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Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: I wish to stay with the amendment but a number of speakers raised the issue of transparency in regard to allowances-----

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: I have one brief point which is important. There are two issues involved. The leaders' allowance should be vouched. The practice of Independent Deputies receiving more than €40,000 in unvouched expenses must end. The Minister indicated that there may be changes and stated one of his colleagues is looking at this. It should change. There is no reason an Independent Deputy should get...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: When the Senator joins the Minister's party, the Minister will understand.

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment)(Political Funding) Bill 2011: Committee Stage (15 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: It is in the post.

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

David Cullinane: How will the proposed 50% saving on medication for rheumatology be made? We were told this morning it would be done by administering the drugs on a group basis.

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

David Cullinane: We received that information from the Health Service Executive, but the Minister is saying something different.

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

David Cullinane: How will the proposal that medications be administered on a group basis work out?

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

David Cullinane: Patients will suffer.

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

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister who mentioned the pressure points in the health service because of the cut of €750 million, mostly in acute hospitals. That figure is not a true reflection of the savings that will be made in hospitals. I bring the issue back to 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...

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

David Cullinane: There is nobody here.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: I am sure that all Senators will join with me in expressing relief that all five bodies have been recovered from the sea following the sinking of the Tit Bonhomme fishing trawler, and in commending the communities of Union Hall in west Cork and the Gaeltacht area in west Waterford where one of the fishermen who lost his life, Michael Hayes, spent a lot of his time. A huge community effort...

Seanad: Job Creation (9 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: With respect, I do not think I scored any points off the Minister of State.

Seanad: Job Creation (9 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: I regret the fact that the Minister of State's contribution was defensive. What I was putting on the record were facts, and at no point did I say the Minister of State who is in the Chamber was responsible for any of what has happened in the south east. I was simply saying there was a problem and that it needs to be solved. There is also room for constructive criticism of the Government,...

Seanad: Job Creation (9 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State back to the House again. I have raised on a number of occasions the issue of job creation, job losses and the responsibility of the Government and State agencies in the south east and in Waterford. I raise this Adjournment motion on foot of a response that my party colleague, Deputy Tóibín, received from a number of State enterprise agencies about a county...

Seanad: Croke Park Agreement: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: Does the Minister agree that a pay cut averaging 6.5% from 2010, an additional 15% pay cut for new entrants to teaching, an average cut of 7.5% through the public service pension levy, the non-payment of the 2.5% due on 1 June 2010 under Towards 2016, a 4% cut in pensions for retired teachers and an additional 33 hours of non-teaching work per year show exactly the true pain that is felt in...

Seanad: Croke Park Agreement: Statements (9 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House and welcome the tone of his speech. He set out a good context for today's debate and I welcome that. I also wish to dispel the notion that running public services is the same as running income generating businesses; it is not. Of course there must be efficiencies but the health service, the Garda Síochána and schools are not income generating...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: I ask the Leader to provide additional time for the debate on the Croke Park agreement. I do not think 90 minutes is sufficient time to debate all the issues arising and a number of Senators have raised questions in the context of public sector reform. Certain economic commentators and right-wing elements of the media and Government are attempting to undermine the Croke Park agreement with a...

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: In that case, I propose an amendment to the Order of Business so that we have a three hour debate on the Croke Park agreement.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: Now it is the staff's fault. I have heard it all now.

Seanad: Order of Business (9 Feb 2012)

David Cullinane: In view of the Leader's response, I will withdraw the amendment.