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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Revised National Development Plan: Discussion (3 Nov 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: .... I would say that if there was proper engagement from the beginning, we would never have been where we ended up. However, the horse and the car have gone from that bridge now and, as the cliché goes, we are where we are. I ask them for an update on the M28.

Seanad: Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Committee Stage (3 Dec 2020)

Jerry Buttimer: ...the transport committee I read, listen to and watch its proceedings. We cannot but get a sense that this does not make sense. I am disappointed. I know we have made a change from €175 to €75. As they say, we are where we are. It goes back to the Minister of State's fundamental point that if the UK did not decide to leave the European Union we would not be here but we...

Seanad: Judicial Appointments Commission Bill 2017: Second Stage (20 Jun 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...'s assertion there is a grubby deal. It is anything but. Her own party was very happy to do a deal with Sinn Féin to get votes for the Seanad election on more than one occasion. To borrow a phrase - we are where we are. I am not quite sure if it is a plate of caviar, a dog's dinner or whether we are on the road to lobster. What we know is there is a need to be transparent and to...

Seanad: National Broadband Plan: Statements (13 Feb 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...have the opportunity to work from home or have investment in all parts of Ireland. That is why the Government is committed to the national broadband plan. The hypocrisy of the Fianna Fáil Party last week illustrates why we are where we are today because of the failure of Mary O'Rourke et al. in that Government.

Establishment of Independent Anti-Corruption Agency: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (9 Dec 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: In welcoming the opportunity to speak tonight, I am acutely conscious that all of us in this august Chamber share the privilege of being here at the behest of the people we represent. I do not want to turn this debate into an adversarial political game of criss-cross but I ask the Deputies opposite to reflect on the recent BBC "Spotlight" programme and on the activities engaged in by members...

Seanad: National Housing Development Survey Report: Statements (27 Oct 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: ...in my area not because I was against developers or speculators but because I did not see logic in some developments, for example, the imposition of high-rise apartments in my area of Bishopstown. We are where we are today. Much of the development was driven by local authorities needing to raise development levies to fund their services. If the Green Party in government does nothing...

Seanad: Order of Business. (29 Sep 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: We are where we are.

Seanad: Unemployment Levels: Statements (15 Oct 2008)

Jerry Buttimer: .... In the context of the fact that Ireland has become very expensive to do business in — the Minister of State may be right in saying we should not talk down Ireland but the reality is that we are where we are at — I agree also with Senator Bradford that we should build bridges with countries we can have links with. I am not referring in that context to Governor Palin's bridges to...

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