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Seanad: Johnstown Castle Agricultural College (Amendment) Bill 2014: Second Stage (Resumed) (11 Jun 2014)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister to the Chamber for the introduction of this Bill. We fully support these proposals. Since being elected to the Seanad, I have always worn a regional hat. As a representative of the south east, I have promoted the positives associated with the region while also challenging the Government on the difficulties it faces. Unfortunately, the south east has the highest...

Seanad: Public Service Management (Transparency of Boards) Bill 2014: Second Stage (11 Jun 2014)

David Cullinane: I welcome the Minister of State and commend Senator Quinn on introducing the Bill and providing Senators with an opportunity to discuss this important issue. In January 2013, several news outlets ran with the story that the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Deputy Pat Rabbitte, had appointed Mr. Noel Ward, a former constituency organiser for the Minister, to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: EU Supports for SME Sector: European Commission (11 Jun 2014)

David Cullinane: I will be very brief because I am conscious that the director general must leave by 1.55 p.m. He is very welcome to Dublin and Ireland. The committee has focused very much on SMEs and support for them. During the visit to Brussels the meeting with the Director General was one of the best exchanges we had. One of the big issues facing the SME sector in this State is the level of...

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

David Cullinane: Shame.

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

David Cullinane: It is fair to say that what is happening here today in relation to No. 1 is a disgrace.

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

David Cullinane: If the Government Senators vote for this motion, each and every one of them should be ashamed of themselves. I would ask not that the Chief Whip would come before the House, but that the Taoiseach would come before the House because he is the person who is pulling the strings here. He is the person who, in the Dáil, stated this was about getting a Government majority. This is about...

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

David Cullinane: The reality is they do not want the banking inquiry to get to the truth.

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

David Cullinane: They are more interested in scoring political points.

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

David Cullinane: I say that because the party they are scoring points off is Fianna Fáil. They are more interested in doing that than getting to the truth.

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

David Cullinane: It is shameful that this amendment is being put to us. It states, "notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders", that we will set aside Standing Orders to allow the Government to gerrymander the banking inquiry. That is what they are attempting to do-----

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

David Cullinane: -----gerrymander the banking inquiry for their own interests. I propose an amendment to the Order of Business, that the Taoiseach comes into the Seanad. I also appeal to all Independent Senators not to be part of this sham that is happening in the Seanad today, and to stand with Standing Orders and with democracy and not allow the Government to gerrymander the banking inquiry for its own...

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

David Cullinane: Senator Hayden interrupted me several times.

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

David Cullinane: Put away the shovel.

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

David Cullinane: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

David Cullinane: We are calling for the motion to be taken with debate for two hours. That is the amendment.

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

David Cullinane: That is okay. We will support that so.

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

David Cullinane: The Senator will vote for the motion.

Seanad: Order Of Business (12 Jun 2014)

David Cullinane: No debate is allowed.

Seanad: Address to Seanad Éireann by Ms Anne Brasseur (Resumed) (12 Jun 2014)

David Cullinane: I welcome President Brasseur to the Seanad and to Dublin. I hope she enjoys her short stay. I commend her on the work that she is doing in Europe and on her comprehensive contribution to the Seanad today. I wish to pick up on a number of the issues and themes that she raised and to support some of them. The first issue is the rights of the Traveller community in this State. We have a long...

Seanad: State Airports (Shannon Group) Bill 2014: Report and Final Stages (12 Jun 2014)

David Cullinane: I second the amendment.