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- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Here we go.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator has not been, so far.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is grandstanding.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 21 Members for their contributions and the Cathaoirleach. It is important that we as Members of this House reaffirm our respect and trust in the Cathaoirleach as an impartial chairman. His generosity is overstretched by Members at times, but I assure him of my support. He is a very fair man and is doing a good job. Senators Daly, Gavan, Ó Ríordáin, Ruane,...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Members should not come in with cheap, populist rhetoric. It ill-behoves them-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: There has been an increase in funding for the homeless. I am replying to the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I took 21 contributions. I take notes every single day. I have an obligation to respond. I appreciate from where the Cathaoirleach is coming. Let us deal with the facts. Some €6 billion is being provided, a 20% increase in the budget. It is the largest ever housing allocation. They are the facts. This is not fake news or Senator Daly's spin.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: In her contribution, Senator Black mentioned normalising homelessness. Nobody on the Government side is trying to normalise anything about homelessness. Rather, we are trying to solve the problem. The use of language in the House or on the airwaves is very important. That is what the Minister was trying to convey. I agree with Senators Wilson and O'Sullivan on the position of Senator...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: We understand that. That is why the budget is being increased. In his remarks in Cavan, the Taoiseach said our homeless figures were low by international standards. In addition, he said it was not good enough and we must turn the tide. I was standing next to him when he said it. Let us be real about this.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Conway-Walsh's speeches are controlled by the head office in west Belfast. A single transferable speech is passed around.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I respect that, but I am going to give a reply to the Order of Business because it is about time some of the myths from spin merchants who have a single transferable speech from west Belfast-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: In conclusion, the Government is well aware of the issue. We are determined to resolve the problem for everybody. No one approach will work; it is a complex matter and can only be solved by solutions. I did not hear the remarks made by Eileen Gleeson on the radio today to which Senator Ruane referred.
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Her remarks were badly articulated. I can only interpret what she was trying to say. In some cases, people who are homeless require myriad services and their best interaction is with the agencies who can help them. I regret the fact that she made the remarks she did. We are quick to condemn and judge a person who is trying to do her best. Senators Daly, Feighan, Gavan, Byrne and Ó...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is probably going for YouTube records at this stage but we are here to find solutions. Senator Conway raised the issue of cyclists in Dublin and I would be happy to have the Minister come to the House to address that. Senators Ó Donnghaile and Ó Céidigh mentioned the former's recent briefing. I was not at that briefing and was not in fact aware of it but I would...
- Seanad: Order of Business (15 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: -----but the facts suggest otherwise.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2017: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Now.
- Seanad: JobPath: Motion (15 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I wish to share time with Senator Coffey.
- Seanad: JobPath: Motion (15 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: There is a subtext to the motion and I am amused at some of the contributions. Senator Colm Burke pertinently put it. It is about offering people progression. It is people we are talking about here. When this party came into government in-----
- Seanad: JobPath: Motion (15 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Ó Clochartaigh, there are times when it would be best if you listened.
- Seanad: JobPath: Motion (15 Nov 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Dún do bhéal agus éist.