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Seanad: Order of Business (14 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: We know what Senator Keane's party did for the country.

Seanad: Promissory Note Arrangement: Statements (14 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: Despite the sharp criticism of my party from the Minister of State and three Senators from the Government benches, I sat and listened and did not interrupt. Perhaps I will get the same respect from Members of the opposite benches.

Seanad: Promissory Note Arrangement: Statements (14 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: I want to paint a picture to set the context and then make one simple point of fact. The Minister of State has seen the report released today that shows up and magnifies the crisis in Europe and in this State in respect of poverty and employment. The 2011 CSO figures show that 25% of the population is living in deprivation. One third of children are living in deprivation and twice as many...

Seanad: Order of Business (19 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: A number of Senators from all sides of the House have called on us to maintain our focus on unemployment. Several Senators asked specifically for a debate on youth unemployment and the Leader has facilitated a number of debates on jobs. In that context I welcome the report published today by the Joint Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation which focuses on youth and long-term...

Seanad: Medical Practitioners (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (20 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: I thank Senator Burke for tabling this Bill and for his research work in this area. I join with other Senators who have acknowledged the considerable contribution of Senator Burke, not just on this Bill but on many issues relating to health care. I regard him as one of the outstanding Senators and I have said so publicly and privately on a number of occasions. It is incumbent on us when we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: The Minister mentioned the upward only rents and property rights. In both the Dáil and the Seanad, during the debate on the IBRC legislation, we set aside property rights without compensation so it can be done if the political will exists. This features in discussions any of us have with employers, particularly in the retail sector, where we lost 50,000 jobs in the past four years. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Action Plan for Jobs 2012 and 2013: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (26 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: I cited figures provided in the Minister's Action Plan for Jobs. This is a commitment he gave.

Seanad: Business of Seanad (28 Feb 2013)

David Cullinane: I agree with Senator Mooney, who referred to the business of the House today. I am sure the Leader agrees that many calls have been made by Senators on all sides of the House for very important debates on a range of issues, including the jobs crisis, youth unemployment, poverty and, in more recent days, the mobility grant that was abolished. We have called for the appropriate Minister to...

Seanad: Order of Business (5 Mar 2013)

David Cullinane: I refer to the 800 former IBRC workers who are on temporary contracts. It is important that the Minister for Finance come to the House to discuss what will happen to these workers. There was a presentation in the audio visual room in Leinster House last week at which we heard an account of many workers who were struggling to pay their mortgages and meet their family obligations. They face...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Mar 2013)

David Cullinane: I mean no disrespect to the Minister of State, Deputy McGinley, who is welcome, but it is a bit disrespectful that we have had a conveyor belt of Ministers in a debate such as this and a switch over of Ministers when a Senator is on his or her feet. I say that in the context of having a debate on electoral reform. A Senator, who is not in the House, spoke about simplistic slogans. I do not...

Seanad: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (5 Mar 2013)

David Cullinane: The Senator's party was in government and had a sizeable number in opposition and if that is the case, it will have to take responsibility as well. The point is that very bad decisions were made by government but we also had light touch regulation in the banks and across business generally. It strikes me that the very people who argue very robustly for a reduction in the number of Deputies...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2013)

David Cullinane: I agree with Senator MacSharry regarding the discussion on the family home tax, or property tax. Three hours of debate is insufficient. When the legislation to bring this tax into being was passed before Christmas, only three hours to debate it were provided. It was guillotined. One amendment was reached. This is important legislation. It is draconian in some ways in that it gives huge...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

David Cullinane: Come on, Brian.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

David Cullinane: If he supported a united Ireland he may not have the problems in the North.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

David Cullinane: Will the Senators give us a hand? We are doing the heavy lifting.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

David Cullinane: I am quite amazed at some of the comments I heard this morning in the Chamber. It was quite extraordinary to hear Senator John Gilroy, a Labour Party Senator, saying street politics is not appropriate for parliamentarians.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

David Cullinane: Is the legacy of Larkin and Connolly forever to be banished from the Labour Party? Street politics is very important for anyone who wants to be part of a campaign to defeat what they see as an unjust and unfair charge.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (6 Mar 2013)

David Cullinane: I find it outrageous when I hear a Labour Party Senator say street politics should no longer be and that there should no longer be a role for parliamentarians in it.