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Seanad: Affordable Housing Bill 2021: Second Stage (17 May 2021)

Jerry Buttimer: Many of us have been concerned that a generation is being left out of reach of home ownership. That is our legacy, unfortunately, of a lost decade, but now in this decade we can rebuild and start building. When I heard people criticise Eoghan Murphy when he was Minister, some of them were in the ivory tower of being in opposition and never making a decision except to cross the road or come...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 Apr 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: ...treatment. It is also important that we recognise that it is about allowing people who are undergoing treatment to be able to access and access proper nutritional care. Senators Ardagh, Boyhan and Colm Burke raised the issue of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme. I fully agree that the news issued today by the Central Bank is to be welcomed. It has no immediate concerns about the...

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

Jerry Buttimer: ...to the Order of Business. I join the Senator in paying tribute to, and remembering, the late Liam Gilmartin, who has passed away and who was a member of the famous Rossies team that won the All-Ireland. I thank the Senator for bringing his death, his memory and his legacy to our attention. I hope a new generation of Roscommon footballers and supporters will be able to win the...

Seanad: Traveller Accommodation: Statements (6 Mar 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: ...of the State, notwithstanding the ESRI report that was referenced earlier. An underspend of €55 million by any local authority is unacceptable.We heard on the Order of Business today about the Rebuilding Ireland home loan, about which people were jumping up and down, even though it is not gone. However, we do not see the same call for accountability regarding this lack of spend of...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Mar 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the 11 Members of the House for their contribution to the Order of Business. Both Senators Ardagh and Murnane O'Connor raised the issue of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan, a Government backed mortgage scheme for first-time buyers launched in February 2018 with a projected 1,000 loans during a three-year period. The scheme has exceeded expectation. Some 575 people have been helped...

Seanad: Housing Provision: Statements (30 Jan 2019)

Jerry Buttimer: .... I commend the Minister on the work he is doing. He is very proactive and willing to listen. He engages on and understands the complexity of the matter. We need to see a streamlining of Rebuilding Ireland home loans. A report published this week showed that one in five loans had been approved by some councils, including Cork City Council and Cork County Council. I am not sure why...

Seanad: Order of Business (13 Dec 2017)

Jerry Buttimer: ...left homeless, put out on the street or left sleeping rough. This requires a co-ordinated effort with different interactions between different agencies. Through the Minister, the Department and Rebuilding Ireland a complete package is available. We want to see progress made in this area. Senator Burke raised the issue of the Public Sector Standards Bill 2015. In particular, he raised...

Microenterprise Loan Fund Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Jun 2012)

Jerry Buttimer: ...would do us all a service. The Minister, Deputy Bruton, has gone about his business quietly. He is committed to small and medium enterprises and to indigenous industry. The Minister is correct. Rebuilding the foundations of the economy requires changing the way we operate in terms of our small and medium enterprises but that requires working banks that lend to and work with business....