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- Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Motion (28 Nov 2007)
Jerry Buttimer: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Motion (28 Nov 2007)
Jerry Buttimer: The coalition is in crisis. There is no consensus, come to our side.
- Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Motion (28 Nov 2007)
The Dail Divided: For the motion: 14 (Ivana Bacik, Paul Bradford, Paddy Burke, Jerry Buttimer, Paudie Coffey, Paul Coghlan, Maurice Cummins, Frances Fitzgerald, Dominic Hannigan, Alan Kelly, David Norris, Joe O'Toole, Brendan Ryan, Alex White) Against the motion: 27 (Dan Boyle, Martin Brady, Larry Butler, Ivor Callely, John Carty, Donie Cassidy, Maria Corrigan, Déirdre de Búrca,...
- Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Motion (28 Nov 2007)
Jerry Buttimer: It is the Pontifical University of Maynooth. Our party has been to the forefront in proposing reform of this House. Let us have a meaningful debate but let us not home in on the fact that most of us are elected from vocational panels by councillors. Like the Leader said, what is good should be retained and where there is a democratic deficit it should be changed. There is no such thing as...
- Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Motion (28 Nov 2007)
Jerry Buttimer: As one of the new Senators to whom the Leader referred, I deem it an immense honour to be elected to this House. Seanad reform should not focus on how we are elected, as Senator Cummins pointed out. I was elected by councillors on a panel including the Leader and Senator Cummins. From meeting councillors I know they take their jobs seriously, despite the criticism heard today. Some 99.9%...
- Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Motion (28 Nov 2007)
Feargal Quinn: ...we must to consider how seriously we can do so. All, including those of us fortunate enough to have been elected by NUI and Trinity, recognise the unfairness of the system. I apologise to Senator Buttimer. When he stated he was a graduate of Maynooth, I assumed he had a vote. I recognise not only this college but other third-level colleges do not have a vote. It would be useful for...
- Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Motion (28 Nov 2007)
Maurice Cummins: I wish to share time with Senator Buttimer. I welcomed the report on Seanad reform when it was published some years ago. One of its main items was the suggestion that reforms ensure that "the Seanad, or more realistically Seanad committees, would become vehicles for more widespread and effective public consultation". There are a number of ways we can approach reform. We can amend Standing...
- Seanad: Report on Seanad Reform: Motion (28 Nov 2007)
Ivana Bacik: ...states a radical alternative to the vocational panel system is required as well as a radical alternative to the university panels which clearly require reform and I accept this. I am sorry Senator Buttimer was not able to vote as a graduate of Maynooth. Persons who graduate from both NUI and Trinity have two votes and if such a person is a councillor or a Deputy he or she would have three...