Results 41-60 of 71 for buttimer speaker:Joe O'Reilly

Seanad: Covid-19 (Aviation): Statements (26 Feb 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Minister of State. In the next phase of the debate all Senators will have six minutes' speaking time. I call our first speaker, Senator Buttimer.

Seanad: Response to Covid-19 (Social Protection): Statements (1 Feb 2021)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank Senator Buttimer, who has set a precedent for exemplary timing which I hope will be followed to allow us to allow everyone to speak.

Seanad: Appropriation Bill 2020: Second Stage (18 Dec 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: I agree with Senator Buttimer on a number of issues. For example, I agree with his point that the sheer scale of the budget merits further discussion and longer sessions. I join the Senator in congratulating the Minister of State on his appointment and, in the context of what I am about to say next, I recognise the Minister of State's background in local government. It is a disgrace that,...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2020: Motion (25 Nov 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: We will get everybody in if we are very strict on adherence to time. I call Senator Buttimer.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2020: Second Stage (18 Nov 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: ...at 3.20 p.m. and Senator McDowell at 3.35 p.m. to reply. A number of Senators are offering and I am making them aware of this in case they want to arrange time sharing. Senators Mullen, Byrne, Buttimer and Gavan are offering, and we will not be able to hear all of them.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2020: Second Stage (18 Nov 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: ...very sensitive issue on which people wish to comment, I propose to give the remaining speakers two minutes each in which to make their points. Is that agreed? Agreed. Next are Senators Byrne and Buttimer. They will have two minutes each. Senator Flynn is also on my list.

Seanad: Flooding: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: That might alter the list. The next speaker on the list is Senator Buttimer. Will Senator Byrne share with Senator Buttimer?

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (11 Nov 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: ...for Health to make a statement on the continuing Covid-19 restrictions on religious worship in Ireland and the constitutionality of these restrictions. I have also received notice from Senator Buttimer of the following matter: The need for the Department of Finance to clarify whether travel agents qualify for the Covid restrictions support scheme. I have also received notice from...

Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (18 Sep 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: ...office, and Mary O'Connor, who is very well known to the Members of this House, who fronts my office in Leinster House. They are both loyal and efficient and committed to public service. I acknowledge the competent, fair chairing of Seanad proceedings by my immediate predecessors, Senator Buttimer and former Senator Paul Coghlan. I look forward to working closely with the...

Seanad: Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach (7 Jul 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: I wanted to rise to join in the support of and the good wishes to Senator Buttimer. At the outset, I acknowledge the presence in the Chamber of his husband, Conchobhar, whom I briefly met today and I had met briefly in the past. I want to wish him well today. It is a big day for both of them. I also want to pay tribute to the rest of Jerry's family. I know that Jerry's brother, John, was...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (29 Jun 2020)

Joe O'Reilly: ...of somebody. That is an indomitable spirit that cannot be repressed and is there for the right reason. I am delighted she will lead the House. I equally wish Senator Lisa Chambers well as Deputy Leader of the House every personal success in that role. Senator Jerry Buttimer, my colleague and friend, set a very high standard as Leader last year. That is a universal view in the House....

Seanad: Minimum Custodial Periods Upon Conviction for Murder Bill 2017: Second Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...that the person serves 18 or 20 years. The potential is there for a rehabilitative and restorative programme. A certain flexibility has to be left in the system. Having said that, as Senator Buttimer said, there is potential to incorporate and to examine some of the concepts contained in the Bill. There may in some instances be anecdotal evidence to the contrary but I am not personally...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jun 2017)

Joe O'Reilly: ...and beautiful facilities.I visited it recently and it is an excellent place, but there is, I am told, a two-year waiting list. That cannot continue. I ask the Leader of the House, Senator Jerry Buttimer, himself a former Chairman of the health committee and a former teacher, who has the sensitivity on this issue, to arrange this debate as a matter of urgency. We must have a whole debate...

Seanad: Immigration (Reform) (Regularisation of Residency Status) Bill 2016: Second Stage (29 Jun 2016)

Joe O'Reilly: Senator Buttimer without interruption.

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (8 Jun 2016)

Joe O'Reilly: ...They are a facet of all aspects of his life and the reason he is in politics.He is here to do good and will be an excellent Cathaoirleach. I congratulate him warmly. I congratulate Senator Jerry Buttimer, a colleague and friend with whom I served in a previous Seanad, on his selection as Leader. He is a person of great intelligence and personal courage within his personal life and in the...

Equality (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Nov 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: I call Deputy Spring who is sharing time with Deputy Buttimer.

Financial Resolution No. 3: Tobacco Products Tax (13 Oct 2015)

Joe O'Reilly: I share the view of Deputy Buttimer that there is a real link between the price of cigarettes and consumption. There are other extraneous factors at play such as health education and peer group habits, all of which impact, but price is at the centre. This is known from anecdotal evidence but also empirically from the kind of evidence cited by Deputy Buttimer and by the Taoiseach who, when...

Older Citizens: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (23 Oct 2013)

Joe O'Reilly: ...scaremongering, alarmism and placing unreasonable fears on our older persons. Unfortunately, tonight's motion and the amendment is another chapter in that sequence. For this reason, I join Deputy Buttimer in welcoming the new communications strategy from the HSE in respect of the allaying of fears.

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Jan 2011)

Joe O'Reilly: I formally second the amendment proposed by Senator Buttimer. I support the proposition made by Senator Wilson that the Minister for Finance attends the House because this matter concerns his brief and taxpayers' money. The Minister has direct responsibility and has the power to alter matters. He should address the fears, some of which may be groundless. Groundless or not, there are real...

Seanad: Electricity Regulation (Amendment) (Carbon Revenue Levy) Bill 2010: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)

Joe O'Reilly: ...to consumers, reduce costs and charges to consumers and lower energy prices. While drawing Members' attention to my party's advocacy of this legislation, my colleagues, Senators Coffey and Buttimer, said on Second Stage last week was that Fine Gael took grave exception to the tardiness of its introduction. It is a great failure of the Government that this was not achieved a couple of...