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Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: -----or send him to Hawaii or Inishvickillane where he could reflect on the political world.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I do not want Members to brought be back in August.

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I am not sure it would be in the interests of our health and well-being. Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh referred to voting rights in presidential elections. To the best of my knowledge, Government policy has not changed. To his credit, the Taoiseach has appointed Deputy Ciarán Cannon as Minister of State with responsibility for the diaspora to continue the work of the previous...

Seanad: Order of Business (11 Jul 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: If Senator Craughwell will accept my bona fides, I will endeavour to get a date from the Minister in regard to his request.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Go raibh maith agat. The Order of Business is No. 1, Domestic Violence Bill 2017 - Committee Stage (resumed), to be taken at 4.45 p.m. and to adjourn not later than 7 p.m., if not previously concluded; and No. 2, statements on Finite Lives, Dying, Death, and Bereavement: An Examination of State Services in Ireland, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 1 and to conclude not later than 8.30...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 22 Members who have contributed to the Order of Business. Senators Ardagh, Boyhan and Conway-Walsh all raised the issue of the cath laboratory in Waterford. In last week's debate, Senator Coffey made reference to health apartheid. Senator Conway-Walsh, in her remarks, posed a very good question which we can use as a starting point. Irrespective of where we are from, the...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank her for her many years of service and wish her well in her retirement. I do not mean retirement as she is a young woman, but in the next phase of her life. I wish Dan Mulhall every success in taking up the baton in Washington D.C. Senator Craughwell also made reference to payments in regard to the Defence Forces. I would be happy to have the Minister of State, Deputy Kehoe, come...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Senator.

Seanad: Report on Dying, Death and Bereavement: Statements (4 Jul 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Report on Dying, Death and Bereavement: Statements (4 Jul 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Children's Mental Health Services: Discussion (29 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank, welcome and pay tribute to all the parents for making the sacrifice to be here and, as Senator Kelleher has said, for baring their souls and sharing their stories. It is not easy to do that. I am struck by three things. There is no joined-up thinking or uniformity of approach, as Senator Ó Céidigh has said. Let us consider having to engage with a different...

Seanad Public Consultation Committee: Children's Mental Health Services: Discussion (29 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: In the witnesses opinion on what or to where should money be directed? We are spending money but as pointed out by Ms Keogh we need to ensure not only that get value for money but that the service provided is intervention rather than reactionary? What specifically would the witnesses like us to bring back to the Minister?

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Private Members' business, the National Housing Co-operative Bill 2017 – Second Stage, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and if not previously concluded to adjourn after 105 minutes; No. 2, Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016 - Committee and Remaining Stages, to be taken at 3 p.m. and to be adjourned...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 19 Senators who contributed on the Order of Business. Senator Ardagh began with the issue of cycling on our streets and, in particular, in our capital city. I join her in extending our condolences to the families of the people who have been killed and injured on our roads. I know that the Government has prepared a Bill dealing with minimum passing distances which will come...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: In regard to the issue raised by Senator Ó Clochartaigh, as stated by the Cathaoirleach, I do not have any jurisdiction over translation services although the Senator is correct that any issue that impairs the work of the House must be resolved. However, that is a matter above my pay grade. The Senator also raised the issue of an Acht na Gaeilge, which I have already addressed.Senators...

Seanad: National Housing Co-operative Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Déanaim comhghairdeachas leis an Aire Stáit nua, an Teachta D'Arcy. Go mórmhór, gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir Norris agus an Teachta Dála McGuinness as ucht an Bhille an-thábhachtaigh seo. In welcoming the Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, to the House, it is my first chance to congratulate my friend and colleague and to wish him well in his new...

Seanad: National Housing Co-operative Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Murnane O'Connor------

Seanad: National Housing Co-operative Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I am reminded of the line in the song "I've looked at clouds from both sides now". Sometimes the clouds the Senator are on-----

Seanad: National Housing Co-operative Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I was making the point that what we need is a sustainable model whereby people can access credit. We bailed out the banks, whether we like it or not, and they have a moral duty to work with citizens. That might be populist but it is the reality. All of us in this Chamber and in the other House are dealing with customers of banks, whether private or commercial. I repeat that the banks have...

Seanad: National Housing Co-operative Bill 2017: Second Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: None of us accepts the situation where there are people in hotel rooms, people being evicted and people having uncertainty regarding their place of residence or their home. None of us wants that to continue. That is why housing policy must ensure we get a balance between the provision of social housing and private housing, and that we incentivise the market so we can have more people...