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Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: The Minister is being very disingenuous in his response to the views of-----

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: The Minister's response in the context of dealing with the charities issue is absolutely appalling.

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: The Minister's selective moralising, with respect to himself, is that he has failed in his response to mention many atrocities which were carried out by the British Army and loyalist paramilitaries. His focus always in this House is to talk about one side of the conflict in the North and never deal with the basic injustices which were at the heart of that conflict in the first place.

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: There were people on this side who stood up.

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: I am not the person who introduced this at all; it was the Minister. One needs to get one's facts right. I am defending my party-----

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: -----and the comments which have been made by the Minister in the context of this issue.

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: With respect, the Minister was the person who interjected.

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: He should apologise because we are talking about the charities sector and the scandals we have seen in the sector in recent years. If he cannot face up to the fact that he has failed in recent years-----

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: -----and he wants to engage in diversion tactics, that is a matter for him. I came in to deal with the very real concerns-----

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: I am going to take my time.

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: The Minister interjected and I am going to take the time I need.

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: The scandals which have erupted understandably have had a hugely negative effect on public confidence which has led to a dip in donations to charities. The recent revelations of generous salary top-up payments and gold-plated pensions paid from charity funds at the Committee of Public Accounts hearings are proof that the sector needs urgent regulation. The reality is that the Minister was...

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: He needs to do more than just establish the regulatory framework. He needs to implement-----

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: -----the 2009 Act and to make sure that people who depend on charity are not denied any services of the Government.

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: I am sorry if I have upset the Minister.

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: I am sorry if I upset the Minister but on issues like this-----

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: -----when representatives of the Dáil or the Seanad raise important issues, we have the outrageous comments that we have had from the Minister. We get such comments on occasion from the same Minister-----

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: -----in respect of the issues which we are all trying to debate here. He should not force us to engage in diversionary tactics as he is trying to do here today, which is appalling.

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: I am looking for an apology from the Minister for again introducing issues which have no relevance whatsoever to the issue we are discussing.

Seanad: Charities Sector: Statements (4 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: He is doing a disservice to people who depend on charity by not facing up to his responsibilities and answering questions that were asked.