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Seanad: Overseas Development Issues: Statements (9 May 2013)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House for a very important discussion on international development. I strongly disagree with the previous speaker, Senator Ó Domhnaill, on his call to cut funding to international aid. That would be a retrograde and wrong step. I also dislike the words look after "our own". Of course, we should look after our own citizens and we make best...

Seanad: Overseas Development Issues: Statements (9 May 2013)

David Cullinane: Land grabbing, tax injustice, misuse of natural resources and bio-fuels, under development, civil society repression and climate change are merely some of the key causes of hunger, poverty, inequality and repression that must be tackled. A combination of these factors, as well as political factors, often mean that access to land and other natural resources excludes the poorest and neediest...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2013)

David Cullinane: I want to be associated with the expressions of condolence and the sentiments already expressed by Senators in respect of the passing of Donal Walsh. I too offer my condolences to his family. I want to again register my party's protest at the very light Order of Business for the next number of days and for this week. Only one piece of legislation will be debated this week, namely, Report...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2013)

David Cullinane: We have a Private Members' Bill but that is a Bill being introduced by members of the Opposition. I am talking about legislation coming forward from the Government.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2013)

David Cullinane: We have one item of legislation. On Thursday we will have the Order of Business followed by statements with an MEP. There is no reason that could not be taken on Wednesday. It is beyond me why we will sit on Thursday. It seems we are trying to pad out days here and not doing what we should be doing, which is introducing legislation. My concerns about that are genuine and I will express...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2013)

David Cullinane: How can the Leader make such a claim? One need only look at the clár for this week.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2013)

David Cullinane: There is no shortage of Opposition legislation to debate.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2013)

David Cullinane: The Leader is not answering our questions.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2013)

David Cullinane: No, the Leader is defending the indefensible.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2013)

David Cullinane: On the Government side of the House.

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2013)

David Cullinane: It is.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Local Enterprise Offices: Discussion with Association of County and City Councils (14 May 2013)

David Cullinane: I welcome the councillors and thank them for their presentation. We are anxious that the LEOs will be up and running and in place soon. There have been some delays in getting to this stage, as well as a lack of consultation in the earlier stages of the process. The fact that we still do not have the Bill that will give effect to the establishment of the LEOs is a concern, so from our...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 May 2013)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Higgins report published yesterday. I was displeased with the way the Minister for Health, Deputy Reilly, handled himself in terms of briefing the media first before briefing Oireachtas Members. He left us waiting for our briefing and the briefing took place outside of the Oireachtas, not in the Oireachtas, which was disrespectful to all of us. In contrast, Professor Higgins...

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Second Stage (15 May 2013)

David Cullinane: That is not true. The Senator needs to go back and read the manifesto.

Seanad: Seanad Bill 2013: Second Stage (15 May 2013)

David Cullinane: I commend the Independent Senators and the team supporting them on bringing forward an excellent Bill. Within the confines of the Constitution, they have come up with extensive provisions which are worthy of support. My party will fully support the Bill. There are areas in which we would like the Bill to have gone much further, but we recognise that an attempt was made to introduce a Bill...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospital Services (15 May 2013)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. Yesterday, the long awaited Higgins report into the establishment of hospital groups in the State was published. As the Minister of State knows, six groups will be established and there will be consolidation of smaller and larger hospitals with academic links to universities. We can differ on whether the concept of groups or trusts is good or...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospital Services (15 May 2013)

David Cullinane: Waterford Regional Hospital is a teaching hospital. What is being proposed is that it become a fully recognised university teaching hospital, and that has advantages. However, I have not received a reply to the core question from the Minister for Health, the Minister of State, Deputy White, or Professor Higgins. Following the establishment of these new groups, two hospitals in the region...

Seanad: Order of Business (16 May 2013)

David Cullinane: I second the amendment to the Order of Business. I hope the Leader accepts the amendment. If he is not in a position to do so he might at least pass on Senator Ó Clochartaigh's concerns to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and maybe arrange a meeting between the Senator and the Minister if possible because this is an important issue. I do not often support Senator...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)

David Cullinane: I wish to raise the issue of the corporation tax paid by Apple in this State in the past ten years or more. It has not been clarified. In fact, quite the opposite is the case. Many questions need to be answered. Senator Clune correctly mentioned our 12.5% corporation tax rate, but the majority of multinationals are not paying anything like 12.5%. There is no effective corporation tax...

Seanad: Order of Business (22 May 2013)

David Cullinane: Some multinational companies are using this State in a chain of cash movements for the purpose of significant tax avoidance. The Government needs to clarify what arrangements are in place for Apple and other multinationals.