Results 1-20 of 23 for waste management speaker:David Cullinane

Investment in Healthcare: Statements (19 Oct 2023)

David Cullinane: ...to something that is not the case. In the days since the budget, I have listened to many Government representatives talk about the issue of health spending. They are trying to blame all this on wasteful spending in the HSE. They claim that if we could rein in the wasteful spending and if the HSE did better, we would not have this big black hole in HSE finances. It plays well to a...

Trends in Mortality and Estimates of Excess Mortality: Statements (18 Oct 2023)

David Cullinane: ...of community pharmacies, building on the enhanced community care model that we now have in healthcare, which I welcome, making sure that people with chronic pain and chronic conditions are treated and managed in the community where we can, and delivering the statutory home care scheme to ensure that people can be cared for in their homes. All these are areas where we need more investment....

Level 5 Response to Covid-19: Statements (23 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: ...sure they are operational. That is all the more reason he should have heeded the call from Sinn Féin and others in opposition and, more importantly, from those on the front line in hospitals – consultants and managers – who said as far back as May, June and July that we should plan to put in the capacity then because it takes time. However, that did not happen. That...

Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act) 2020 - Part 3: Motion (22 Oct 2020)

David Cullinane: ...which will allow us to wrestle the virus back under control, which we need to do. We also need to use the coming weeks, to which I will refer later, to prepare so that we can stay ahead of the virus if and when we manage to bring the numbers down. This works both ways, however. When the Minister looks for support from us, and we give it as we want to support the public health measures,...

Waste Management (Amendment) (Regulator) Bill 2019: First Stage (5 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Waste Management Act 1996 to require the Minister to produce a report on the appointment of an independent regulator for the domestic waste management sector, including the regulation of domestic waste charges. I am sharing time with Deputy Ward. We need to bring our domestic waste management back under...

Environmental Impact of Quarries and Incinerators: Motion [Private Members] (4 Dec 2019)

David Cullinane: ...let me know when my five minutes are up. I move amendment No. 1: To insert the following after “basis that the levels of such will be progressively reduced”: “— end ‘side-by-side’ waste collection systems; — increase the number of recycling centres and the range of items accepted; — legislate to establish an independent regulator...

National Shared Services Office Bill 2016: Second Stage (25 Jan 2017)

David Cullinane: ...much greater sharing of services to achieve efficiencies. International studies tend to show there are five attributes of shared services. They comprise distinct governance, namely, a distinct organisational structure with a dedicated management team delivering the operational aspects of corporate services for one or more organisations; standard processes, namely, processes are...

Summer Economic Statement 2016: Statements (23 Jun 2016)

David Cullinane: ...of that. We live in a State where essential public services have been downgraded or privatised in order to pay for tax breaks for high earners and to provide investment opportunities for private corporations in waste, health, education, housing and water. After 2018, the Government is going to start saving for a rainy day, or so the spin goes. How many families have to be put up in...

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (21 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: ...: “(d) the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3): “(3A) That the applicant has a contract with a licensed operator for the delivery and safe disposal of collected waste.”.”. We had lengthy debates on all of these issues on Committee Stage so I do not intend to have a lengthy debate on Report Stage because we have made the...

Seanad: Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Committee Stage (16 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I apologise for not being in the House earlier. I was attending the Government's stage managed event in Dublin Castle. I am responding to the Minister of State's response to the previous contributions. With respect, I do not think that this can be seen by either Irish Water or the Government as a good start. She is trying to make comparisons with previous utilities set up where previous...

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (18 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: .... This is the kind of language one hears when semi-State bodies are being fattened up for privatisation, that is, one first must make them profitable. The same was true in respect of bin charges and waste collection. Such functions were under the auspices of local government but when charges were introduced, the service was no longer subsidised but became something for which people were...

Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Second Stage (16 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: ...available to the public by early October. I ask the Minister to take this a step further by ensuring councils hold public events to engage the electorate in the process. The posts of city and county manager will be replaced by a chief executive and there is to be a rebalancing of power between the executive and the elected council. Although this is a welcome change, the powers granted to...

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: ...powers and function of local government in the context of empowering local authorities rather than taking powers from them. Previous Governments took powers from local authorities in respect of waste management-----

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jan 2013)

David Cullinane: ...better way to do this. Spikes in usage can be observed and can then be better rectified. This allows for the pinpointing of leaks across the system, which is important if one is trying to reduce waste in the system. Essentially, whatever view one might have about water charges or even the setting up of Uisce Éireann, all Members desire the most efficient management of the water system....

Seanad: Water Services Bill 2013: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jan 2013)

David Cullinane: ..., I do not believe him. Many services have been privatised over the years. Once the concept of charging is introduced for a service, it will inevitably be privatised. The same happened with waste collection charges. When they were introduced, we were told it was about making sure people would pay as they use and reducing waste and not about privatising waste collection services. Only...

Seanad: Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2012: Committee and Remaining Stages (7 Jun 2012)

David Cullinane: ...authorities" will have to be consulted. Although it is stated in the Bill that this section relates to "corporate bodies", my understanding is that it relates primarily to the Local Government Management Services Board. The section will streamline some of the existing powers, functions and services of the board or of local authorities with the intention of saving money, eliminating waste...

Seanad: HSE National Service Plan: Statements, Questions and Answers (14 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: ...a local level. Sometimes when we deal in global terms, it is hard to understand the impact of cuts on local acute hospitals. This morning we were briefed by the Health Service Executive. Senior management staff, including the CEO, Mr. Cathal Magee, were present for what was a very good briefing session on the regional plan for the southern region and the impact of cuts on Waterford...

Seanad: Hospital Services (1 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: ...develop where front-line services will be either curtailed or lost. In opposition, the Minister of State's party made great play of the fact that, if elected to govern, it would deal with the real waste in the system, namely, bureaucracy and in the various management layers in the HSE, hospitals and the Department. What we have been presented with, however, is a one-size-fits-all...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jan 2012)

David Cullinane: ...the Health Service Executive is required to deliver this year will impact directly on front-line services, despite the fact the Government promised us it would protect such services, deal with waste and the layers of bureaucracy and management in the system and issues such as the use of branded drugs without impacting on patient care. Having attended a meeting of staff members at Waterford...

Seanad: Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Bill 2011: Second Stage (12 Oct 2011)

David Cullinane: ...in disbursing any dormant account funds. Many community projects benefit from dormant accounts funding. I have worked in the community development sector as a volunteer. I was a member of a management committee of a community development project in Waterford. I am aware of many of the sacrifices made over many years by volunteers throughout the country in the community development...