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Seanad: Order of Business (23 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...in that regard. Senator Jennifer Murnane O'Connor referred to HSE mental health services. Senator Ray Butler also made a very good comment. When Senator Jennifer Murnane O'Connor's party was in government, it was the land of milk and honey. It forgot about lots of services and people. The Government is now playing catch-up. I agree that the mental health service was the Cinderella of...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...farming community are able to light such fires appropriately in the allocated times. As Senator Ned O’Sullivan said, in different times there were always fires in bogs which were part of life in rural Ireland. We must ensure now that, if there is out-of-season burning, then those people are prosecuted. The Defence Forces personnel are working to assist the different civil...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...They will have the support of the House on the matter. I can invite the Minister of State, Deputy Dara Murphy, to the House to discuss data protection in general. Senator Humphreys raised the sale of RTE land valued at approximately €75 million. I agree with the Senator that the sale of State land should be carried out, because it is an asset. However, where the proceeds go is a...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Feb 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: .... We all join him in welcoming that. Senators Swanick, Feighan and Mullen referred to the case of Paul Egan. This good Samaritan should certainly not be obstructed by the State or the laws of the land. Senator Mullen is right when he says we might need to look at whether a lacuna exists in the law in this area. I am not familiar with the legal position. What has happened to Paul Egan...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 Feb 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...a viewpoint, whether he or she is a parliamentarian or a citizen. That is what we cherish in a democracy. Certainly, I would not support the imprisonment or reprimand in any shape or form of anybody for expressing a view or protesting about it within the laws of the land.

Seanad: Convictions for Certain Sexual Offences (Apology and Exoneration) Bill 2016: Second Stage (1 Feb 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...people like John Lyons, who is no longer in the Oireachtas. This Bill is about our friends, our people and ourselves. It is about those of us who were told we were not equal under the laws of the land and could not have relationships. We were pushed underground and told we were lesser. That is why this Bill is welcome. It is a celebration of those people who have died and cannot be...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 Jan 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: We have access to the highest office of the land in America, to the most powerful person in the world at one level. On behalf of the many hundreds of thousands of people employed in this country and across the world with Irish-American links and having regard to investment links, it would be foolish to cut that tie. It is about diplomacy, access and being able to speak up on behalf of our...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: ...Nash that I am very confident that the Government will not be found wanting in that regard. We must ensure, as citizens of the State, that we will continue to be compliant with the laws of the land. Those who paid for water in a variety of ways must not be let down by the Government and if that means that they must be reimbursed or receive a tax credit, so be it. A process must be put...

Seanad: Order of Business (30 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: ...modern day. The Government introduced the Protected Disclosure Act 2014 which protects whistleblowers. It is robust legislation which gives any worker statutory protection under the law of our land. It behoves all of us as elected representatives or those charged with the management of public services or bodies to work within the parameters of the law and to protect those who have the...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: ...the issue of young farmers and the national reserve scheme. I would be happy to have the Minister, Deputy Creed, come to the House regarding that. It is important that young farmers are able to stay on their lands. I would be very happy for the Minister to come to the House regarding that issue. Senators Devine and Noone raised the issue of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill. I commend...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Nov 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: ...to have the Minister, Deputy Bruton, come to the House. The Senator has raised a very important point on that. Senator Leyden, in his dynamic and unique style, raised the issue of rip-off Ireland. I assure him from a Government perspective, the Government is trying to reduce costs to the consumer. We are very mindful of the fact we are the custodians of the people while in Government....

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: ...On the issue of Brexit and jobs, I mentioned yesterday that the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Dara Murphy, has been travelling throughout the eurozone to highlight Ireland's importance and to try to attract companies to locate here. The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation secured additional resources for her Department in the budget...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister is committed to the language. Both Senators Michelle Mulherin and Colm Burke replied to Senator David Norris's remarks. I would be happy to have that discussion about the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2013 with the Minister.

Seanad: Budget 2017: Statements (11 Oct 2016)

Jerry Buttimer: ...and thank him. I welcome the opportunity to have the debate and speak and have a real debate on the budget. To listen to some of the people speaking here today, one would reckon we were in the land of Charles Dickens. As I said on the Order of Business, this is the first of three budgets by the Government. Let us put it in the context of where we have come from. We can all eloquently...

National Asset Management Agency: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: ..., there are signs of recovery and that things are beginning to look up. Undoubtedly, and I made the point on local radio on Monday, we need a construction industry that is incentivised. We need land to be made available to construct both private and social housing. The example I will give is in my city of Cork where there is One Albert Quay, the development in Mahon Gate and there are...

Financial Resolution No. 2: Capital Allowances (13 Oct 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Deputy Boyd Barrett speaks about alarm bells, but he should look at the example of the business development on the land around Cork Airport, and Deputy Naughten spoke about Ireland West Airport Knock. In the business development park around Cork Airport, we saw 100 new jobs created last May as a result of enhancement of businesses and the land. This is at a time when the aviation sector,...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: As legislators, Members of the House have a responsibility and a duty to uphold the law of the land and the men and women who work as members of An Garda Síochána.

Fourth Report of the Constitutional Convention on the Dáil Electoral System: Statements (18 Dec 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: ..., in particular the changes it made to Cork South Central. It is not about me losing half my home area in the constituency or the reduction of one seat. My issue is with the way it discommoded a community by putting it in a no-man's land where its members had nothing in common with other constituents in terms of geography or shared issues. This applies to many parts of the country where...

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: ...Willie O'Dea wants to keep Irish Water. Deputy Cowen wants to bring in the NRA, which has no expertise in the management of water at all. Deputy Mathews's proposal is in fantasy, voodoo economics land.

Water Sector Reforms: Motion (Resumed) (20 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: ...Mathews spoke about - managing supplies in order to have pristine drinking water. Deputy McEntee referred to Intel as an example of a company that needs water to create jobs. Despite the economic voodoo-land that some people live in, we do need to be realistic about where we can get the money from. That is a fact, whether people like it or not. The Government has made mistakes and it...