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Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

David Cullinane: The Minister has a nerve.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

David Cullinane: A number of Independent Senators, Fianna Fáil Senators, one of the Minister's former colleagues and myself all made the same point. The tone of our contributions was similar, namely, nobody wants young people to be unemployed. We want young people to be working, in education places or in training. We all made the point that the jobs are not available. There are not enough jobs,...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

David Cullinane: The purpose of my opening statement, which the Minister mentioned, was to remind her that when Fianna Fáil first cut the dole for younger people she opposed it. She voted against it, and she was the finance spokesperson for her party at the time. When the Minister voted against that measure that Fianna Fáil introduced, did she believe that she was voting for what she saw as a lack...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

David Cullinane: -----who voted against the measure when it was introduced by a previous Government is now proposing to cut it even more and is criticising my party for its opposition. She also said that I purport to speak for all young people. I speak for Sinn Féin and the people who vote for Sinn Féin but what I did do was quote to her questions that were put to me by the National Youth Council...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

David Cullinane: I did not. It certainly was not in a critical way. Somebody else said what the Minister attributed to me.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

David Cullinane: The Minister heard wrong, unfortunately.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

David Cullinane: With the greatest respect to the Chair, I am talking about trying to get information from the Minister.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

David Cullinane: The Minister says she is making additional money available for labour activation, education and training measures, but at the same time she is cutting welfare. I am trying to get the figures from her. Let us take the Momentum programme as a good example. The Youth Council of Ireland is asking the same questions as me. The Minister says an additional €6 million is being made...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

David Cullinane: It is not a concession, but something I believe. I am not saying it because the Minister is here or in response to her. I believe in the young people of Ireland as much as the Minister, but I will not force them to emigrate or implement policies that will force them to emigrate.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

David Cullinane: I did what?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

David Cullinane: What did I do?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

David Cullinane: I am doing that but, unfortunately, I am being heckled by the Senator on the other side of the House. I believe there are talented young people who want to work. People in my family who are qualified nurses and teachers have had to leave to get jobs elsewhere. Some left because of what the previous Government did and left before this Government took office, but some have left recently. All...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 4: In page 11, between lines 22 and 23, to insert the following:“10. Prior to the commencement of section 9 the Minister shall submit a report to both Houses of the Oireachtas assessing whether capacity exists within existing activation schemes to cater for all those affected by the section.”.I regret that amendment No. 3 has been ruled out of order but that...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

David Cullinane: The Senator is predictable anyway.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

David Cullinane: We can have a debate on Sinn Féin tomorrow.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

David Cullinane: If I were the Senator, I would be very slow to make smart comments about that issue.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

David Cullinane: As the previous Senator said, section 11 of the Bill phases out mortgage interest supplement - effectively abolishing it. Mortgage interest supplement is being abolished in the absence of effective action to tackle the mortgage arrears crisis. Last year's budget had an announcement about mortgage interest supplement which we regarded as disingenuous. Last year the Minister introduced a...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

David Cullinane: I cannot accept the Minister's response. I do not believe that those in the banks are the only people who will suffer if this support or supplement is abolished. There is no doubt that people who are struggling to pay their mortgages will also suffer. Senator Mooney referred to the FLAC submission made to all of us. I will quote from that report because it was a very good submission. The...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 7: In page 14, between lines 34 and 35, to insert the following:“(c) the value of any credited contributions assigned to an injured person as a result of the personal injury up to the date of the issuing of a statement of the recoverable benefits.”. I wish to give some background information. As the Minister knows, when the courts calculate a compensation...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2013)

David Cullinane: I do not accept that view. I accept the injured person will get the benefits to which he or she is entitled. There will and can be a situation where somebody is involved in an accident through no fault of their own, and possibly through negligence by an employer or whatever. In that instance the person will only get credited contributions, not paid contributions. There is a big difference...