Results 24,081-24,100 of 26,795 for speaker:David Cullinane
- Seanad: Order of Business (16 Dec 2013)
David Cullinane: I acknowledge his point, that Members should applaud the Taoiseach, was made tongue in cheek but one should be careful not to upset in any way those who currently are living in poverty. Many people have suffered over the past seven austerity budgets and the past six years and the Taoiseach made the point that people have taken a lot of pain. However, it need not have been the way it was and...
- Seanad: Business of Seanad (16 Dec 2013)
David Cullinane: It is not agreed.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
David Cullinane: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
David Cullinane: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
David Cullinane: Some of it costs money.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
David Cullinane: I am flabbergasted by the Minister of State's response.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
David Cullinane: My party is not talking about the simple practical measures that we are all aware of. We are talking about measures that will involve a cost and require an investment in technologies that save water. If the Minister of State is not prepared to accept that such measures are good then the legislation is not about conservation. He did not mention conserving water, glossed over it and talked...
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
David Cullinane: With respect, they are not the issues that we raised.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
David Cullinane: No, it is not.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
David Cullinane: We talked about sensor based taps, the ones that turn on when one waves a hand in front of them. We also mentioned dual flush toilets, automatic flush toilets and rainwater harvesting. Some of those things cost money and technologies will not be free.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
David Cullinane: Is the Minister of State saying that they are not a good thing for somebody to do?
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
David Cullinane: I do not want us to move on because the Minister of State has missed the point.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
David Cullinane: With respect, the Minister of State has missed the point that there are water saving technologies available.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
David Cullinane: Most hotels use water saving facilities.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
David Cullinane: Do hotels use technology just for the fun of it?
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
David Cullinane: No, it is not.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
David Cullinane: Hotels use such technologies in order to save money. The Minister of State has arrogantly dismissed such technology.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
David Cullinane: It is dreadful thing for him to do and tells me that the Bill is not about conservation at all. His dismissive arrogance on the issue is flabbergasting.
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (16 Dec 2013)
David Cullinane: What about grant aid?
- Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2013)
David Cullinane: That is the Northern issue put to bed.