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Seanad: Order of Business (21 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I did. It was a wasteful exercise as this is the place to have such debates. I ask that they be held after we come back.

Seanad: Children First Bill 2014: Second Stage (21 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I welcome the publication of this important and long-awaited Bill and the opportunity to address it. The topic of the mandatory reporting of knowledge or suspicions of the harm or abuse of children has been an issue in Ireland since the early 1990s. It was first recommended by the Law Reform Commission in 1990 and later by the Kilkenny incest inquiry in 1993, slightly more than 20 years...

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

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 2: In page 31, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: “(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...

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

David Cullinane: I cannot accept the Minister's response again. I have to press this amendment because her response would be akin to taxi drivers not being properly regulated or operating without a taxi licence. Saying that this could have an impact on competition could encourage a race to the bottom. We know that for those responsible people who have licences and operate within the law there are huge...

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

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 3: In page 37, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following: “(d) the local authority is not satisfied that the waste collected is being legally, properly and safely disposed of.”.

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

David Cullinane: On a point of order, we did receive notification, but for whatever reason the information was circulated late.

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

David Cullinane: I support the amendment. I will not make a big deal out of the amendments that were ruled out of order. That has been done. There is something outrageous about the Government looking to make landlords tax collectors. That is essentially what it is doing with the Bill. It should not be the responsibility of landlords to have to collect charges or taxes. It is outrageous that the...

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

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

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

David Cullinane: I second the amendment. I will also speak on the amendments tabled by Sinn Féin. The previous Senator spoke about the madness of this section. It is entitled "Water conservation grant - database" and is a couple of pages long. It is tagged onto the end of a Bill. I asked the Clerk of the Seanad for a copy of the explanatory note on the Bill and found it to be the original...

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

David Cullinane: How will the payment help to conserve one drop of water? We would love to know.

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

David Cullinane: Has he seen the latest polls showing the Labour Party at 6%?

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

David Cullinane: We pay taxes for services.

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

David Cullinane: Is that a blue shirt he is wearing?

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

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 10: In page 55, to delete lines 13 to 26.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I wish to raise the issue of the planned increase in the minimum wage, which I suppose was leaked. It is not confirmed yet but we hear the Low Pay Commission, set up recently - we had lengthy debates in this House on that Bill - will recommend a 50 cent an hour increase in the minimum wage. It is interesting that the proposal has had a mixed reaction. Business groups say, wrongly in my...

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: It is pointing the way forward for companies which can afford pay increases. I accept there are some small businesses for whom increased labour costs would be difficult.

Seanad: Order of Business (20 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: The Government can do things to support those companies in the budget. However, very profitable companies can and should be paying better wages. We know who they are. Many of them are making very big profits in this country and they should be paying a living wage and, where they can, they should be supported and encouraged to do so. For me, it reinforces the need for the Low Pay...

Seanad: Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Committee and Remaining Stages (17 Jul 2015)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 1:In page 6, line 29, after “land” where it secondly occurs to insert “not owned by a local authority or publicly owned housing body”.As the Minister of State will know from the Second Stage contributions Sinn Féin Members made, we support the principle of the Bill regarding a vacant site levy and some other elements of the Bill. However,...