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- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Senators McDowell, Noone and Mulherin-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I did not say that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I did not.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I will clarify what I said for the benefit of Senator Ó Ríordáin.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy is not on the stage on the Gaiety now. Let me respond.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Let me clarify it for Senator Ó Ríordáin again. What I said was that once the matter was resolved, I would assume that the Minister, Deputy Ross, would engage with Bus Éireann and the workers to have viable public transport. To give a definitive answer, the Minister has been here twice in the past couple of weeks and I would be happy to have him come in again. I have no...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: In response to Senators McDowell, Noone and Mulherin regarding the issue of judicial appointments, the Bill is in gestation. I note the remarks of the Law Society this morning. It has changed its position and is now in support of at least having a lay majority on the judicial appointments commission. I know this puts it at a difference with the Bar Council. What is important, irrespective...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: There must be something in the water today.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: There are many agitated people here today.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Thank you, a Chathaoirligh. We should acknowledge Senator Feighan's point that it was a symbolic and wonderful gesture by Arlene Foster to attend the funeral last week. Equally, we had statements here last week. The Leader allowed for that to happen if the Senator did not know.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: To clarify for Senator Devine, and for the record, there is no precedent for that happening in the House.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The other point I want to make is that equally-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Equally powerful was the handshake between Michelle O'Neill and Arlene Foster.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Finally, as Senator Ned O'Sullivan said, it is time to work things out and get it done. I hope the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Charles Flanagan, will be in the House on Thursday to have a debate on the matter.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I hope the Minister will be in the House on Thursday to have a debate on the matter. To be fair, both he and the Secretary of State, Mr. Brokenshire, have been involved and engaged. The Senator made a comment about Arlene Foster. I understand there was an issue regarding not being engaged on Sunday.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The person playing politics today is the Senator.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I have long been doing that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Catherine Ardagh raised an important point. I join her, on my behalf and on behalf of the House, in offering sympathy to the families of the cyclists who were killed, including in a tragedy on the streets of our capital yesterday. The safety of cyclists and those who use our roads is an issue we take very seriously. A Private Members' Bill has been published by Deputy Ciarán...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: It is important that they can have people like the Senator there-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: -----to facilitate a discussion. Senators Mullen and Conway raised the issue of the broadcasting charge. For the first time ever, I am in agreement with Senator Mullen on an issue.