• Fine Gael TD for Cork South-Central
• Former Fine Gael Senator (Labour Panel)
• Entered the Dáil on 26 February 2011 — General election
• Entered the Seanad on 13 September 2007 — General election
• Left the Seanad on 29 November 2024 — Resigned
• Email me whenever Jerry Buttimer speaks (no more than once per day)

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• Subjects (based on headings added by the Dáil record): Redundancy Payments, Ministerial Advisers, Proposed Legislation, Local Authority Funding, Departmental Staff

(based on written questions asked by Jerry Buttimer and answered by departments)

Seanad: Teachtaireachtaí ón Dáil - Messages from Dáil (6 Nov 2024)

“Dáil Éireann has passed the Finance Bill 2024 on 5 November 2024, which is sent to Seanad Éireann for its recommendations. Dáil Éireann has passed on 5 November 2024 the Family Courts Bill 2022, considered by virtue of Article 22(2) of the Constitution as a Bill initiated in Dáil Éireann to be given to Seanad Éireann as desired. Dáil Éireann...”

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (6 Nov 2024)

“I have received notice from the following Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Tim Lombard - The need for the Minister for Transport to provide an update on the funding request from Cork County Council for the necessary upgrade to Pewterhole Cross near Kinsale, County Cork. Senator Sharon Keogan - The need for the Minister for Social Protection to provide an...”

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Road Network (6 Nov 2024)

“I welcome our colleague and friend, the Minister of State, Senator Pippa Hackett, to the House. I welcome the daughter of the Minister of State, Heidi, to the Chamber. She is here doing work experience. I hope you have a very enjoyable time with us. Thank you for being here. You can be very proud of your mum and the contribution she is making to Irish political life. Céad míle...”

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• Has spoken in 1 committee discussions and Dáil debate in the last year — below average among TDs.
• Has spoken in 319 committee discussions and Dáil debates in the last year — well above average among Senators.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average among TDs.
• People have made 2 comments on this TD's speeches — well 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.
• 43 people are tracking whenever this TD speaks — email me whenever Jerry Buttimer speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 298 times in debates — average among TDs.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "public-private partnership") 2387 times in debates — well above average among Senators.
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