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Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (18 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: So there will not be further legislation.

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (18 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: With respect, that is not what was said earlier.

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (18 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: Legislation is different to a debate.

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (18 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: It is not. We are giving the power to the commission.

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (18 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: Yes.

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (18 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 45: In page 14, to delete lines 26 to 34.This is one of those peculiar amendments Sinn Féin has drafted to enable Members to restate their opposition to the establishment of Irish Water. In essence, the amendment seeks to eliminate completely from the Bill the memorandum and articles of association of Irish Water. The more one hears from the Minister of State and...

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (18 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: Unless there is new legislation.

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (18 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: Yes.

Seanad: Water Services (No. 2) Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (18 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: I move amendment No. 46: In page 15, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following:“(5) Irish Water will be subject to the Freedom of Information Acts.”.This is one of the amendments that we withdrew on Committee Stage and said that we would submit again on Report Stage in the hope that the Minister of State might be able to support it. If I remember correctly, the Minister...

Seanad: Protection of the Public Interest from Tobacco Lobbying Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Protection of the Public Interest from Tobacco Lobbying Bill 2013: Second Stage (18 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: I commend Senator Crown for bringing this Bill before us and using Private Members' time to raise again the issue of smoking and the tobacco industry generally. He has been a pioneer in this area since his election to Seanad Éireann. I welcome the Minister, Deputy Reilly, to the House. On the Order of Business in recent months, much has been said - not all of it good - about his...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospitals Policy (18 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: We have had several discussions on the Adjournment in the House and on a number of occasions when the Minister appeared before us to discuss the Higgins report and its implications for the Waterford Regional Hospital and the Waterford region. I was against the grouping for the south and the break-up of the south-east region. Having said that, once the Government made its decision we need to...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospitals Policy (18 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: I thank the Minister for his clarifications but unfortunately he has not addressed the two core issues I put to him. First, will we see cardiology services provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week at Waterford Regional Hospital? I accept what the Minister said about a second catheterisation laboratory. If that is in place will it enable the hospital provide cardiology services 24 hours a...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospitals Policy (18 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: I was not.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospitals Policy (18 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: I am interested in the provision of cardiology services on a 24 hour, seven days a week basis.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Hospitals Policy (18 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: I am talking about 24 hours a day, seven days a week cardiology services.

Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: On a point of order, Senators should not make Second Stage speeches when we have more than 100 amendments to deal with.

Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: I am merely making an observation.

Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: I do not mind if it is pertinent to the amendment.

Seanad: Local Government Reform Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Dec 2013)

David Cullinane: I oppose this section. I tabled a number of amendments which were ruled out of order but I want to speak to the section. It concerns the amalgamation of the local authorities in Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford. I see all these issues as an issue of balance. I hope the Minister would agree that strong views were expressed on both sides of the argument regarding the pros and cons of...