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Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (15 Dec 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Cad mar gheall ortsa?

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (15 Dec 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: It is a pity that-----

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (15 Dec 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: There was no party.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (15 Dec 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy should stop misleading the House.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (15 Dec 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy is a Tadhg an dá thaobh.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (15 Dec 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Tadhg an dá thaobh.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (15 Dec 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister for Finance described this as a technical Bill but it is important none the less. Irrespective of whether we agree on what Europe should be doing, we should not engage in the type of rhetoric we heard from Deputy Mattie McGrath this afternoon. Speaking about blood being spilled on the streets does not do anything for democracy or stability and it certainly does not help our...

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (15 Dec 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Absolutely, but I will always put the people first. Everything I have said in this debate and the debate on the budget has been about people.

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (15 Dec 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Sorry, a Cheann Comhairle. The Minister used the word "reform" in his speech, and he was right. Political reform in Europe is necessary and that is why it is important that we are playing a central role within Europe. I commend the Taoiseach, the Minister of State, Deputy Creighton, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Deputy Gilmore, on the role they have played in Europe in the...

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (15 Dec 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Have I much time left, a Cheann Comhairle?

Bretton Woods Agreements (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2011: Second Stage (15 Dec 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: I will conclude now. There is no easy way out of where we are today. We need to get back to a position in which we can return to the markets, but we also need to find commonality with Europe so that we can return to trading and show the rest of the world, as we have been doing, that we are open for business and that we are a good nation in which to trade and work.

Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: It better than "Green Tea".

Leaders' Questions (15 Dec 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: What about the Galway tent?

Written Answers — Disabled Drivers: Disabled Drivers (14 Dec 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Health in relation to persons who have restricted range of movement in one arm which makes driving severely difficult but who do not meet the criteria for a primary medical certificate, if there is any source of assistance available to facilitate them in acquiring an automatic car or adapting a manual vehicle in order that they can maintain their...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (13 Dec 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 212: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if there is any payment available to assist persons meeting maintaining and caring for domestic pets; if there is such a payment, if she will outline the weekly amount paid; the number of persons in receipt of it; the amount paid out by her each year to recipients of such a payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39508/11]

Written Answers — General Practitioner Services: General Practitioner Services (13 Dec 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Health regarding the childhood immunisation programme, the expenditure reductions achieved by enacting the Health Professionals (Reduction of Payments to General Practitioners) (National Immunisation Programmes) Regulations 2011 (SI 556 of 2011); the amount he expects this will save each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39507/11]

Order of Business (9 Dec 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy is former Senator Donie Cassidy's man.

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: I compliment the Minister on being here, on her excellent speech today and on her stewardship of the Department over the past nine months. She has shown courage and bottle and deserves to be supported. In this debate we are discussing people, many of whom need the State to look after them, and people with disabilities. It ill behoves Members to play politics with sensitive people. I...

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: It is extraordinary. Last night, I stated that the politics of recrimination is one thing, but it really sickens me to hear Members on the other side of the House who for 14 years were in government making decisions which condemned a generation of Irish people. It is genuinely sickening. The budget is not easy and it is not difficult-----

Social Welfare Bill 2011: Second Stage (8 Dec 2011)

Jerry Buttimer: It is not difficult to defend because it is about people. It is about building a new Ireland. In her very fine speech today, the Minister stated she wished this was not the way she had to give her first budget. She is correct; none of us entered politics to be the purveyors of bad news or to make tough decisions. It would be great to come here and squander money, like Fianna Fáil did for...