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Seanad: Teachtaireacht ón Dáil - Message from Dáil (28 Feb 2023)

Jerry Buttimer: Dáil Éireann passed the Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Bill 2022 on 22 February 2023, to which the agreement of Seanad Éireann is desired.

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (28 Feb 2023)

Jerry Buttimer: ...have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Victor Boyhan - The need for the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the Institutional Burials Act 2022, which provides a lawful basis for the excavation, exhumation and identification of remains, and their dignified reburial at...

Seanad: Report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Statements (Resumed) (19 Feb 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister to the House and thank him for being here. My remarks are predicated on the fact that I do not doubt his sincerity or integrity in any shape or form. I come to this debate conscious of the fact that this report which was commissioned is seen by many people as being insensitive to their needs and lived experience. It has an impact that really cannot be measured in the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Alcohol Pricing (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: ...a person can buy two for €20 or €30. I am not complaining about the retailers, a Leas-Chathaoirligh, but we have a problem with below-cost selling. I want to ensure local businesses survive and jobs are created. However, we have not dealt with the misuse of alcohol. I refer to the importance of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015. We had very stringent debates around...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Alcohol Pricing (18 Dec 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I try to be. What I am saying is that alcohol is so cheap and the retail sector is using it in the way I have described. Why can Dunnes, for example, not say to the mum and dad, the single mother, the two dads or the two mums that they may use the loyalty card to buy nappies or other baby products for their kids rather than alcohol? We need to see a change around the price of alcohol. Let...

Seanad: Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage (25 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I welcome the Minister, Deputy Flanagan, and thank him yet again for another piece of positive and progressive legislation in terms of redress. As Senator Kelleher said, all of us as legislators have only one obligation, which is to ensure that the women receive redress. I know the Minister has been very much to the fore in finding a pathway forward. Tonight's debate is again an indication...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jun 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I am appealing to all sides to engage. This is an important matter. These workers have entitlements and grievances that should be heard. I appeal to all sides to re-engage at this 11th hour. Senator Ó Ríordáin also raised the issue of school places. I do not have the answer to his question but the Senator has a reasonable request and concern. I do not have the answer as...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (6 Feb 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Private Members' business, Parental Leave (Amendment) Bill 2017 [Dáil] - Committee Stage, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and to adjourn at 2.45 p.m., if not previously concluded; No. 2, Data Sharing and Governance Bill 2018 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] - Report and Final Stages, to be taken at 3 p.m. and to adjourn at 4.30 p.m., if not previously...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I will obtain information for the Senator on that. I agree completely that the arts and creativity are integral to who we are. Earlier, the Oscar nominations were announced and we can all see the success of the Irish in the arts. The Senator is right to ask that we consider this matter. The Joint Committee on Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht is debating it this week but I would be...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Dec 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: ...for their contributions on the Order of Business. I begin by agreeing wholeheartedly with Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee on her fine contribution as well as with Senator Bacik. The story of baby Belle in Balbriggan is one we have all been upset and moved by. I listened yesterday morning to members of An Garda Síochána making an appeal to the mother of the little baby who was...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Oct 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: It would have been some journey. Senator Gallagher is right, in that he was a decent and honourable man who was sincere, forthright and open to diversity and inclusion. I pay tribute to him. Unfortunately, I could not get to his funeral. He was a wonderful mentor to the Minister, Deputy Humphreys, and was proud of her elevation to Cabinet. One of my most enduring memories of the former...

Seanad: Order of Business (23 Oct 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: Yes. Senator Hopkins deserves credit for her work with the Roscommon volunteer information service. She is a strong advocate for it. I congratulate the other aid centres on their upgrades and commend the Minister of State, Deputy Kyne, on the €1.2 million that he has allocated. Senator Hopkins shows the importance of working with groups in the community. I have no information for...

Seanad: Order of Business (24 Apr 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: I join Senator John O'Mahony, first, in congratulating Leinster on their magnificent victory at the weekend in the Champions Cup. I wish them well in the final. I also pay tribute to Munster and express pride in the manner of their comeback in the second half of the match. I share the Senator's dismay and disappointment at the prohibitive cost of flights being offered to supporters of...

Seanad: An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: Céim an Choiste agus na Céimeanna a bheidh Fágtha - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Committee and Remaining Stages (28 Mar 2018)

Jerry Buttimer: .... It is what we do day in, day out.Do we trust the ordinary citizen who, as Senator Rónán Mullen said, elects public representatives or do we trust councillors who, in part, elect us to this House and who, in turn, are elected by the people? Last week we read reports on the undemocratic process used in the Russian election, but what we do in a cherished way is legislate. Last...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...the Seanad but it is good to have it anyway. I will do that for the Senator. Senator Reilly raised the issue of the HIQA Bill in respect of our hospitals. We all want our hospitals to be licensed and to provide the best of care to patients. We will have that discussion when the legislation is taken. Senator Feighan also made reference to David Davis and Brexit. That has been well...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Nov 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I think the point the Senator makes is a very good one. We need to continue such an initiative across the country. At that formative time in young people's lives, they are listening and hearing about road safety and it lands in their mind. I know from my time as a transition year teacher, it is a very important module in terms of road safety. I very much encourage the Senator to pursue...

Seanad: Order of Business (17 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: The Order of Business is No. 1, Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016 - Order for Second Stage and Second Stage, to be taken at 12.45 p.m. and adjourned not later than 2.15 p.m., with the contributions of group spokespersons not to exceed eight minutes and those of all other Senators not to exceed five minutes; No. 2, statements on the second interim report of the Commission on Mother...

Seanad: Business of Seanad (17 May 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: I propose that No. 2, statements on the second interim report of the Commission on Mother and Baby Homes, be adjourned not later than 4.30 p.m.; that No. 3, the Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2014 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil] - Report and Final Stages, be taken at 4.30 p.m.; that No. 4, statements on childhood obesity, shall conclude not later than 6.30 p.m. and that No. 5,...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Apr 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...to the Order of Business. I welcome Mr. Tiernan Brady of Australians for Equality to the Public Gallery who is here for the Easter holidays. He is a former member of the Yes Equality campaign and I pay tribute to his work here. I wish him well in his work in Australia and hope to see it pass marriage equality. I join with Senators Horkan, Dolan, Mulherin, Colm Burke and Byrne in...

Seanad: Order of Business (28 Mar 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: Senator Catherine Ardagh raised an important point. I join her, on my behalf and on behalf of the House, in offering sympathy to the families of the cyclists who were killed, including in a tragedy on the streets of our capital yesterday. The safety of cyclists and those who use our roads is an issue we take very seriously. A Private Members' Bill has been published by Deputy Ciarán...