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Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh (21 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Éirigh as an suíochán.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Mr. Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh (21 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Nílimid críochnaithe fós. Is cúis mhór bróid orm fíor-fháilte a chur roimh an Uasal Ó Muircheartaigh agus a chlann ar an ócáid speisialta seo. Lá iontach ab ea. Déanaim comhghairdeas leis an Seanadóir Ó Céidigh as ucht an rún a chur faoi bhráid an Choiste um Nós Imeachta agus...

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (Resumed) (8 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister of State and commend him for the work he is doing. I also thank him for his proactivity and his presence here today. This is a very important debate. I want to begin where Senator Grace O'Sullivan ended in terms of Cork city and the need to protect it from future flooding. The history of flooding in Cork city is well documented and well known. The effect on...

Seanad: Technological Universities Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (8 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: It is extraordinary that Senator Humphreys is leaving the House. He took instruction for long enough.

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (7 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: He may be late.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (7 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: That is harsh language.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (7 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I wish to advise the House that the Minister is unavoidably delayed. My apologies to the Members present. Therefore, I propose we suspend until 10.45 a.m.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion regarding the notification of a vacancy in Seanad Éireann arising from the resignation of Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh, to be taken without debate on the conclusion of the Order of Business; No. 2, ráitis maidir le Seachtain na Gaeilge, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and to conclude not later than 2.15 p.m., with the time allocated to group...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: His transfers worked well.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: He can vote for Fine Gael anytime.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Does the Leas-Chathaoirleach mean the Private Members' Bill?

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I said Report Stage.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Report and Final Stages.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 17 Senators who contributed to the Order of Business today. I wish first to recognise, as Senators Coffey and Mark Daly rightly said in their contributions, the importance of the flag and what it symbolises. I commend Thomas Francis Meagher on giving us the Tricolour. As Senator Coffey has said, we should reflect on what the Tricolour represents. It is important that we...

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: -----and at the Oireachtas committee for a long time. The events of the past week illustrate the need for Irish Water.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: It illustrates the need to upgrade and maintain our water infrastructure and its network. I think 111 million gallons of water was wasted yesterday or leaked, but I am open to correction, which is equivalent to the amount of water that Cork city uses on a daily basis.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: The reality is Senator Ardagh's party was in government for 17 years but never invested in water infrastructure.

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: In the city and county that I represent raw sewage was being pumped into Cork Harbour. Are we going to sustain such a situation for the rest of our lives or do we want to get real? I join Senator Ardagh in asking Irish Water to communicate effectively and efficiently with the people affected by the current water crisis. There is a need to recognise the fact that there are water leakages....

Seanad: Order of Business (7 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: The job of Opposition is very easy, Senator Conway-Walsh.