Results 11,601-11,620 of 24,326 for speaker:Jerry Buttimer
- Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: I am not speaking about the Senator specifically but-----
- Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: -----the point I am making is that all of us want to see change. Like Senator Ardagh, I want to see this whole area tidied up and resolution brought to it. Of all the people in the Department, the bona fides of the Minister of State cannot be questioned. I refer Senator Ó Clochartaigh to the Minister of State's work as Chair of the justice committee. Rather than laugh at me, the...
- Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: We speak about new politics in this House but it is a pity some of the people who want to see new politics do not accept responsibility and live up to their rancour and calling. I have a huge issue with the way in which children, in particular, are treated in the system. We talk about child protection. Reference was made to the former Supreme Court judge, Mrs. Justice Catherine McGuinness,...
- Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: All of us agree that waiting times need to be addressed. To be fair to Senator Ardagh, sometimes we get a set of figures from the Department, other times they come from elsewhere, but what we need to see are changes following the McMahon report and the system modified. The Government amendment today is one which seeks to defer. It is not opposing it. I challenge those who shout from the...
- Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: Well, the Senators will get it. I agree with the Minister of State that it is important to allow time. We engage weekly on this matter. I refuse no one in my office and clinic, Senator Ó Clochartaigh. I meet everyone-----
- Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: -----and I do so-----
- Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: -----not under any guise but because they are human beings who deserve our respect and action.
- Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: That is my modus operandialways and I will not take lectures from anyone.
- Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: If one is to be honest, we understand the difficulty and trauma experienced by many families, which is harrowing and disturbing. It is uncomfortable to meet these people and hear their stories and experience in a modern-day Ireland and world. The Minister of State outlined the legitimate concerns. He is not seeking to do nothing. He is seeking to take a step-by-step approach to bring...
- Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: Of all the appointments, he, in particular, fits the portfolio he has been given. We have worked on cases together in Cork. There is humanity, dignity and respect in the man who presented this amendment to the House tonight, which is why it is important to listen to him. Like Senator Ardagh and other Senators who have spoken, I too want to see change happen. We all want to see immigration...
- Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: At 10.30 a.m. tomorrow.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, motion re reinstatement of the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2016 to the Order Paper, to be taken on the conclusion of the Order of Business, without debate and; No. 2, statements on the UK referendum result, to be taken on the conclusion of No. 1 and to conclude not later than 6.45 p.m., with the contribution of all Senators not to exceed five minutes and the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: We are discussing the Order of Business.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 23 Senators who spoke this afternoon. I join with colleagues in welcoming former Senator Mullins, his family and friends to the Gallery today. I thank him for the valuable contribution that he made to this House when he was a Member. I am happy to accept Senator Leyden's amendment to the Order of Business for a Bill to be printed. It is not a problem from our end. Senator...
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: I want to-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: In the world of ecumenism, the Fine Gael Party would love to have Senator Norris, I am sure.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: I hope he can build bridges with his colleagues on the Independent benches-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: I can assure Senator Norris, despite his independence of mind, that he would have a lot more in common with Fine Gael than Sinn Féin.
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Conway-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (28 Jun 2016)
Jerry Buttimer: I will not comment on that.