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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 Mar 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: ...the late Billy Fox, a former Fine Gael Senator from County Monaghan, who was so tragically killed 45 years ago on this day. His life was cut so short when he was shot and killed by the Provisional IRA. We remember him today as a former Member of this House.

Seanad: Order of Business (22 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...for committee reports being debated in the Houses of the Oireachtas and I would be very happy to have that debate as soon as possible. I will not have a debate with Senator Ó Donnghaile about the IRA in his absence. It has a legacy which needs to be examined and our language and what we say is important. I join with him in calling on all sides to see the Assembly re-established in...

Seanad: Order of Business (21 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...aside our political differences and pay tribute to him as somebody who played a key role in forging peace on our island. In his life he will be rightly remembered as a peacemaker. He made the move from being a commander in the IRA to a person who recognised the importance of peace, reconciliation and the gesture of reaching out.He forged a relationship and friendship with the late Ian...

Seanad: Death of Martin McGuinness: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...that he was a man – I will come back to why I am saying this in a moment – who saw and witnessed what happened in Derry. Classmates of mine in the seminary had friends or family involved in the IRA. They always discussed what or how would we do it. In many ways, it was easy for those of us living in the South and away from the North to say that the path of non-violence was...

Allegations Regarding Sexual Abuse by Members of the Provisional Republican Movement: Statements (12 Nov 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: ..., the abuse continued and we can all recount stories from the Ryan and Cloyne reports regarding the abuse. It is only reasonable to assume that when abusers were relocated by Sinn Féin or the IRA, the abuse continued. Two decades later, we find ourselves in the House discussing similar allegations while the party involved continues to support its leader who is its Uachtarán....

Guerin Report: Statements (Resumed) (28 May 2014)

Jerry Buttimer: They were members of the Provisional IRA who tried to kidnap gardaí and who killed members of An Garda Síochána, the armed Defence Forces and Members of the Oireachtas. As Members of this House, we are charged with the responsibility of protecting and defending the institutions of this State, including An Garda Síochána. We must never forget that. That said, An...