for our new Members and I salute them and welcome them. We will put the swords back into the scabbard today but after today we will resume hostilities.The new Senators are very welcome and I hope they enjoy the day. Fourteen Members of the House have raised the issue of cervical cancer. As Leader of the House and leader of the Fine Gael group, I join all Members in...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: -----and, second, the misinformation that is contained in some of them. This matter highlights the need for an electoral commission to tackle such misinformation. Senator Norris also raised the transgender issue. I do not have clarity for him on that matter but I will endeavour to obtain it. I beg his indulgence in that regard. Senator Ó Donnghaile referred to Lord Kilclooney, as...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I am happy to accept Senator Ó Domhnaill's amendment to the Order of Business. I join Senator Gallagher in asking that the 1890 telephone number be reviewed. It beggars belief that when one calls a Department, one is charged an astronomical amount of money. As Senator Feighan said, it is an outdated model of delivery. I would be happy to have a debate on the matter in the House....

Seanad: Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I will endeavour to have the Minister come to the House as soon as is possible.

Seanad: Local Government Accountability Bill 2018: First Stage (1 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Next Tuesday.

Seanad: Joint Meeting of Three Joint Committees: Motion (1 May 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, the Joint Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, the Joint Committee on Education and Skills and the Joint Committee on Health, in accordance with their orders of reference, may hold a joint meeting or meetings for the purpose of considering the experiences of people with disabilities in accessing employment, and may...

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Commissioner Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Ar an gcéad dul síos, gabhaim buíochas leis an gComisinéir as ucht na hóráide iontaí a thug sé inniu. In welcoming Mr. Hogan I also welcome his former constituency colleague and friend, Minister of State, Deputy John Paul Phelan, to the Visitors' Gallery. The Commissioner's address to the Seanad today is, as Senator McDowell has said, timely and...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, statements on forestry, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and to conclude not later than 2.30 p.m., with the contribution of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and all other Senators not to exceed five minutes, and the Minister to be given not less than six minutes to reply to the debate; No. 2, statements on housing, to be taken at 2.30 p.m. and to...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Not by the Leader.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I am sorry, a Chathaoirligh, but Senator Leyden must be having the same problem with the machinery.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Norris is getting old himself.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Leyden was sacked by Albert Reynolds and Charles Haughey when they became taoisigh.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: That will never happen anyway.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I join with the Cathaoirleach and other Members in expressing sympathies to the family of the late John Carroll, who was appointed to this House in 1981. He was a giant within the trade union movement and for those of us who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s, he was a familiar face on television, not to mention a voice on radio, advocating for union members, collective bargaining and the rights...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: There are more people back at work today-----

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: -----than ever in the history of the State.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: It is called good Government and good leadership.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask the Senator to reflect upon that. Indecision refers to the Government his leader was a member of for 14 years that tried to buy its way out of trouble.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Byrne, Senator Paddy Burke and Senator Conway raised the issue of Adare Manor. I congratulate J.P. McManus on Adare Manor and support Senator Byrne's request to have Government support the Ryder Cup bid for 2026. It would be an incredible event in Limerick and would bring an economic benefit in terms of tourism to our country. We only have to consider the coverage we would get of...

Seanad: Housing: Statements (25 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.