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Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Butler raised the issues of pay parking and privatisation. I agree with him in that regard and am happy to have the Minister come to the House. Senator Paul Coghlan raised the issue of illegal dumping. All Members welcome the provision of extra funding to combat this and agree with the Senator that there should be a name-and-shame campaign in that regard. Senator Boyhan raised the...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Colm Burke raised the issue of Nursing Homes Ireland. To be fair, he has been a very strong voice in this House for nursing homes. In terms of the issue of the commercial rate, as I have said previously to the possible future Minister, Senator Murnane O'Connor, it is an independent process. The issue raised by Senator Colm Burke in terms of the imminent National Treatment Purchase...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Gabh mo leithscéal. The Minister for Finance, Deputy Noonan, is available to come to the House at approximately 6 p.m. We have had a robust debate but I want the same result as Senator Mac Lochlainn in regard to Jadotville. Rather than divide the House, I propose to revert to the Senator because I am not aware of the Minister of State's schedule for tomorrow. I have requested that he...

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I will. I hope the Minister will be available at approximately 6 p.m. but I will confirm that.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I will revert to the House with the times.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: For the information of Members, the staff of my office have liaised with the Minister of State's office to organise the meeting. To be fair to Senator McFadden and I, we have sought that meeting and spoken to the Minister of State about it-----

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: There is a different version to that told by the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I will revert to the Minister of State's office to request that he meet Senators Mac Lochlainn, Wilson, McFadden and Craughwell and myself.

Seanad: Order of Business (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I will ask for it to be held in the next 24 hours but I cannot give a commitment that it will be. I cannot govern the Minister of State's diary but I will endeavour to have-----

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Cé mhéad ama atá agam?

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Go raibh maith agat. I welcome the Minister of State to the House and commend him for his stewardship and his contribution during his time in office. If I was to listen to Senator Ó Clochartaigh, notwithstanding the fact that he has articulated genuine concerns, I would swear the Government was doing nothing in the tourism sector at all. In front of us today we have a Minister of...

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Okay, with Limerick. The Minister of State's heart is, of course, in Limerick. We will come back to that. I know the Minister of State spoke about the local authorities in his speech in terms of their campaign and the conference Collaborate Locally to Compete Globally, but we must get the city and county councils to become part of that strategy, to promote, market and invest, in this case,...

Seanad: Tourism: Statements (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: We have a tremendous tourism product. We have a wonderful country. We have a very welcoming, hospitable people. We have tremendous people working in the service industry. We have a Minister of State who is on top of his brief and who has a command of it and passion for it, but we need all the pieces of the jigsaw to come together. Mar fhocal scoir, it is important in the area of Cork,...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business: "That No. 6aon the Supplementary Order Paper, statements on the proposed sale of AIB shares, be taken at 6 p.m.; to conclude not later than 7.15 p.m.; with the time allocated to group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes; time can be shared and the Minister will be called upon to reply to the debate not later than 7.10 p.m."

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I propose a further amendment to the Order of Business: "That the statements on the acknowledgement of the Irish soldiers at the siege of Jadotville, as agreed to in the amendment to the Order of Business this morning, will not be taken today", as an accommodation has been reached between the proposing Senator and the relevant Minister on the issue.

Seanad: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to accept the following measure:Regulation (EU) 2017/353 of the European...

Seanad: EU Regulations: Motions (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I move:That Seanad Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following proposed...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: As the Minister is in the Dáil I propose that we suspend until 7.45 p.m. I apologise to Members.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: In view of there being a vote in the Dáil and there is another piece of legislation to be dealt with in the Lower House, I propose that we suspend until 8.15 p.m. I apologise to the Members who have been patiently waiting. To be fair to the Minister she thought she would be finished by now.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (31 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister, to be fair, did think she would be finished