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- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I know. We are elected representatives so we have political accountability. There are those who hide behind Chinese walls when answering parliamentary questions, Topical Issues debates or requests from us, as parliamentarians, as public representatives or as messengers of the people.That can no longer be allowed to continue, irrespective of what Department or agency is involved. We are the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: As the Senator knows, I am happy to have the debate. The time up to 9 p.m. has been allocated for the debate on Report and Final Stages of the Bill.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I will be happy to allow the Senator to move a recommittal motion if he so wishes. I am not seeking to be obstructionist. I have worked with the Senator and the Seanad Office to ensure amendments will be allowed to be tabled. It is an important Bill for which there is cross-party support. It is about having it enacted. While I understand the Senator's concerns and I am not having an...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Okay. It is a matter for the Cathaoirleach to decide on that and adjudicate.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Ó Donnghaile raised the matter of the all-Ireland civic forum. The Minister is very keen to see this continue because it has raised some very important matters. I welcome the Senator's remarks about the benefits of yesterday's meeting.As a co-guarantor of the Good Friday Agreement, it is important to see human rights continuing to be upheld in all parts of the island. I would...
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I will try to get a time for the Minister to come to the House. It will probably be after Private Members' business, but let me come back to the House on that.
- Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Yes. She will definitely be here tomorrow. To help the House, I hope it will be sometime between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., depending on when we have concluded Private Members' business. I will come back to the House on that.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: On a point of information, a Leas-Chathaoirligh------
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: There are four hours of debate.
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: To be fair-----
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: In fairness, the Senator is pretty good at alternative facts-----
- Seanad: Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Bill 2015: [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] Report and Final Stages (14 Feb 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: -----going back to the referendum campaign.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re psychoactive substances, back from committee, to be taken on conclusion of the Order of Business without debate; No. 2, statements on the Action Plan for Rural Development, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and to conclude no later than 2.30 p.m., with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and that of all other Members not to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Look at Deputy Micheál Martin's record.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: Tiocfaidh ár lá.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: He is right.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach. I thank the 22 Senators for raising a multiplicity of questions and some for raising no questions at all. I do not want to create a political row with Senator Ardagh, but I did endeavour to work with her yesterday to have the matter she raised on the Order of Business addressed. It is very important that I reiterate again today that the national children's...
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: I make the point as somebody who chaired the Joint Committee on Health, who went out with the committee to the site, that we should stop-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: We should stop playing politics with the national children's hospital. I refer in particular to people outside the House who were orchestrating campaigns and trying to create and sow seeds of confusion in the minds of people.
- Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2017)
Jerry Buttimer: The Government recognises the importance of the hospital. The Department of Health, the HSE, the children's hospital group and the national paediatric hospital development board are continuing to work to ensure that we deliver a world-class facility which we will all have. I share Senator Ardagh's views that we should have it. As I said yesterday, an evaluation of tenders has taken place....