Senator Jerry Buttimer

Fine Gael Cork South Central Senator, Jerry Buttimer, has welcomed the announcement by Ryanair of increased frequencies on their popular Lanzarote and Malaga routes from Cork Airport next summer. Ryanair has also announced more flights from Cork to Tenerife, Gran Canaria and Malaga next winter, which will lead to further growth at Cork Airport in 2017.

Fine Gael Senator, Jerry Buttimer, is reminding students who haven’t submitted their student grant funding applications for the 2016/2017 academic year to do so immediately, as the deadline for applications is this Friday, the 8th of July.

Fine Gael Cork Senator, Jerry Buttimer, has said that the issue of transatlantic flights from Cork Airport should be raised with Vice-President Biden, during his visit to Ireland this week.

Fine Gael Cork Senator, Jerry Buttimer, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald, and the Minister for Social Protection, Leo Varadkar, that the Government is to provide fathers with two weeks of paid paternity leave.

Fine Gael Cork Senator, Jerry Buttimer, has said that a drop of over 36% in the Live Register in Cork since the launch of the Action Plan for Jobs in early 2012, is a strong indication that Fine Gael is continuing to deliver on its pledge to prioritise job creation and reduce unemployment.

Fine Gael Cork Senator, Jerry Buttimer, said that Fine Gael is continuing to deliver on its pledge to prioritise job creation and reduce unemployment. The latest figures from the Central Statistics Office reveal that the unemployment rate is now down to 7.9%. They also show an increase of almost 8,000 in those employed in Cork and Kerry in the past 12 months

Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, Jerry Buttimer, has said that changes implemented in the housing department in Cork City Council will ensure that the use of available funding is maximised.

Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Health, Jerry Buttimer, has said the HSE Service Plan will protect existing services and develop new ones.

Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Health, Jerry Buttimer, has asked who exactly is going to pay for Sinn Féin’s health plans?

Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central, Jerry Buttimer, has said that funding of €900,000 for Cork Institute of Technology will help meet the cost of much needed facilities and equipment.