Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Senator Craughwell, joined by Senator Nash, raised the issue of judicial appointments. He also raised the issue of a report in the Irish Independent. All I can tell the Senator is that the Minister responsible for housing, local government and all parts in between, Deputy Coveney, had a meeting with the Fine Gael Senators yesterday, as do other Ministers. I cannot tell the Senator what decision he has made regarding anything to do with councillors' pay and remuneration or in regard to anything about that. However, I will ask him to meet the group set up here by Members. I have never done that and I ask the Senator to take back the remarks and phraseology he used because on that type of language, I made the point yesterday that the language used by Members matters.