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- Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (22 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Members cast an analytical-----
- Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (22 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Members played an analytical role in those hearings.
- Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (22 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Regardless of the viewpoints of the expert witnesses who voluntarily gave of their time to come in and give testimony, we gleaned information from them. In the raising of many issues by members of the committee-----
- Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (22 May 2013)
Peter Mathews: Please allow Deputy Buttimer to continue.
- Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (22 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The bottom line is that the witness list was constructed by the members of the committee, who were able to put forward names so that its composition was balanced and fair.
- Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (22 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I believe the majority of Members of Dáil Éireann are characters who will put the national interest first. They will not play to the media to get cheap headlines or be insincere in what they do. I have every confidence in the Members of this House and Seanad Éireann. We must trust ourselves, notwithstanding the criticisms of the past. If we look back all the time, we can...
- Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (22 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the publication of this Bill. If we were to judge politics and politicians on grandstanding and playing to the gallery and the media, we would have no credibility but, thankfully, we do not all do that. There is a body of work in the Oireachtas which deserves to be analysed and respected. It behoves all politicians to remove the insincerity and not to play to the media and the...
- Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (22 May 2013)
Paschal Donohoe: I wish to share time with Deputy Jerry Buttimer. One of the many pleasures of being able to contribute in the House is that by a quirk of good luck I always seem to follow Deputy Shane Ross. This is something I also experienced during the previous Seanad. On hearing his latest eloquent reflection, I was given pause to think there were two Deputy Shane Rosses. The first is the orator, the...