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- Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)
David Cullinane: He needs to do more than just establish the regulatory framework. He needs to implement-----
- Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)
David Cullinane: -----the 2009 Act and to make sure that people who depend on charity are not denied any services of the Government.
- Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)
David Cullinane: I am sorry if I have upset the Minister.
- Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)
David Cullinane: I am sorry if I upset the Minister but on issues like this-----
- Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)
David Cullinane: -----when representatives of the Dáil or the Seanad raise important issues, we have the outrageous comments that we have had from the Minister. We get such comments on occasion from the same Minister-----
- Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)
David Cullinane: -----in respect of the issues which we are all trying to debate here. He should not force us to engage in diversionary tactics as he is trying to do here today, which is appalling.
- Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)
David Cullinane: I am looking for an apology from the Minister for again introducing issues which have no relevance whatsoever to the issue we are discussing.
- Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)
David Cullinane: He is doing a disservice to people who depend on charity by not facing up to his responsibilities and answering questions that were asked.
- Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)
David Cullinane: I find that appalling. He should apologise.
- Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)
David Cullinane: The Minister should apologise.
- Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)
David Cullinane: With respect, I am asking the Minister to apologise, through the Chair-----
- Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)
David Cullinane: I ask the Cathaoirleach to ask the Minister to apologise. I am entitled to do so.
- Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)
David Cullinane: I ask the Cathaoirleach to ask the Minister to apologise, which he should do.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)
David Cullinane: Disgraceful.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)
David Cullinane: I have no objection. Where is that coming from? That might be the view of other parties but it is not ours.
- Seanad: Order of Business (4 Feb 2014)
David Cullinane: I support the proposed amendment to the Order of Business. I concur with Senators who described last week's debate on flooding with the Minister as most unsatisfactory. Unfortunately, the Minister did not have answers to many of the questions that were asked. The emergency funding of €45 million that has been made available is completely inadequate to deal with the damage that has...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)
David Cullinane: I think there is a potential for a referendum to take place on whether it would be based in Dublin or be a regional body based in London. If we had a UPC in Dublin, what benefit would it be for the SME sector?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)
David Cullinane: With respect, that is a "Yes, Minister" response. What is the Department's own view on it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)
David Cullinane: I accept that point. However, I was making an argument for the potential a technological university would bring to the south east. When I speak to the excellent people in TSSG, they make a case that as an institute of technology they are at a disadvantage because an IT does not get the baseline funding for research and development that universities get. If the two ITs in Waterford and...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Research and Development Landscape: Minister of State (4 Feb 2014)
David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State and his officials. It is good to see there is a healthy gender balance in his Department. I thank the Minister of State for coming back to the committee. He made a very interesting presentation the last time he appeared before it and he gave a commitment to come back to discuss the broad issue of research and development. We all recognise the importance of...