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Seanad: Parental Leave Bill 2013: Committee Stage (26 Feb 2014)

David Cullinane: I commend Senator White on tabling this Bill. Today has been a good day for the Seanad - a day when the Leader has allowed Opposition Senators to move a number of Bills which have been on the Order Paper for some time. I understand that over the next number of weeks, a number of other Bills on the Order Paper will also be discussed and debated. This is the reason we are here and the...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2014)

David Cullinane: It is clear that the Government press office has been very busy giving prepared statements to Senators from both the Labour Party and Fine Gael about how wonderful everything is.

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2014)

David Cullinane: It might be interesting-----

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2014)

David Cullinane: -----if they came in to list the long list of failures for which the Government has been responsible and the unfairness of many of the policies which have been imposed on many people. This fact is reflected in the opinion polls. The people will see through the Government spin when we come to the local and European elections. I wish to raise the issue of Eirgrid's plans to build the...

Seanad: Order of Business (4 Mar 2014)

David Cullinane: A majority of citizens are against overhead power lines. Record numbers have lobbied EirGrid and made submissions through the public consultation process. In this light, it is obvious that there is no public support. Despite the commission being put in place, however, EirGrid is still pressing ahead with its plans. This is not good enough. The Government should do the right thing and ask...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (4 Mar 2014)

David Cullinane: On behalf of the Sinn Féin Party, I want to extend my sympathies to the family of Martin O'Toole. I imagine it is always a bittersweet occasion for family and friends in the Visitors Gallery - I said the same last week when we paid tribute to a former Senator who also died - because the sadness is still there with the loss of Martin, but it is also wonderful to come to Leinster House...

Seanad: Action Plan for Jobs: Statements (5 Mar 2014)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister and the opportunity to debate the Action Plan on Jobs. Many Senators have been calling for a debate on jobs and unemployment and I am grateful to the Minister for coming before the House for this discussion. There is no doubt that the live register figures have been encouraging in recent months. The jobs that have been gained are welcome because every job created is...

Seanad: Action Plan for Jobs: Statements (5 Mar 2014)

David Cullinane: The Minister will have an opportunity to respond. The economy has experienced significant growth in areas in which employment is low paid and much less growth in areas where jobs are higher paid, which are what the economy needs. Polarisation is also evident in regional development, with some regions not performing as strongly as others. As the Minister is aware, the south east is not...

Seanad: Order of Business (6 Mar 2014)

David Cullinane: I had no intention of raising this issue but I want to support Senator Cáit Keane's comments about Paddy Power. It is despicable that any bookmaker would take bets on the outcome of any trial, not least a murder trial. It is very insensitive and should not be happening. I hope the company learns from this and that it does the right thing. It is intolerable and deplorable and it...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Mar 2014)

David Cullinane: I agree with Senator Darragh O'Brien's call for the Minister for Health to come to the House for a debate on many issues relating to the health service. We have still not had a proper debate on the national HSE service plan and the impact it will have on acute hospitals and primary care services across the State. The funding cuts which were put in place in the budget are only now being felt...

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

David Cullinane: I move: "That Seanad Éireann – - rejects the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with the British Government to export energy from renewable sources from Ireland; - acknowledges renewable energy sources are valuable natural resources that belong to the people of Ireland, and that the Government has a duty to ensure...

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Fergus O'Dowd, to the House to debate this important motion. We tabled the motion to be helpful and constructive. There is considerable public concern about energy policy, specifically in regard to industrial wind turbines, overhead power lines and the plans by Eirgrid to expand the...

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

David Cullinane: At least we stand for election in Northern Ireland, unlike Fianna Fáil, and are elected.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

David Cullinane: I ask the Senator to point to one statement from Sinn Féin which indicates that we are in favour of fracking.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

David Cullinane: We have done so. We are against fracking.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

David Cullinane: The Senator is talking through his hat. He does not have a clue what he is talking about.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

David Cullinane: The Senator does not know what he is talking about; he is putting words in peoples' mouths. He does not even know what they said.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

David Cullinane: I ask the Senator to name one individual in my party who is in favour of fracking.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

David Cullinane: Name one.

Seanad: Renewable Energy: Motion (12 Mar 2014)

David Cullinane: We are against it.