Results 141-160 of 562 for speaker:Larry Butler

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2009)

Larry Butler: I just wanted to mention it in passing, but my main comment is on potential solutions for mortgage holders. EBS has drawn up proposals via the Joint Committee on Social and Family Affairs, in particular Deputies Thomas Byrne and Olwyn Enright. I became involved in terms of the banking angle. We decided not to make suggestions, but to see what proposals the societies would make. Of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (10 Dec 2009)

Larry Butler: I will make a copy available to all Senators. It is important that everyone has it. The Minister has provided in the budget for the introduction of new legislation on mortgages. Some 35,000 people are affected, so it is important that something be done.

Seanad: Budget 2010: Statements (10 Dec 2009)

Larry Butler: At 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday, 15 December 2009.

Seanad: Budget 2010: Statements (10 Dec 2009)

Larry Butler: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Mansergh, to the House. Senator Ross was totally disrespectful to the Minister of State who has given substantial time to this House on all subjects. I thank the Minister of State for the work he is doing in the Department of Finance. I am happy he is here because he has an excellent grasp of economics and his portfolio. This necessary budget is one...

Seanad: Budget 2010: Statements (10 Dec 2009)

Larry Butler: Well done.

Seanad: Budget 2010: Statements (10 Dec 2009)

Larry Butler: The Senator must follow him.

Seanad: Interim Report on Flooding on River Shannon, November 2000: Statements (4 Dec 2009)

Larry Butler: At 2.30 p.m. on Tuesday next.

Seanad: Interim Report on Flooding on River Shannon, November 2000: Statements (4 Dec 2009)

Larry Butler: As someone who was born and reared on the river I have always had great respect for water.

Seanad: Interim Report on Flooding on River Shannon, November 2000: Statements (4 Dec 2009)

Larry Butler: The River Barrow. We are used to getting flooded on a regular basis. The towns of Graiguenamanagh, Thomastown, Inistoige and such low-lying areas are always flooded whenever the river floods. For some reason no one ever discusses these areas, we simply accept it. There was 18 inches of water in my yard, but I took action some 20 years ago in my House. I raised the floors, blocked all the...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Dec 2009)

Larry Butler: I raise an issue that is important in the context of the current economic situation and unemployment levels. A number of major contracts will reach a conclusion shortly. Many major road contracts will be completed by the end of this month. That means we will see unemployment in this sector of the construction industry. It is important, therefore, that the Minister for Finance considers...

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Larry Butler: I support our backbenchers in regard to the proposal under negotiation with the unions. It is unacceptable for us to go down that route. It is a fudge and a fudge is a fudge no matter what one does.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Larry Butler: The unions which have-----

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Larry Butler: The unions were totally irresponsible in calling a one day strike which cost this country hundreds of millions of euro.

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Larry Butler: Some 2,200 factory workers in the midlands-----

Seanad: Order of Business (3 Dec 2009)

Larry Butler: Some 2,200 factory workers in the midlands were unable to work that day because inspectors could not inspect meat. We should put a cost on that. Some 45,000 people are now on hospital waiting lists because of that one day strike. We should put a price on that. The backbenchers in Fianna Fáil rightly see there is a job to be done. It is now up to the leader of Fianna Fáil and he will...

Seanad: Pre-Budget Outlook: Statements (1 Dec 2009)

Larry Butler: I am delighted to speak on the commitments to which we must adhere in the budget. It is important to set out the parameters and guidelines of what we would like to see. We all want to see as much support as possible for education, people on fixed incomes and social welfare. That is a reasonable approach when dealing with difficult times. Ireland faces a very important budget because we...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Larry Butler: I agree with Senator Coffey's interpretation. As the tenant will move on, I support the legislation.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Larry Butler: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council only accepts cash bonds. Alternatively, the county manager and law agent can draw up a contract for the bond in which the guidelines clearly set out what must be done. County councils were not diligent enough in putting proper contracts in place for bonds. This was the problem. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council had little trouble because it...

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Larry Butler: That is the point.

Seanad: Planning and Development (Amendment) Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (25 Nov 2009)

Larry Butler: Most of Dublin's local authorities, including Fingal-----