• Fine Gael Senator (Labour Panel)
• Former Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central
• Left the Dáil on 26 February 2016 — General election
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 13 September 2007 — General election
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Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (15 Jan 2019)

“I commend the petitioner on submitting this petition. We are all conscious of the need to reduce the volume of plastic and plastic waste, particularly in supermarkets. The Government has made the use of plastic an issue. The committee must work with the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Action and Departments to ensure the use of plastic packaging in shops is reduced. During a weekly...”

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (15 Jan 2019)

“I thank the Chairman for agreeing to keep the petition open. The issue of gaming, gambling, loot boxes and young people will become more prominent and I hope the committee can do some work on it. I propose that we do so in the spring.”

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (15 Jan 2019)

“I concur. I propose that action. As a committee, we might talk about it in private session at the next meeting. There is a piece of work that we can do. As both of my colleagues have stated eloquently, there is an issue that is not going away that we need to grasp. Given that we have a petition before the committee, we can use that as a platform to discuss the issue ahead of the...”

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• Has spoken in 115 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 257 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 294 written questions in the last year — above average among TDs.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — above average among TDs.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — average among Senators.
• This TD's speeches, in the printed record, are readable by an average 15–16 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 33 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Jerry Buttimer speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 296 times in debates — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 1489 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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