Results 3,781-3,800 of 26,396 for speaker:David Cullinane
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)
David Cullinane: They then came into the House to vote on important legislation.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)
David Cullinane: I am glad that Senator John Whelan raised this matter.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)
David Cullinane: The people of Ireland now know exactly what some Government Senators were doing on Thursday night-----
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)
David Cullinane: -----when we were present to do our job.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)
David Cullinane: We were not filibustering.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)
David Cullinane: We were representing the people of the State.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)
David Cullinane: Intoxicated.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)
David Cullinane: That is as opposed to some of those guys being intoxicated.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)
David Cullinane: We were in here doing our job.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)
David Cullinane: The Senator is not taking this seriously at all. It is a disgrace.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)
David Cullinane: The Senator will not have that big smile on his face after the next election. I look forward to that.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)
David Cullinane: The Senator is at the top of my list.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)
David Cullinane: I commend the Minister on his response stating the draft regulations will come before the relevant Oireachtas committee as this will be a positive step. The Commission for Energy Regulation will then define the categories of people who will make up the board and this is a positive step. I want to allay the fears of Government Senators on this amendment as it does not exclude anyone. The...
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)
David Cullinane: I am.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)
David Cullinane: I second the amendment. I will not go over any of the ground covered by Senator Ó Clochartaigh because he made eloquent points. Section 7(5)(a) states the primary function of the forum which states: "to represent the interests of customers of Irish Water." I imagine the primary interest for most people is to get good quality drinking water and, therefore, it makes sense that a forum...
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)
David Cullinane: No.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)
David Cullinane: Whose fault is that?
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)
David Cullinane: I formally second the amendment. I agree with the last speaker. It is not the intention of the amendment that we have a debate on whether fluoride should be in water, and it is not what we should be debating. There is a great deal more work to be done here today. However, listening to the Government Senators over the past half hour on this and the previous amendments, I am beginning to...
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)
David Cullinane: Of course not.
- Seanad: Water Services Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Dec 2014)
David Cullinane: Yes. I welcome the proposal that the Seanad petitions committee could look at this issue as well. It would be useful if we followed up on the matter. I will press the amendment because this body could look at the issue. I assume from the Minister's response that he or the Government will not accept my amendment. I urge the Leader of the House, who is not here, to pursue this issue through...