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Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

David Cullinane: It is in the appropriate section. In any event, the Senators should settle down for a second.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

David Cullinane: For the past half an hour I have had to sit through long rambling speeches by Senators on pensions and many issues that had no relevance whatsoever to the section.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

David Cullinane: In any event, I am finished. I have made my contribution.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

David Cullinane: Very good. I am glad you are.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

David Cullinane: Very good. As I stated, I am finished. I have made my contribution. The Minister of State has responded.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

David Cullinane: The only way we can even talk about the issues we wish to raise is as part of the debate on the sections. I am sure the Fianna Fáil will have to do likewise because its amendments have been ruled out of order as well. I will take the opportunity under the section to deal with the issues. What we were seeking to do was to increase the family income supplement by 10%. These are...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

David Cullinane: I would imagine what is happening here is that these are the sections in which my party tabled the amendments.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

David Cullinane: That is where the confusion arises. The amendments seek to alter the sections of the Bill to make them about something else as well. Obviously, that is where the confusion arises.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

David Cullinane: I have made my point. The same may happen for amendments proposed by Fianna Fáil as well because they have been ruled out of order as well. One can amend the Bill any way one wants.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

David Cullinane: I thank the Leas-Chathaoirleach.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 188:In page 74, to delete lines 26 to 35, and in page 75, to delete line 1.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 189:In page 75, to delete lines 29 to 37, to delete page 76, and in page 77, to delete lines 1 to 22.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 197:In page 77, to delete lines 23 to 39, and in page 78, to delete lines 1 to 5.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 198:In page 78, to delete lines 6 to 13.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 199:In page 78, to delete lines 14 to 37, and in page 79, to delete lines 1 to 22.

Seanad: Legal Services Regulation Bill 2011: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Dec 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 200:In page 79, to delete lines 23 to 35.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (1 Dec 2015)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister to the House. I am pleased he is taking this Commencement motion. I have raised this at least seven times as a Commencement motion in the Seanad over recent years. When the new hospital groups were being established - it was not under Deputy Varadkar's leadership but under the leadership of a previous Minister for Health - Waterford was grouped with Cork in a new...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Hospital Services (1 Dec 2015)

David Cullinane: The Minister's answer seems to be different from the one I received in May, which seemed to be an outright "No". The Minister's answer may be somewhat positive in that the issue remains to be considered and prioritised by the HSE. The Minister said one of the key criteria is that there be sufficient patient volume, which is the case. I gave the Minister the figures earlier and we have the...

Seanad: Order of Business (1 Dec 2015)

David Cullinane: I concur with the sentiments expressed about the issue raised by Senator Lorraine Higgins. School enrolment is not something that should be confined to a Commencement motion. For some reason it is an issue throughout the State. This week I have been contacted by three families and I could not understand why, all of a sudden, school enrolment was an issue. There seems to be some sort of...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Nov 2015)

David Cullinane: Yesterday in the Leader's absence, many of us again called for a debate on health care. I support the proposed amendment to the Order of Business. For almost six months now, Senators from Government and Opposition have been calling for the Minister for Health to come before the Seanad, not to deal with legislation but to take statements on health care. An awful lot has happened in those...