Results 21-31 of 31 for buttimer speaker:Victor Boyhan

Seanad: Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (17 Apr 2019)

Victor Boyhan: ...fair pay and fair remuneration. His party took a stand to launch a campaign in advance of this motion being approved in this House. The Minister of State should do what he has to do. He and Senator Buttimer have jobs to do. I understand Senator Buttimer might be the director of elections, from the media reports.

Seanad: Direct Election of Mayor Plebiscite Regulations 2019: Motion (17 Apr 2019)

Victor Boyhan: I wish Senator Buttimer well and look forward to a robust engagement with him in Cork, with a number of Fine Gael's councillors and other councillors. I support the concept of a mayor. I will not oppose anybody having the opportunity to vote because I am a democrat. The task that we have is to convince the people that this is a flawed, not comprehensively thought-out suggestion, and I...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Victor Boyhan: Senator Buttimer referred to council and local government assets, an issue that is central to different parts of this Bill. We know from the reports of the Local Government Audit Service, which are published online, that virtually none of the 31 local authorities has a definitive, clear asset management system in place. That is one of the great anomalies in local government, which holds...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (19 Dec 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ...am happy about these aspects because the Fianna Fáil leader, Deputy Micheál Martin, is from that part of the world and the previous Minister lives there. The Minister is ably represented by Senator Buttimer and other Senators from Cork and there is general broad consensus about it among Cork politicians, whether they are in the Seanad, the Dáil or the council. I have not...

Seanad: Local Government Bill 2018: Second Stage (18 Dec 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ...were proposed by the Minister. Deputies Grealish, Ó Cuív and Connolly, all from Galway, were strongly opposed to the inclusion of Galway in the Bill. I want to concentrate on Galway first. Senator Buttimer is very well known in Cork and is on the ground there much more than I would be, so he will deal with that. I undertook to write to all Galway representatives and came...

Seanad: 25th Anniversary of Decriminalisation of Homosexuality: Motion (19 Jun 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ...welcome all the people in the Gallery. I thank Senator Nash and his Labour Party colleagues for coming up with this idea and preparing this motion. I wish to acknowledge the work of Senator Jerry Buttimer as our Leader. We are very proud of Jerry. It is not easy for a person to go out and tell his story and to put it out there all the time. While we are public figures, we are also...

Seanad: Order of Business (8 May 2018)

Victor Boyhan: ...two simple matters. First, can the Leader update us in the coming days on the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016? This Bill was No. 100 of 2016 and was sponsored by the Leader, Senator Buttimer, on behalf of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. I understand there are some difficulties going on in the background with respect to this Bill, which require further work....

Seanad: Public Service Superannuation (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage (27 Feb 2018)

Victor Boyhan: The Senator could be Sergeant Buttimer.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2017)

Victor Boyhan: ...has been conducted this year. I thank Martin Groves and Bridget Doody and the team in the Seanad office who have given us unstinting support in our work. I also acknowledge the Leader, Senator Buttimer, Orla Murray and the rest of his staff. We could not do this work without all the background people who assist us and lead us through the process. I thank them all.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Jul 2017)

Victor Boyhan: ...and good for the Seanad. It was particularly good that the issues were dealt with comprehensively and put into this brochure. I recommend that people look at the report. I congratulate Senator Buttimer, the Leader of the House, on the announcement of his engagement. I wish him every happiness. I know it is a very special time for him. He has a tremendous record of dealing with issues...

Seanad: Election of Cathaoirleach (8 Jun 2016)

Victor Boyhan: ...other capacities but it is remarkable that 42 of the 60 Members from the island of Ireland are new to the House. That is remarkable and a challenge to us all to work together. I congratulate Senator Buttimer on his appointment. He is a man of great ability and he is very brave, very courageous and very imaginative. He is someone who will have the support not only of this House but of...