Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I join Senator Colm Burke in congratulating Clúid and Cork City Council on the acquisition of the apartments, which is a very positive move.

Senator Mullen raised an interesting and deeply personal issue relating to a family whose name I cannot pronounce, for which I apologise. It was in the news last December. I agree with the Senator that it seems very insensitive of the New Zealand Government to turn away people because of disability, but as the Senator knows, it has an A4.10 form which stipulates very strict protocols about entry into New Zealand. It has strong rules and regulations regarding immigration.That country has very strong rules and regulations for immigration. One of the questions on that form deals with the issue of imposing significant costs to New Zealand's health system. I do not agree with them, by the way, in the same way that I completely disagree with the Senator's comments last week here about conversion therapy, for which he should apologise to the House.