• 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
• Email me whenever Jerry Buttimer speaks (no more than once per day)

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Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second and Subsequent Stages (16 Jul 2021)

“I welcome the Minister. It has been absolutely extraordinary to listen to the lectures from people. There has been an honesty to the debate from the Government side. Not one of us, including the Minister, want to be here with this legislation. None of us do. However, there is a fundamental line at which many people, particularly Senator Keogan, have not looked. On the first page of the...”

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second and Subsequent Stages (16 Jul 2021)

“I am happy to do that. This Bill is very important. I understand there are genuine views but the language we use matters and people look to the Houses of the Oireachtas for leadership not for populism.”

Seanad: Workplace Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Jul 2021)

“I will take up the Senator's point. It is important that the Bill is passed. The key issue for me is "workplace". Those of us who have been involved in advocating for, and representing, people recognise that the workplace is a complex, diverse institution, whether it is the public or private sector. Senator Gavan touched on vulnerability, but people are afraid, in some cases, to come...”

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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 88 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — 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 2 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above 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.
• 34 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") 1933 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
  (Yes, this is a silly statistic. We include it to draw your attention to why you should read more than just these numbers when forming opinions.)

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